Job overview
Band OT Early Supported Discharge (ESD) for Stroke Service.
The ESD for stroke team is dedicated to helping stroke patients return home sooner by providing high quality, specialist stroke rehabilitation in the home environment to achieve our patient's individual goals.
We are looking for a professional, caring and compassionate occupational therapist to provide specialist stroke rehabilitation in patients' homes.
You will have experience of delivering evidence-based stroke rehabilitation and are looking to develop your career.
You are motivated, flexible and will work autonomously; managing your own caseload with the support of an experienced multi-disciplinary team who will guide your professional development.
The role involves driving within the county of Oxfordshire, and access to a car is essential. Please state this in your application.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Sarah King (Occupational Therapy Team lead in ESD) or Michelle Fellerdale (Occupational Therapy Team lead in ESD) for an informal conversation about the role.
Main duties of the job
1. Support and deliver specialist assessment, planning, and rehabilitation to a complex clinical caseload of patients who have had a stroke.
2. Be a stroke specialist resource for clinical staff to support assessment, treatment planning, and clinical interventions for the patient group.
3. Involve in the collection and analysis of data to demonstrate inputs, efficacy, and outcomes.
4. Maintain multi-disciplinary clinical notes that meet Trust and professional standards.
5. Participate in weekly multi-disciplinary meetings related to patients within the stroke pathway.
6. Contribute to the clinical research agenda of the stroke pathway.
7. Support all members of the therapy team and ensure competence within the MDT.
8. Collaborate with community care services to ensure staff working with stroke survivors are competent.
9. Support the management and development of the Oxfordshire stroke pathway.
10. Work flexibly across the pathway to align therapy resources with patient needs.
11. Help develop the profile of ESD with relevant GP practices.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country, providing a wide range of clinical services and serving as a base for medical education, training, and research. Our core values are excellence, compassion, respect, delivery, learning, and improvement. We emphasize collaboration and partnership to deliver outstanding patient care, teaching, and research, underpinned by our partnership with the University of Oxford.
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