Overview
The Community Neuro Services offers services to patients with Stroke (including Early Supported Discharge (ESD) response) and other Long term Neuro conditions. The ESD response pathway provides a flexible and proactive therapy service to facilitate early discharge of patients from acute, inpatient settings for clients with a new stroke diagnosis who have ongoing therapy needs. The Long term conditions pathway provides a specialised multi-disciplinary service to patients with neurological conditions in the community to safeguard independence by preventing inappropriate hospital stays, maximise rehabilitation and recovery after illness or injury, and minimise premature dependence on long term institutional care. They are responsible for the provision of a comprehensive community Neuro service to clients with a neurological condition who have multi-disciplinary needs and have a GP within Sutton ICB. Ensuring the needs of the patients are identified and met, promoting the independence of patients, and assisting them to maintain or improve their own physical, psychological and social well-being.
Therapists in the team assess, differentially diagnose, plan and implement rehab/intervention programmes and manage a caseload of adults with neurological conditions in the community setting. Educating carers, family members, other professionals, supervising students and mentoring junior staff are also requirements of the role. Therapists are expected to work flexibly across the Neuro service.
Responsibilities & Results
Clinical
* To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of therapists and rehabilitation assistants to provide specialist neurological intervention to enable and rehabilitate patients registered with GP’s within Sutton CCG.
* To provide rehabilitation to patients with a range of neurological diagnoses who meet the Community Neuro Services criteria. To have clinical responsibility for assessment and treatment planning of a caseload of clients within the community, including those based in residential and nursing home facilities.
* To develop a high level of clinical skill in community rehabilitation and longer term management of disability and impairment.
* To provide comprehensive occupational therapy intervention to clients in the community, making use of treatment facilities where appropriate.
* To be responsible for a clinical caseload working within a multi-disciplinary team ensuring clients and carers receive optimum level of therapy within available resources.
* To carry out assessments, plan and implement agreed goal orientated occupational therapy intervention with client/carers in an appropriate community setting.
* To carry out multi-disciplinary screening assessment and discuss outcomes with team members.
* To keep accurate up-to-date records.
Read full role & responsibilities on the attached job description.
The StaffBank for Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust are seeking enthusiastic Neuro Occupational Therapists to join our pool of Staff Bank workers. There are many full time roles available but roles vary; the exact roles available will be provided once Hiring & Recruitment is complete. Depending on previous relevant NHS experience, higher banding/rates can be discussed.
Duties & Responsibilities
* To participate in Individual Performance Reviews in accordance with trust and department standards.
* To keep up-to-date with the department and Epsom & St Helier standards and policies and facilitate dissemination of this knowledge to colleagues.
* To regularly participate in in-service programmes.
* To abide by the RCOT rules of professional conduct and local professional and quality standards.
* To develop and maintain personal, clinical and managerial skills through supervision, CPD, peer support and a personal development plan agreed with the line manager/professional manager.
* To deputise for the Band 7 in their absence.
* To assist the Service Manager and other senior staff with the day-to-day running of the service, by carrying out duties as deemed necessary by the Service Manager.
* To work in accordance with the Standards and Policies issued by the RCOT, The Trust and Community Neuro Services.
* Present a positive image of Epsom & St Helier and Sutton Health & Care.
* To have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirements of health and safety regulations.
* To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity.
* To comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
* To comply with the Trust’s Human Resources policies, including Equal Opportunities, Alcohol & Substance Misuse and No Smoking.
* To implement and monitor Trust and Departmental/Local Policies.
EEG and Neurodiagnostic Duties
* A – Adult EEG’s: To be competent in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard; routine calibration and maintenance on equipment; take a clear and concise clinical history; routine adult EEG’s in the department and on the ward (including ITU); sleep deprived EEG’s in the department.
* B – Paediatric EEG’s: Some experience in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard; dealing with children with special needs, challenging behaviour and autism; take a clear and concise clinical history; routine paediatric EEG’s in the department and on the ward (including NNU); sleep deprived EEG’s in the department.
* C – Evoked Potentials: Some experience in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard; perform routine calibration and maintenance on equipment; Visual Evoked Potentials (VEP); Spinal and Somato-Sensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP’s).
* D – Nerve Conduction Studies: Some experience in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard; take a clear and concise clinical history; perform routine calibration and maintenance on equipment; Upper Limb NCS; Lower Limb NCS.
This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Dec 2025
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