Are you an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking to grow your skills in Stroke & Neurorehabilitation? Whether you are a confident Band 5 ready for your next step to become a Band 6, or an experienced Band 6 wanting to develop specialist neuro skills, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Join our supportive and dynamic Community Stroke and Neurological Rehab Service within Bedfordshire. We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our well‑established and welcoming multidisciplinary team, delivering early supported discharge and community‑based rehabilitation to adults with stroke and neurological conditions across Bedfordshire. You will benefit from flexible working patterns, regular supervision, CPD time, and a wide range of internal and external training opportunities to enhance your clinical and leadership skills.
Responsibilities
* Manage a complex caseload of neurological and stroke patients, delivering specialist, evidence‑based assessments and interventions in a community setting.
* Act as a case manager, coordinating multidisciplinary care and supporting patients’ rehabilitation and independence through personalised therapy plans.
* Communicate effectively with patients, carers, and professionals across health and social care; provide supervision to junior staff and students.
* Contribute to service development, lead clinical projects, maintain accurate documentation, and work flexibly across different settings, including weekends and bank holidays as part of a rota.
* Establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with staff, clients, and their carers; encourage patient and carer involvement in care planning and self‑management.
* Represent the service at county‑wide forums; liaise with other services to ensure agreed care and intervention is delivered.
* Provide support and supervision to junior members of staff.
* Work a variety of shift patterns which includes weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis.
* Develop and implement treatment plans that are client‑centred and evidence‑based, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised occupational therapy interventions.
* Demonstrate new methods, strategies, and daily living skills to clients and their carers; facilitate the provision of minor works and adaptations.
* Perform basic wheelchair assessments and prescriptions, and maintain clinical skills related to available wheelchairs and equipment.
* Safely travel between patients’ homes and other venues within statutory requirements and adhere to relevant policies and guidelines.
* Maintain current registration with the Health Professions Council and follow the code of conduct of the British Association of Occupational Therapists.
* Act as a patient advocate, raising concerns about services of the Trust or other agencies.
* Actively influence service improvements and lead on projects; take the lead in development of protocols and guidelines as required.
* Complete risk assessments for patients and report all accidents, incidents or near misses in accordance with policy.
* Understand basic legal issues around child abuse and have a working knowledge of child protection procedures and statutory local procedures.
* Ensure adherence to the Trust Lone Working arrangements and related local policies and procedures for vulnerable adults.
Context & Working Environment
* Work flexibly across Bedfordshire, including rehabilitation bedded units and community sites.
* Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences, liaison meetings, group work, committees and workshops.
* Plan, implement and evaluate care in collaboration with patients, relatives, carers and the multi‑disciplinary team.
* Plan delegation of work to assistant practitioners and rehabilitation support workers.
* Arrange for provision of assistive equipment from appropriate agencies as required.
* Use equipment PIN numbers responsibly and effectively.
* Maintain accurate documentation and health record completion across the Trust’s IT systems.
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