Job overview

To be an active member of the CLCH ICSS multidisciplinary team, providing a comprehensive occupational therapy service to residents within West Hertfordshire and in their own homes. The ICSS includes Early Supported Discharge Team (ESD) Neuro Enhanced Transition Team (NETT) and Community Stroke team.

To work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promoting best practice and undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, including assessing and treating own caseload of patients/clients and maintaining professional documentation.

To build up and maintain key relationships with referrers including GPs, acute providers, Bedded Services, District Nurses, Wheelchair Services and other services across CLCH to facilitate appropriate referrals. To have an understanding of the occupational therapy role within the multi-professional team.

To be responsible for the supervision of rehabilitation assistants and occupational therapy students.

To work mainly in the patients’ homes but also in a variety of settings including clinics, residential care homes, continuing care homes and community centres.

To support personal and professional development through active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and by participating in any audit or research being undertaken by the service.

Main duties of the job

·       To undertake multidisciplinary neurological assessments, to be able to identify the needs of the clients and to work closely with the MDT on joint goals. These clients will present with a variety of complex neurological conditions.

        To undertake specialist occupational therapy assessments: functional, cognitive, visual, vocational, seating, and upper limb assessments and identify areas of priority for patient-centred intervention.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.

What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.

Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.

We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high-quality care.