Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 337-NP-9082MM
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park Hospital
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £61,631 - £68,623 per annum Inclusive of High Cost Area Supplement
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
OT Therapy Lead (Stroke and Acute Neurology inpatients)
NHS AfC: Band 8a
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an experienced and motivated occupational therapist to join our Adult Therapies Service as a senior member of the Neurology Inpatient OT and PT team. As an autonomous practitioner, you will manage your own caseload of patients with complex neurological disabilities across acute and rehabilitation settings, including stroke and acute neurology. You will provide advanced assessment and intervention to promote recovery, independence, and quality of life, while ensuring accurate and comprehensive patient records.
Working as part of a high-performing multidisciplinary team, you will support safe discharge planning, share specialist advice, and provide clinical leadership. You will take a key role in coordinating the Neurology Inpatient OT and PT Service, including triaging and allocating referrals. Leadership and development of others is central. You will provide line management, supervision, and appraisal for staff across Bands 7–4 and students, supporting professional growth and embedding a culture of excellence. Additionally, you will deliver teaching and training. A commitment to service development is essential. You will contribute to clinical audit and research. You will also be supported to pursue your own CPD. Finally, you will participate in our weekend working roster, ensuring equitable access to therapy for patients across the week.
Working for our organisation
Covid-19 full vaccination is a condition of employment for this role, unless a medical exemption applies. The successful applicant may have contact with vulnerable service users and we will therefore seek proof of being fully vaccinated during the recruitment process.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To find out more about our Trust, why not view our video we are London North West University Healthcare
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- - Experiential training to demonstrate highly specialist skills.
- - Advanced training as evidenced by highly structured self-directed study using regular appraisal of research & evidence base for specialist clinical area
- - Evidence of completion of short courses / qualification in management skills such as risk assessments, complaints management, recruitment & selection, performance management.
Desirable criteria
- - Membership of RCOT
Knowledge skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- - Specialist knowledge of current best practice in OT and medical conditions associated with the area of work
- - Specialist knowledge and experience of discharge planning in acute medical setting
- - Planning and coordination of discharge & treatment programmes
Desirable criteria
- - Experience in resource management and service development
- - Experience in integrated discharge planning
Relevent Experience
Essential criteria
- - Post registration experience as an OT working in an acute trust and senior experience working with people with neurological conditions
- - Experience of coaching / developing reflective clinical practice in less experienced staff.
- - Experience of developing case management skills in less experienced staff.
Desirable criteria
- - Experience in management of different therapy disciplines
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Linda Bloomfield
- Job title
- Head of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07815 581 901
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