Job overview

We are looking for a motivated, dynamic and experienced Neurological Occupational Therapist to join our mini Band 7 rotation across the Regional Neurological Rehabilitation Unit and our Acute Stroke Unit. 

If you are an experienced band 6  or band 7 keen to work in neurorehabilitation, we would love to consider you for the post. We have a strong reputation for growing our own excellent OT's and champion the unique contribution that our OT's bring to healthcare.

The Acute Stroke Unit comprises a specialist multidisciplinary team who work together to optimise the clinical outcomes for patients from varying and sometimes challenging socioeconomic circumstances.   

The RNRU is a level 1b unit supporting patients with complex cognitive and/or complex physical disability.  We work cohesively to provide a high quality, goal focused, patient centred rehabilitation for our patients. 

We will support you to develop your neurological expertise through joint sessions, specialist training, engagement in strategic objectives and operational leadership. You will benefit from peer support, as well as supervision and clinical support from a B8a clinical specialist OT.  You will share your expertise through student education, delivering teaching programmes, and contributing to service development activities and quality improvement work. There are excellent opportunities for CPD, including internal and external training.

Main duties of the job

1.       Provide Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment of complex neurologically impaired patients within a goal-orientated framework.   

2.       Provide clinical supervision and appraisal to Occupational Therapy staff and therapy assistants. Supervise and teach Occupational Therapy students on placement.

3.       There will be opportunities to participate in and lead on-going service development, within the RNRU and within Therapy Services.

4.       Take the lead and contribute to service developments in line with local, regional and national policy directives.

5.       The post holder will be working in a challenging socioeconomic environment involving patients who have highly complex social problems and those from culturally diverse backgrounds. 

6.       Act as a key-worker and advocate where appropriate for a number of the caseload; carrying out case management duties and facilitating the active participation of patients with complex disability in making decisions about their rehabilitation and care.

Working for our organisation

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.  We have a wide range of community rehabilitation services and charitable sector services that we can access to support discharge planning. 

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff.  This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan.  All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.