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Job summary

Main area
In patient physical rehabilitation
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
267-CH7877646
Employer
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Abingdon Community Hospital
Town
Abingdon
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/04/2026 23:59

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Specialist Occupational Therapist

Band 6

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.


 

Job overview

Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit at Abingdon Community Hospital is delighted to  offer the opportunity for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist (OT) within our service.  If you are passionate about working in an adult inpatient physical rehabilitation setting, and award winning team, where our goal is to enhance our patient's quality of life and health and facilitate their safe discharge from hospital, then we are the team for you.

We would love to hear from any experienced Occupational Therapists who have the compassion,  skills and knowledge to help us assess our patient's and deliver person centred interventions which impact daily activities and functioning and improve health and well being and return to independence. 

We're a  supportive, well-established, and knowledgeable community hospital  multi-disciplinary team. You will receive quality individual, safeguarding and reflective practice supervision.

We are a progressive service keen to look forward and find ways to develop and improve the service.  

Main duties of the job

This role would suit someone who is experienced  in conducting  specific physical and cognitive/functional assessments and delivering interventions to support  stroke rehabilitation.  The post holder should be able to  communicate this effectively within the MDT and family but also externally to key organisations such as  social care and specialist services. You will also have responsibility for  prescribing equipment and assessing home environments as appropriate.  You will also be expected to represent and lead the service at family meetings, and be aware of the protocols and procedures in place to ensure clinical governance and adherence to standards. 

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

•    Excellent opportunities for career progression
•    Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
•    27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
•    NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
•    Competitive pension scheme
•    Lease car scheme
•    Cycle to work scheme
•    Employee Assistance Programme
•    Mental Health First Aiders
•    Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
•    Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Care Responsibilities may include:

  • To deliver safe and effective rehabilitative patient care and discharge, working in partnership with colleagues in the stroke multidisciplinary team and within the community and acute sectors, supporting the efficient use of resources across the whole system delegating duties as appropriate.
  • To work independently as part of an interdisciplinary team to prioritise, assess, plan and implement patient specific programmes of stroke care/rehabilitation, analysing patient needs and making judgements about best practice contributing to the continuous assessment of patients and effective interagency liaison and adhere to National Clinical Guidelines within the clinical setting.
  • Work flexibly across localities and occasional weekends to ensure the requirements of the service contract are met.
  • Undertake assessment of patients as an autonomous practitioner using clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence based practice and professional expertise.  Determine appropriate care plans utilising expert treatment skills and options.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. 
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Professional Qualification (degree or equivalent).
  • Professional Registration with HCPC.
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio.
Desirable criteria
  • Post registration training in Stroke/rehabilitation
  • Member of RCOT
  • Member of specialist interest group e.g SSNAP

Further training

Essential criteria
  • Practice educators course or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience initiating and leading service improvement projects and audit.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience as a Band 5 or equivalent in neurological rehabilitation.
  • Experience working within an interdisciplinary team.
  • Experience in supervision of student placements.
  • Experience with routine and complex hospital discharge planning.
  • Good understanding of clinical governance.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience/training in cognitive assessment and rehabilitation.
  • Experience participating in family meetings/case conferences.

Contractual

Essential criteria
  • Hold current driving licence.
  • Able to work flexibly as post may require weekend working.
  • Understanding of equality and diversity.
Desirable criteria
  • Car owner.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Febin Vsaji
Job title
Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01865 904922
Additional information

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own. 

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application. 

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