Job summary
- Main area
- Medical
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week, or 150 hours per 4 weeks on rostered seven-day services)
- Job ref
- 427-7210698
- Employer
- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal United Hospitals Bath
- Town
- Bath
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Occupational Therapist - Acute Stroke and Neurology
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 OT to join our friendly and experienced therapy team rotating between the Acute Stroke Unit and one of the country's few dedicated Neurology wards.
The acute neuro service provides ongoing assessment and rehabilitation for patients with complex trauma needs and other varied neurological conditions while the Acute Stroke Unit provides hyperacute and acute care to stroke patients admitted to the RUH.
You will be part of the RUH’s progressive and friendly integrated therapies department, where there is a culture of promoting learning and staff and service development.
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Pamela Bridges, Team Lead Physiotherapist for Acute Stroke on [email protected] or [email protected], Team Lead Physiotherapist for Neurology.
Main duties of the job
- To rotate between Acute Stroke and Neurology teams providing comprehensive, specialist OT assessments and interventions tailored to patient's individual needs.
- To independently manage a complex clinical caseload independently, while collaborating effectively within the multidisciplinary team.
- Lead on discharge planning, liaising with families, carers, community services, and other healthcare professionals.
- Provide supervision and support to allocated Band 5 OTs, Band 3 and 4 Therapy Support Workers and students.
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached detailed person specification and job description for further information about the role.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Diploma/degree in occupational therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Evidence of regular and relevant CPD activities
Desirable criteria
- Membership with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
- Attendance at recent relevant postgraduate courses
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate development of specialist stroke/neurology knowledge
- Strong understanding of the occupational therapy process and the ability to apply it when working with stroke patients
- Experience of student and junior staff supervision
- Knowledge of validated assessment tools and outcome measures
- Experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Experience and knowledge of working in a community services and intermediate care settings
- Experience of being involved in service development activities
- Experience in audit or measuring clinical effectiveness.
- At least 2 years post qualified experience, to include acute experience
Values
Essential criteria
- Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental
- Motivated to be genuinely kind and caring
- Helps and co-operates with colleagues
- Pro-active and takes responsibility
- Willing to learn, open to change
Specific Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- To be competent in performing complex assessments and treatments
- Understanding of clinical governance and its implications for service delivery
Physical Skills & Emotional Effort
Essential criteria
- Regularly undertakes moderate physical effort for multiple periods on a daily basis, whilst carrying out concurrent activities
- Able to handle conflict effectively and differences in opinion tactfully.
Requirements due to Working Environment
Essential criteria
- Able to work in a high pressure environment with competing demands
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
- Pamela Bridges
- Job title
- Therapy Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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