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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
190-0841-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 pa/pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/09/2025 23:59
Interview date
01/10/2025

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an occupational therapist within our acute stroke service who is able to demonstrate specialist skills within stroke care. Our stroke services point of access is via a neurology assessment unit which supports rapid patient assessment and diagnosis and is co-located with a 16 bedded hyperacute service and 28 bedded acute ward.  Sheffield has an integrated stroke pathway including an off site rehabilitation centre and community stroke services. This post will be based in the Acute service of the Stroke pathway.

The successful post holder will work closely with the clinical specialist occupational therapist and team members, evaluating and optimising the delivery of therapy in the acute setting. The post holder will demonstrate clinical reasoning and knowledge of the hyper acute and acute stages of stroke care and rehabilitation through the pathway, inclusive of a strong awareness of patient flow, a home first principle to discharge assessment.

Main duties of the job

 The successful candidate will receive support, supervision and opportunities for continuing professional development within an environment that facilitates collaborative team working.

Candidates should possess a BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy and current HPC registration. You must be able to demonstrate:-

  • Experience as a qualified Occupational Therapist
  • Experience at Specialist level in relevant specialty sufficient to manage a complex caseload in the field of stroke.
  • Experience and skills in teaching and development of staff and students
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Candidates will be expected to contribute to the delivery of services across weekends and will work weekend shifts as part of their regular shift patterns.

Candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and access to a car as community working and domiciliary visits are a core component of this role.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent qualification
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Specialist post-registration training programmes

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post-registration NHS experience as an Occupational Therapist
  • Post-registration experience of sufficient to acquire core competencies in Occupational Therapy practice for medical, surgical and neurological conditions and the knowledge and skill to manage a complex specialist caseload in the chosen field
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical Governance or Health & Safety, link worker
  • Member of special Interest Group
  • Fieldwork educators Course
  • Clinical Effectiveness course/Project

Further Training

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of continuous personal & professional development
  • Good post-registration theoretical and practical knowledge of therapy practice in chosen field
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Clinical Governance

Special Skills/Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Competency in occupational therapy clinical reasoning, processes & practices
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills
  • Able to maintain confidentiality
  • Able to act on own initiative, organise and prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
  • Able to maintain accurate written records & statistics
  • Calm approach to changing work situations
  • Able to teach and motivate others
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding stroke rehabilitation
  • IT literate
  • Understanding of stress and ability to help others cope under pressure

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
Sarah Leighton
Job title
Clinical Service manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07709442817
Additional information

Joanne Condon, Lead Therapist, Acute Stroke  

Email address: [email protected]

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