Job summary
- Main area
- AHP
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- 0 days (Bank)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday)
- Job ref
- 343- 7201657-AHP-DNM
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Helier Hospital
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £25.89 - £41.43 Bank
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 31/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Adult Neuro Occupational therapist - Band 6
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
The Community Neuro Services offers services to patients with Stroke (including Early Supported Discharge (ESD) response and other Long term Neuro conditions. The ESD response pathway provides a flexible and proactive therapy service to facilitate early discharge of patients from acute, inpatient settings for clients with a new stroke
diagnosis who have ongoing therapy needs.
The Long term conditions pathway provides a specialised multi-disciplinary service to patients with neurological conditions in the community in order to safeguard independence by preventing inappropriate hospital stays, maximising rehabilitation and recovery after illness or injury, and minimising premature dependence on long term institutional care.
They are responsible for the provision of a comprehensive community Neuro service to clients with a neurological condition who have multi-disciplinary needs and have a GP within Sutton ICB.
Ensuring the needs of the patients are identified and met. Promoting the
independence of patients, assisting them to maintain/or improve their own physical, psychological and social well-being.
Therapists in the team assess, differentially diagnose, plan & implement rehab/ intervention programmes and manage a caseload of adults with neurological conditions in the community setting.
Educating carers, family members, other professionals, supervising students and mentoring junior staff, are also a requirement of the role. Therapists are expected to work flexibility across the Neuro service.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities & Results
Clinical
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team of therapists and rehabilitation assistants to provide specialist neurological intervention to enable and rehabilitate patients registered with GP’s within Sutton CCG.
To provide rehabilitation to patients with a range of neurological diagnoses who meet the Community Neuro Services criteria. To have clinical responsibility for assessment and treatment planning of a caseload of clients within the community, including those based in residential and nursing home facilities.
To develop a high level of clinical skill in community rehabilitation and longer term management of disability and impairment.
To provide comprehensive occupational therapy intervention to clients in the community, making use of treatment facilities where appropriate.
To be responsible for a clinical caseload working within a multi-disciplinary team ensuring clients and carers receive optimum level of therapy within available resources.
To carry out assessments, plan and implement agreed goal orientated occupational therapy intervention with client/carers in an appropriate community setting.
To carry out multi-disciplinary screening assessment and discuss outcomes with team members.
To keep accurate up-to-date
Read full role & responsibilities on the attached job description.
Working for our organisation
The StaffBank for Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust are seeking enthusiastic Neuro Occupational Therapists to join our pool of Staff Bank workers, there are many full time roles available but as they are ever-changing - the exact roles available will be provided once your Hiring & Recruitment is complete. We can give you an idea of the type of roles available at the time of contact, but we cannot guarantee set roles as your hiring time may vary. Depending on previous relevant experience & previous NHS experience, higher banding/rates can be discussed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties & Responsibilities
To participate in Individual Performance Reviews in accordance with trust and department standards.
To keep up-to-date with the department and Epsom & St Helier standards and policies and facilitate dissemination of this knowledge to colleagues.
To regularly participate in in-service programmes.
To abide by the RCOT rules of professional conduct and local professional and quality
standards.
To develop and maintain personal, clinical and managerial skills through supervision, CPD, peer support and a personal development plan agreed with the line manager/professional manager.
To deputise for the Band 7 in their absence.
To assist the Service Manager and other senior staff with the day-to-day running of the service, by carrying out duties as deemed necessary by the Service Manager.
To work in accordance with the Standards and Policies issued by the RCOT, The Trust and Community Neuro Services.
Present a positive image of Epsom & St Helier and Sutton Health & Care.
To have responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirements of health and safety regulations.
To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity.
To comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
To comply with the Trust’s Human Resources policies, including Equal Opportunities, Alcohol & Substance Misuse and No Smoking.
To implement and monitor Trust and Departmental/Local Policies and
A – Adult EEG’s
To be competent in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard
To perform routine calibration and maintenance on equipment
To take a clear and concise clinical history.
- Routine adult EEG’s both in the department and on the ward, including ITU
- Sleep Deprived EEG’s in the department
B – Paediatric EEG’s
To have some experience in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard. Also need some experience in dealing with children with special needs, challenging behaviour and autism.
To take a clear and concise clinical history.
To perform routine calibration and maintenance on equipment
- Routine paediatric EEG’s in the department and on the ward, including NNU
- Sleep Deprived EEG’s in the department
C- Evoked Potentials
To have some experience in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard
To perform routine calibration maintenance on equipment
- Visual Evoked Potentials (VEP)
- Spinal and Somato-Sensory Evoked Potentials (SSEP’s)
D – Nerve Conduction Studies
To have some experience in performing and reporting on the following to a high standard.
To take a clear and concise clinical history.
To perform routine calibration and maintenance on equipment
- Upper Limb NCS
- Lower Limb NCS
Person specification
Professional Registation
Essential criteria
- Essential
Desirable criteria
- Essential
6 Months Experience
Essential criteria
- Essential
Desirable criteria
- Essential
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Denica Mukasa
- Job title
- Recruitment Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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