Specialist Occupational Therapist

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sheffield is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join their Community Stroke Service. The role involves delivering high-quality care and rehabilitation to stroke patients in their homes. Applicants should be qualified Occupational Therapists with experience in stroke rehabilitation and possess excellent clinical reasoning skills. This position offers a supportive work environment committed to professional development and work-life balance.

Benefits

Commitment to professional development

Supportive work-life balance policies

Qualifications

• Must have a valid UK driving licence.
• Experience delivering home or community-based stroke rehabilitation is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload including complex cases.
• Delegate duties to therapists and provide supervision.
• Conduct assessments and make clinical diagnoses.
• Set individualised therapy goals in partnership with patients.
• Contribute to service improvement and supervise staff.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Knowledge of stroke care and rehabilitation

Ability to evaluate care delivery

Education

Qualified Occupational Therapist

Job description

Overview

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to join Sheffield's Community Stroke Service where we strive to deliver high quality care and rehabilitation to stroke patients in their own home/community setting. Sheffield's Community Stroke Service is co-located with a 31 bedded specialist inpatient stroke rehabilitation unit which forms the wider Integrated Community Stroke Service.

The successful post holder will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team comprising specialist clinical therapists, nurses, psychologists, and assistant staff to deliver evidenced based care and rehabilitation. The post holder will demonstrate excellent clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of stroke care and rehabilitation and understanding of the national stroke care and rehabilitation guidelines. The ability to evaluate and optimise delivery of stroke rehabilitation in patients home or community-based setting will also be key in the successful candidate. Please note successful candidates must have a valid UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Carry a clinical caseload including complex specialist cases, requiring clinical reasoning and highly specialist therapy, assessment, planning and prioritising own work.
• Delegate clinical duties to therapists and/or assistants ensuring they have appropriate knowledge, understanding and competence. Provide training and supervision.
• Gather, analyse and evaluate information to identify problems in partnership with the patient, carer and colleagues.
• Select and use appropriate assessment techniques for the patient’s own home and/or in the community. Make clinical diagnosis and apply clinical reasoning.
• Negotiate, agree expectations and set appropriate, realistic and individualised therapy goals in partnership with the patient, carer and colleagues.
• Set up equipment for therapy and ensure it is used safely by patients, carers, staff and/or students.
• Teach, guide and supervise patients as individuals or in groups.
• Contribute to service improvement work.
• Supervision of band 3/4/5 staff as required.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with current UK driving licence.
• Experience delivering home or community-based stroke rehabilitation is desirable.

Additional Information

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, including commitments to professional development and policies to support work-life balance.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gavin Church | Job title: Operational Pathway Lead | Email: [e-mail] | Telephone: [phone]