# Band 6 Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist: Sutton H&C Community

**Company**: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
**Location**: Carshalton
**Job type**: temporary
**Salary**: £45,953 to £54,254 a year
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The community Neuro team is looking for Occupational Therapists with a passion to work with adult neuro clients. The role is an opportunity to work in a Community MDT who truly support each other & work towards the vision 'Investing in our patient community, empowering them to live well'.

The service offers specialist, comprehensive assessment & intervention to adults in the Sutton area of South West London who have Neurological conditions. The needs of patients vary widely & services offer rehabilitation, enablement & disability management interventions.

Therapists are expected to work flexibly across pathways, providing intervention based on clinical need, utilising each other's expertise & rehabilitation assistants to maximise intervention. Visits take place in patients' homes, care homes & clinics, so staff need to be able to travel around the borough & work autonomously.

The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in neurology, post-graduate experience covering core areas, and experience of MDT working. Essential qualifications include an Occupational Therapy diploma or degree and registration with the Health Professions Council.

The salary range is £45,953 to £54,254 a year pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer).

**Responsibilities:**

- Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention to patients with neurological conditions

- Work flexibly across pathways to meet patient needs

- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to maximise patient outcomes

- Travel around the borough to visit patients in their homes, care homes, and clinics

**Requirements:**

- Occupational Therapy diploma or degree

- Registered with Health Professions Council

- Relevant experience in neurology

- Post-graduate experience covering core areas such as surgery, orthopaedics, paediatrics, neurology, Care of the Elderly, mental health

- Experience of MDT working

- Ability to demonstrate on-going CPD

- Up to date with evidence-based practice

- Effective written and spoken communication skills

- Ability to manage own case load

- Ability to manage own time

- Ability to work independently

- Basic computer skills

## Skills

### Required
- Occupational Therapy
- neurology
- MDT working
- evidence-based practice
- communication skills
- case load management
- time management
- independent work
- basic computer skills

### Nice to have
- Basic splinting skills
- Experience of carrying out audits
- Experience in supervising Juniors / Assistants / Students
- Current Driving Licence
- Access to a car for work purposes

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