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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy
Grade
Band 6
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term / Secondment)
Hours
Part time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref
839-8171020-BM-A
Employer
East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colman Centre for Specialist Rehabilitation Services
Town
Norwich
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/09/2026 23:59
Interview date
24/09/2026

Employer heading

NHS

Specialist Neurological Occupational Therapist

Band 6

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England.

Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong.

By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.

Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. 

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.

Please note, the selection processes at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.

Job overview

An exciting secondment/fixed term opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic and motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the team at the Colman Centre for Specialist Rehabilitation Services within East of England Community Health & Care NHS Trust, based at Caroline House.

The post holder will be joining well-integrated and established multi-disciplinary teams providing Level 1 rehabilitation to a varied and challenging caseload of patients aged 16 years old and upwards.  This will involve providing specialist Occupational Therapy to the inpatient unit and will include visits to community locations.

The post holder will require a BSc /Diploma in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered. They will possess excellent interpersonal and time management skills, be a good communicator, able to prioritise and work well as a member of a team. They will be responsible for carrying out assessments, planning and delivering interventions (both with individuals, their relatives and carers), within groups to facilitate recovery, restoration of function acquired brain injury, and supporting timely discharge from hospital.  

They will be clinically confident working with patients with neurological deficits and rehabilitation needs. They should have a collaborative and enthusiastic style, as well as a passion and commitment to develop and promote evidence-based practice.

The post-holder will be required to work 22.5 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

·       To assess and prescribe care packages for patients with complex rehabilitation needs.

·       To work within the MDT to facilitate timely discharge from in-patient or outpatient service

·       To work within the MDT to support patients in the community and prevent unnecessary admission to hospital

·       To work with all health care professionals, and statutory and voluntary agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.

·       As required provide support to other services across the Neurological Services pathway.

Working for our organisation

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details on main responsibilities. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
  • Current HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical educators course

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of working at a minimum of band 5 level with a variety of post registration experience in inpatient, rehabilitation and discharge planning.
  • Post registration clinical experience of patients with neurological conditions
  • Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses
  • Awareness of alternative communication strategies for patients with neurological conditions
Desirable criteria
  • Previous clinical experience in a neurological rehabilitation setting
  • Training/clinical experience in: postural management, splinting for abnormal tone, cognitive rehabilitation, wheelchair prescribers course.
  • Experience of managing challenging behaviours
  • Experience of working with patients with tracheostomy
  • Experience with running groups
  • Experience in delivering specialist bespoke equipment to highly complex patients

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Highly motivated
  • Empathy & sensitivity
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Good observational & reporting skills
  • Good interpersonal skills including tact and diplomacy
  • Ability to manage stressful situations
  • Evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
  • Demonstrate good IT and standard keyboard skills
  • Demonstrate excellent organisational and time management skills.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of standardised assessments

Communication

Essential criteria
  • Ability to use verbal and non-verbal communication skills
  • Ability to communicate with range of professionals at all levels
  • Ability to communicate to patients/carers and relatives with sensitivity and compassion
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using alternative communication strategies for patients with neurological conditions

Personal and People Development

Essential criteria
  • Maintain competency within role
  • Encouraging and developing self and others using a range of techniques and skills to share knowledge
  • Attend training relevant to role to maintain knowledge and skills
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of leadership skills in the workplace

Personal Attributes & Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Able to identify with the Trust’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults.
  • Be reliable, honest and resilient
  • Possess drive and enthusiasm

Other

Essential criteria
  • Professional appearance in accordance with Trust policy
  • Be able to: kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
  • Manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
  • Manoeuvre patients using moving and handling aids
  • Must hold full and valid driving licence
  • Able to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Language

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Carers Friendly Tick award EmployersSunflower Hidden DisabilitiesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Care quality commission - OutstandingStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant Bronze AwardArmed Forces Covenant

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
Grace Thorpe
Job title
Specialist Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01603 255795
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