Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (contract to end 30th May 2027)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-26-T0274-A
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 (pa, pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist- Stroke, Band 6
Band 6
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.
We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
A fantastic and exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time (22.5 hours) Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic stroke therapy team for a fixed term until 30th May 2027. You will be joining a supportive integrated stroke therapy team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Support Workers. We are looking for a candidate with proven specialist skills in stroke, who will provide therapy across the hyper-acute and acute stroke units.
The successful candidate will be passionate about stroke, motivated to develop their own skills and that of the service, and provide Occupational Therapy that is high quality and evidence-based. They will be keen to develop and support colleagues alongside the demands of working in a busy acute hospital.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder assumes responsibility for the day-to-day management of the clinical area, in the absence of the team leader.
- The post holder is supervised by a named therapist, who may not be present at all times. Clinical and professional supervision is in the form of regular clinical reasoning sessions, observed practice, peer review and formal training.
- The post holder will link with the Band 7 clinical lead therapist to support the use of resources within budget. The level of managerial responsibility involves the supervision and appraisal of junior therapists, support workers and undergraduates, with the support of the Band 7.
Working for our organisation
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust operates hospitals on our two main sites in Cheltenham and Gloucester, and we’re one of the largest NHS trusts in the country.
Our workforce of almost 9,000 staff provide high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas
It is expected that all employees uphold the values of the organisation as our values underpin everything we do and describe the way we expect our staff to behave towards our patients, families and carers and between each other. We have the following three values:
1. Caring
Patients said: "Show me that you care about me as an individual. Talk to me, not about me. Look at me when you talk to me."
2. Listening
Patients said: "Please acknowledge me, even if you can't help me right now. Show me that you know that I'm here."
3. Excelling
Patients said: "Don't just do what you have to, take the next step and go the extra mile."
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for this role for the full job description and main responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
- Demonstrate effective communication skills, both verbal, non-verbal and written when interacting with other team members, clients and other professionals
- Experience of working in the NHS in the UK in the clinical specialty
- Experience of supervising, appraising, and providing education/training to others
- Demonstrate the ability to network with other professionals and set up close working relations
- Work flexibly in response to the changing demands of the service and manage changes in service delivery in self and others.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply and utilise evidence based practice, including national guidelines to deliver, evaluate and audit the service.
- Work effectively as a team member within the multidisciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
- Have an understanding of the principles of Physiotherapy as well as Occupational Therapy in order to contribute to the development of an integrated therapy service.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Vickie Hopton
- Job title
- Clinical lead therapist Stroke
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 3272
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