Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in Stroke Services

The post-holder will be working closely with other members of this dynamic MDT (including a Band 8A physiotherapist and speech & language therapist) and will have a commitment to enhanced weekend working on a Saturday, Sunday and all Bank Holidays. The Therapy and Rehabilitation Services department has structured in-service programme. Team members are encouraged to engage in teaching and training at a local and national level; with clear structures in place for involvement in clinical developments and participate in multi-disciplinary audit and research. You will be working in a rewarding and challenging clinical environment and be responsible for supervision of at least one OT team member and the day to day management of the OT service delivery in your clinical area.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated occupational therapist to join our dynamic team at the National hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. The post is a clinical specialist Occupational Therapy Role working within a specialist multidisciplinary team at this renowned teaching hospital. We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Band 8A to lead the stroke occupational therapy service including HASU and ASU as part of a job share. Applicants must have significant experience working as a specialist occupational therapist within stroke rehabilitation and managing a team, including supervision and teaching.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing), We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.