Senior Occupational Therapist

Our trust wide specialist rotation in Stroke, Neurosciences and inpatient and community Neurorehabilitation currently has a vacancy for a permanent dynamic and motivated band 6 Occupational Therapist.
Our Occupational Therapists are an integral part of the multi-disciplinary teams across neurosciences. As a successful candidate, you will have the opportunity to provide high quality occupational therapy to patients with diverse presentations and complex conditions, to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme whilst growing your specialist experience and leadership skills in a welcoming and supportive environment.
Each specialty has support of both band 7 & 8 Clinical therapists to support your clinical and professional development in addition to your peer group with regular peer support meetings and buddy system to support your transition into the trust. We actively support CPD through an established performance development review (PDR) system, in-service training and external courses. There are also opportunities to undertake formal postgraduate study.
We also have roles that can be offered as fixed term contracts available within the neurosciences services., + To provide high quality Occupational Therapy to patients at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. To participate in a cross site rotational scheme, providing a high standard of Occupational Therapy to patients within the neurosciences rotations. To perform Occupational Therapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
+ To undertake a significant clinical caseload working as an autonomous practitioner at a specialist level with other health professionals.
+ To support service development within the team, to implement policy and policy changes within the clinical area in partnership with MDT colleagues.
+ To present a positive and inspirational role model for all team members as well as supervising band 3, 4 or 5 staff members and participating within the student fair share model of offering practice placements.
+ The job holder is required to work at weekends covering stroke weekend service as part of their contracted hours of work (specific rota details are held locally within departments).

Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health., Fast forward your Occupational Therapy career at Imperial. With five world-renowned hospitals, we are full of opportunity for Occupational Therapists who are looking for progression to develop new skills, get involved in quality improvement and collaborate with leading multidisciplinary teams.