We’re delighted to be able to offer an exciting opportunity for a part‑time (22.5 hours per week), permanent Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our Community Based Neuro Rehabilitation Team (CBNRT) in Berkshire. This varied and rewarding role sits across our Early Supported Discharge (ESD) for Stroke service and our Community Neuro Rehabilitation pathway, supporting people living with a range of neurological conditions to achieve their goals.
You’ll be joining a friendly, well‑established multidisciplinary team, working closely alongside Therapy Assistants, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nurses and Psychologists.
The successful candidate will work in partnership with an established part-time Band 7 Occupational Therapist in the West Berks locality, providing senior-level clinical support across the working week (Monday to Friday). You will also work alongside Occupational Therapists within the wider Neuro Rehabilitation team, which has a well-established peer support and professional development structure.
The role is based at West Berks Community Hospital you will require daily access to a vehicle to travel across the wider West Berks locality to see patients in their own homes and community locations. There is opportunity and an expectation to support the wider team as required, which involves travelling to other sites and areas across Berkshire within your working hours to support for annual leave and patient cover.
Use specialist Occupational Therapy skills for patients with a range of Neurological Conditions and work with other members of the MDT to maximise rehab outcomes for patients and support them to achieve meaningful goals
Responsible for assessment, differential diagnosis, formulation of treatment plans and writing of full and clear clinical records and assessment reports, reflecting clinical reasoning.
Work with other agencies and services to support patients in the management of their condition including their care, social, postural and equipment needs
Work together with other senior members of the team across the MDT to support clinical decision making around patient care and triage.
Contribute to evaluation and development of clinical services including research and audit
Supervision, training and support of other Occupational Therapists, students & Therapy Assistants in the team
Work with other Band 7s, Service Lead and the Trust Professional Lead to drive service development, training and clinical excellence within the team.
Responsibility for maintaining own competency and effectiveness of practise through relevant CPD, knowledge of clinical guidelines and research.
Maintain a high level of professional responsibility by following relevant trust and professional standards and modelling behaviours to more junior members of staff.
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
Caring for and about you is our top priority
Committed to providing good quality, safe services
Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance
27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
Generous NHS pension scheme
Excellent learning and career development opportunities
‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
Free parking across Trust sites
The “must haves” for this role:
Qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration
Previous experience working as an Occupational Therapist specialising in the treatment of neurological conditions
Keen to work in a multidisciplinary team
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
A car driver and daily access to a vehicle for work purposes
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact our team at
[email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
