Job summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to join the Integrated Stroke Early Supported Discharge & Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service. The service provides both stroke rehabilitation & community neuro rehabilitation supporting service users with a variety of complex needs.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established multi-disciplinary team comprising of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Psychologists, Specialist Nurses & Neuro Rehab assistants.

This role requires the candidate to manage a clinical caseload across the South of Cambridgeshire. The base will be Brookfields - Cambridge or Hinchingbrooke Hospital - Huntingdon.

The role involves visiting patients in their homes, wards or community gyms. There may be times when needed to provide clinical cover elsewhere within Cambridgeshire. The role requires agile working often using virtual consultation to manage a caseload.

Main duties of the job
You will use your clinical skills and knowledge to shape the service, support others in their development. You will work closely with all members of the Multidisciplinary Team and assist the Locality Team Lead with service development. You will be involved as needed in the complaints process and serious incidents reviews.

You will provide comprehensive assessments and deliver evidence-based specialist neuro occupational therapy programmes. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in supporting patients with physical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs to achieve their potential.

We pride ourselves on the development of our workforce and provide a variety of internal and external training opportunities. The successful post holder will receive and provide clinical supervision and an annual appraisal.

The ideal candidate should be flexible and adaptable to support service delivery.

About us
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities' employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Job responsibilities
Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence\* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

• To have a clinical lead responsibility in the service, developing pathways in conjunction with locality and Service Leads.
• Represent and deputise for the locality team lead as required.
• To assess, plan and develop specialist OT programmes for patients with complex neurological problems and a wide variety of complex needs.
• Using expert knowledge, advanced clinical and autonomous decision-making skills, lead the team to manage patients with highly complex and sometimes unstable health needs.
• Ensure systems are in place to evidence the ward is compliant with care quality commission standards.
• To work as an autonomous specialist practitioner within the multi-professional Integrated Stroke ESD and Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service.
• To be responsible for own caseload and undertake specialist assessment of patients with complex and multiple pathologies using advanced, specialist clinical reasoning skills.
• To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions relating to their physical, functional, psychological and cognitive needs. Provide adaptive equipment, rehabilitation programmes, and work with other OT colleagues to develop recommendations for minor and major adaptations.
• To be responsible for referring the patient onto other services and agencies to ensure their identified needs are met.
• To keep the patient at the centre of care, ensuring patient and carer participation in decision making.

\*DVLA have a number of reciprocal arrangements with overseas countries, for further information please visit the DVLA website

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential

• Degree or equivalent, e.g. BSc, MSc or Diploma entry level qualification into the O.T. profession.
• Theoretical study and experience within a neuro rehab setting to master's level or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Member of RCOT
• Member of Specialist Section Neurological Practice (SSNP)
• Leadership qualification and experience

Experience
Essential

• Significant relevant post-graduate clinical experience in a variety of settings including community.
• Specialist knowledge of a broad range of OT client groups.
• Advanced understanding of neuro rehab clinical conditions and clinical experience in managing complex neurological conditions including cognitive problems.
• Experience of being involved in research study

Desirable

• Awareness of housing legislation, minor and major adaptations.

Knowledge & Understanding
Essential

• Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
• Demonstrates professional curiosity, educates colleagues through various means.
• Specialist knowledge of neuro rehab including cognition.
• Good understanding of neuro specialist equipment provision.

Desirable

• Awareness of equipment providers e.g.: NRS.
• Evidence of presenting at a local or national level or willingness to develop skills.

Physical Requirements
Essential

• The ability to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
• The ability to use moving and handling equipment to manoeuvre patients.
• Ability to travel independently around Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area meeting required timescales. A Full driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential.

Other
Essential

• Listens to and understands directly and indirectly expressed feelings
• Manages strong emotions and responds constructively to the source of problems
• In highly stressful situations keeps own feelings in check, takes constructive action and calms others down and has a range of mechanisms for dealing with stress.
• Willingness to embrace integrated model and new ways of working.
• Willingness to be flexible in in approach and attitude.
• Flexibility to work over seven days per week.

Skills & Abilities
Essential

• Ability to develop and review clinical pathways and implement change.
• Advanced communication skills and report writing using standard keyboard skills using packages such as word.
• Good time management and prioritisation skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Brookfields Hospital
351 Mill Road
Cambridge
CB21 5EF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Service Lead
Natalie Sutton
Natalie.Sutton@CPFT.nhs.uk

Details
Date posted
28 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year
per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
310-MOPAC-8277109
Job locations
Brookfields Hospital
351 Mill Road
Cambridge
CB21 5EF
United Kingdom

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