Oxford Health NHS Trust

Specialist Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 19 November 2026

Job summary
Ready to use your occupational therapy skills to make a lasting difference for people recovering from stroke?

Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit at Abingdon Community Hospital is delighted to offer the opportunity for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist (OT) within our service. If you are passionate about working in an adult inpatient physical rehabilitation setting, and award winning team, where our goal is to enhance our patient's quality of life and health and facilitate their safe discharge from hospital, then we are the team for you.

We would love to hear from any experienced Occupational Therapists who have the compassion, skills and knowledge to help us assess our patient's and deliver person centred interventions which impact daily activities and functioning and improve health and well being and return to independence.

We're a supportive, well-established, and knowledgeable community hospital multi-disciplinary team. You will receive quality individual, safeguarding and reflective practice supervision.

We are a progressive service keen to look forward and find ways to develop and improve the service.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Main duties of the job

• Experience conducting specific physical and cognitive/functional assessments and delivering interventions to support stroke rehabilitation.
• Communicate effectively within the MDT and family and externally to organisations such as social care and specialist services.
• Responsible for prescribing equipment and assessing home environments as appropriate.
• Represent and lead the service at family meetings, and be aware of protocols and procedures in place to ensure clinical governance and adherence to standards.
• Deliver safe and effective rehabilitative patient care and discharge, working in partnership with colleagues in the stroke multidisciplinary team and within the community and acute sectors, supporting the efficient use of resources across the whole system delegating duties as appropriate.
• Work independently as part of an interdisciplinary team to prioritise, assess, plan and implement patient specific programmes of stroke care/rehabilitation, analysing patient needs and making judgements about best practice contributing to the continuous assessment of patients and effective interagency liaison and adhere to National Clinical Guideline.
• Work flexibly across localities and occasional weekends to ensure service contract requirements are met.
• Assess patients as an autonomous practitioner using clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence based practice and professional expertise.
• Determine appropriate care plans utilising expert treatment skills and options.

About us
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 267-CH8393193

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: Professional Qualification (degree or equivalent).
• Essential: Professional Registration with HCPC.
• Essential: Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio.
• Desirable: Post registration training in Stroke/rehabilitation.
• Desirable: Member of RCOT.
• Desirable: Knowledge of specialist interest group.

Further training

• Essential: Practice educators course or equivalent.
• Desirable: Experience initiating and leading service improvement projects and audit.

Experience

• Essential: Previous experience as a Band 5 or equivalent in neurological rehabilitation.
• Essential: Experience working within an interdisciplinary team.
• Essential: Experience in supervision of student placements.
• Essential: Experience with routine and complex hospital discharge planning.
• Essential: Good understanding of clinical governance.
• Desirable: Experience/training in cognitive assessment and rehabilitation.
• Desirable: Experience participating in family meetings/case conferences.

Contractual

• Essential: Hold current driving licence.
• Essential: Able to work flexibly as post may require weekend working.
• Essential: Understanding of equality and diversity.
• Desirable: Car owner.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address: Abingdon Community Hospital, Marcham Road, Abingdon, OX14 1AG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Lead Febin Vsaji, Febin.vsaji@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk, 01865904922

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