Job Description

Job Overview

Are you ready to consolidate and further develop your neurological OT skills within a supportive community multi-disciplinary team?


We're looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist who's eager to expand their knowledge and skills in the Community Integrated Neurology & stroke Service (CINSS).

Benefits of joining our supportive MDT in CINSS:

Specialist clinical support is readily available to you:

We have regular professional peer support groups and MDT in service training opportunities to support your individual CPD needs. You will work closely with experienced MDT members (Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, Dietitians, Technical Instructors and a Neurological Rehabilitation Consultant) who are all ready to share their support and wisdom to help you develop and shine in your role. You will receive regular 1:1 supervision and support from one of our Band 7 Clinical Specialist OTs within our team and you will also have weekly access to senior clinical leadership support at the CINSS MDT.

Explore and Grow:

You will have opportunities to collaborate with the CINSS Acquired Brain Injury Service, other community health services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) including Speech and Language Therapy, Community Therapy, Community Nursing, TVN, Complex Care Nurses, Opcare (wheelchair services and orthotics) and other community based third sector services (Stroke Association, Headway, Turning Point, PDUK, MS Association, Lincoln EATS) to support individuals to maximise their independence and quality of life in their home. You will have opportunities to develop your neurological rehabilitation skills in both the community and outpatient clinic settings. We also have an active Quality Improvement philosophy to support our service development and innovation.

Information Technology Skills (training provided):

You will be provided with training and support to increase your skills and confidence with electronic patient records (SystmOne).

Contact Details:

Mary Carlin (Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist) Phone: 07876 445333 Email: mary.carlin@nhs.net

Summary (Main duties and responsibilities)

Your Role:

You will be providing specialist neurological occupational therapy assessment and rehabilitation services to individuals with diagnosis of stroke and neurological diagnoses, as part of the CINSS service. The CINSS service has geographical bases across LLR (Melton, Market Harborough, Braunstone, Hinckley and Loughborough). If successful, we will discuss and agree on your working base.

Your Skills:

You will be an autonomous practitioner, managing your own caseload, providing specialist assessment and rehabilitation/maintenance therapy programmes to individuals referred into the CINSS MDT to maximise independence and quality of life, incorporating an individualised goal directed and self-management approach that is core to the CINSS ethos. You will adhere to professional standards and best practices.

Guiding the Next Generation of OT's & AHP's:

You will have opportunity to provide supervision and support to our technical instructors, Band 5 rotational OT's and OT/Physiotherapy students on clinical placement to build their clinical knowledge, skills and confidence through the sharing of your knowledge and experience.

Team working:

You will join our specialist multi-disciplinary team comprising of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Neuropsychology, Neurology Rehabilitation Consultant and Generic Rehabilitation Technical Instructors, working closely with Speech and Language Therapy services. Our team provides patient centred, goal directed specialist neurological rehabilitation in community and outpatient settings. The CINSS model of care involves transformation and partnership working across organisational and multi professional boundaries.

Experience:

Previous work within the clinical area of stroke and/or neurology as a band 5 or band 6 Occupational Therapist is required for this role, previous clinical experience working in the community setting is desirable but not essential. If you feel you have transferrable clinical skills to support the assessment and rehabilitation of someone who has therapy needs relating to stroke and/or neurological diagnosis, then please get in touch to have a chat with us. We will be happy to answer any of your questions, arrange shadowing opportunities and/or meet to discuss the role further - this can either be in person or virtually. If you are successfully short-listed you will be invited to undertake an interview on the 2nd December 2025 at Braunstone Health and Social Care Centre.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

About Us


Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.


We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.


Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.


We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.


For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).


All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.


For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.


Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.