Job Description

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area

Surrey Downs Health & Care

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 7

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Part time - 30 hours per week (This position requires mandatory availability on Thursdays and Fridays.)

Job ref

343-SDH&C-7335137

Site

Epsom General Hospital

Town

Epsom

Salary

50,008 - 56,908 Pro rata Per Annum inc Fringe HCAS

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

10/08/2025 23:59

Job overview

Surrey Downs health & Care

We are seeking an experienced, passionate Neurological Occupational Therapist to lead our Community Neuro OT Service.



This role combines advanced clinical practice with inspirational leadership. You'll autonomously manage a complex caseload in patient homes, providing exceptional care for those with neurological conditions, stroke, and TBI.



You will lead and mentor a dedicated team, fostering excellence. You'll deliver expert care via your own caseload, applying advanced skills. As a clinical expert, you'll collaborate within our multidisciplinary team for integrated care. You'll also drive service innovation through audits and improvement projects, ensuring evidence-based practice.



We need an autonomous, confident OT with significant neurology experience and proven leadership, supervision, and mentorship skills. You should be passionate about community care, improving patient quality of life, and dedicated to service improvement.



Ready to lead a vital community service? Apply now.

Main duties of the job

As a community Neuro OT Team Lead, you will:

Lead complex caseloads:

Manage and prioritise a diverse and highly complex caseload of neurological patients across community settings, ensuring timely and effective interventions.

Deliver specialist assessments and interventions:

Conduct advanced occupational therapy assessments and interventions in various community venues, including patients' homes and care homes, aligning with individual needs and risk factors.

Ensure professional accountability and quality:

Maintain professional and legal accountability for your clinical work, adhering to all relevant policies and professional standards. You will also monitor and support the quality of practice within the team.

Apply advanced clinical reasoning:

Utilise advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice to develop and implement personalized, goal-oriented treatment plans, incorporating therapeutic options, assistive equipment, environmental adaptations, and care services.

Working for our organisation

Surrey Downs Health and Care deliver care closer to people's own communities through our Primary Care Networks, Community Hospitals, Specialist Services and our innovative partnership of local NHS organisations.



Surrey Downs Health and Care has a track record of providing person centered care that goes beyond organisational boundaries to do what is best for the individual. This partnership includes:


The three GP federations GP Health Partners, Dorking Health Care and Surrey Medical Network representing practices that operate in the Surrey Downs area CSH Surrey Epsom and St Helier's University Hospitals NHS Trust Surrey Council County

Historically, there have been boundary lines between the organisations that provide care to people in their homes, in GP surgeries and in hospitals, but we have always been united in our mission to provide great care to the people who need us.



It's on those grounds that the Surrey Downs Health and Care was formed - we want local people to receive the care that they need in the right environment. By bringing together our expertise, we can improve patient care and enable local people to access the right support, care and treatment more easily than ever before.



In bringing this partnership together, we are working to the same set of values that will translate into better care for our residents.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

Person specification

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Qualifications

Essential criteria

Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy (OT) Current registration with HCPC Post graduate training

Desirable criteria

Undertaken further specialised training, e.g., communication and assertiveness Member of RCOT SSNP Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to post #

Knowledge and Awareness

Essential criteria

Sound knowledge of neurological conditions and rehabilitation Clinical knowledge of all areas within remit of post Awareness of the impact of Clinical Governance on service delivery

Desirable criteria

Broad background of Occupational therapy skills Attendance at relevant training courses, e.g. National Stroke conferences Postgraduate training in neurological rehabilitation or leadership #

Experience

Essential criteria

Substantial NHS experience working in field of Neurorehabilitation Broad experience of Neurorehabilitation - Acute or community

Desirable criteria

Clinical supervision of students Experience of staff supervision #

Skills and Behaviours

Essential criteria

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, effective at all levels Skilled in planning and organisation, enabling effective management of a patient caseload Able to use a risk assessment approach to maximise patients' safety and function

Desirable criteria

Lead, develop, and evaluate the service effectively using data collection, audits, and reports. Proven experience teaching Neurology, both in formal and informal settings #

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

Strong interpersonal skills Adaptable and resilient in high-pressure situations Possesses a full UK driving license and access to a car for work purposes

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.


This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.