B6 Occupational Therapist (Stroke Ward) - Market Harborough - #146033
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Date: 18 hours ago
City: Market Harborough
Contract type: Part time

Job Overview
Ready to develop and consolidate your neuro OT skills within a supportive team? We’re looking for a Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist who’s eager to expand their knowledge and skills at St Lukes Community Hospital in Market Harborough on our 21 bedded Stroke rehabilitation ward.
What’s the Deal?
Claire Turvey - [email protected] OR Lucy Jefferey [email protected]
Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)
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 can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
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.
Ready to develop and consolidate your neuro OT skills within a supportive team? We’re looking for a Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist who’s eager to expand their knowledge and skills at St Lukes Community Hospital in Market Harborough on our 21 bedded Stroke rehabilitation ward.
What’s the Deal?
- Support galore: We have supervision and CPD opportunities that we encourage you dive into. You’ll also be working closely with experienced Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists who are ready to share their wisdom and help you shine. You will receive supervision and support from our Band 7 OT who is also on the ward.
- Explore and Grow: You will have support and collaboration from our other stroke ward at Coalville hospital, our rehabilitation wards across LLR and our Community Integrated Stroke and Neuro services. We also have an active Quality Improvement philosophy to support innovation.
- Be part of something bigger: You’ll be a key player in our integrated and specialist community services, working alongside amazing teams and health and social care professionals.
- Tech Savvy (Training Provided): You’ll need to get comfortable with electronic patient records but don’t worry, we’ll give you all the training and support you need to become a digital whizz!
Claire Turvey - [email protected] OR Lucy Jefferey [email protected]
Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)
- Your Mission: You’ll be providing an occupational therapy assessment and rehabilitation service to the patients on Market Harborough St Lukes hospital Stroke ward.
- Your Superpowers: You’ll be an autonomous practitioner, managing your own caseload, assessing and treating patients, ensuring safe and effective discharges and adhering to professional standards and best practices.
- Team working: You’ll be building and nurturing strong relationships with your nursing, ACP, and AHP colleagues on the ward as well as your community colleagues in Adult Social Care and Community Therapy.
- Guiding the Next Generation: You’ll be supervising and supporting our therapy support workers, apprentice OT and Band 5 OT to build their skills by sharing your knowledge and experience.
- Experience: Previous work within stroke/neuro as a band 5 or band 6 Occupational Therapist is desirable for this role but not essential. If you feel you have transferrable skills to support the assessment and rehabilitation of someone who has had a stroke, and to support a safe and effective discharge then have a chat with us about the post!
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 can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
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.
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