Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role involves working as a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist within the Brain Injury team. You will manage a complex caseload of individuals with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) across North Derbyshire and Derby City. Responsibilities include providing specialist rehabilitation, undertaking comprehensive assessments, formulating treatment plans, and offering expert case management. The role requires working flexibly across various care settings, including hospitals, community units, and service users' homes.
Key responsibilities
- Undertake comprehensive assessments of patients with highly complex presentations using advanced clinical reasoning.
- Formulate and deliver personal care plans and individual treatment programmes based on evidence-based practice.
- Provide a case management service for patients with acquired brain injury requiring specialist rehabilitation placements.
- Travel widely across the country to provide case management services.
- Provide advice and support for funding panel decision making and oversee D&D ICB funded placements.
- Support and oversee effective discharge from placement facilities, including funding, care, and equipment needs.
Essential criteria
- Car Driver with access to vehicle for work purposes
- Recognised Occupational Therapy, qualification
- HCPC registered
- Significant post qualification experience
- Evidence of previous experience in Neurological rehabilitation
- Experience working with brain injury service users
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy
- Advanced negotiation and problem solving skills
- Well-developed time management skills
- Prioritisation skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to master's degree level.
- Case Management Experience
- Knowledge across a range of specialities, e.g. Orthopaedics, Mental Health
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
The Brain Injury Clinical Specialist (OT) will work in partnership with team members, service users, DCHS staff, D&D ICB, GP and other agencies to provide effective evidenced based rehabilitation and care to people with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Achieved through effective clinical management of own caseload, provision of specialist therapeutic advice to colleagues outside the specialist team, effective delegation, case load management.
Community Caseload: To identify the advanced therapy needs and provide treatment to individuals within the North Derbyshire area. To work flexibly across the area in different care settings providing a patient led service. Co-ordinate referrals to other agencies and to support other therapy staff in neighbouring localities with complex cases as and when required.
Complex Caseload: To provide expert case management on behalf of D&D ICB - assessing, planning, supporting treatment and evaluating clinical reasoning - across Derbyshire and Derby City including acute hospitals, Regional Dedicated Brain Injury Specialist Units, Community Units, Service User's home, local community and Clinic settings. Provide high level reports and feedback as required or requested.
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