Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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 offers an opportunity to join the Integrated Community Stroke Service as an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist, delivering specialist stroke rehabilitation. You will conduct comprehensive assessments, provide evidence-based interventions, and support patients in achieving their rehabilitation goals, primarily in their homes. Key responsibilities include facilitating safe hospital discharges, managing stroke complications, and educating patients, families, and carers on self-management. The post requires providing support within a defined geographical area, with occasional countywide cover.
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams, with an understanding of team roles and professional roles.
- Experience of evaluating service delivery and monitoring effectiveness and outcomes of intervention, and of undertaking clinical audit and research
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in the NHS in the following clinical areas: stroke, eldercare, neurology
- Education/ Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy
- Current professional registration with the HCPC
- Evidence of own professional development and additional specialist training in relevant area to post-graduate diploma level
- Evidence of attending and using specialist knowledge gained from post-graduate study and courses to support practice.
- Fieldwork educator / Clinical placement supervisor /Experience as a clinical educator of students
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) or Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT)
- Membership of RCOT Specialist Section - Neurological Practice
- Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner to deal with complex clinical issues
- Specialist level assessment skills
- The ability to deliver training both within and external to the trust/establishment
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams, with an understanding of team roles and professional roles.
- Experience of evaluating service delivery and monitoring effectiveness and outcomes of intervention, and of undertaking clinical audit and research
- Experience of working in the NHS in the following clinical areas: stroke, eldercare, neurology
- Education/ Qualifications
- Degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy
- Current professional registration with the HCPC
- Evidence of own professional development and additional specialist training in relevant area to post-graduate diploma level
- Evidence of attending and using specialist knowledge gained from post-graduate study and courses to support practice.
- Fieldwork educator / Clinical placement supervisor /Experience as a clinical educator of students
- Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) or Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT)
- Membership of RCOT Specialist Section - Neurological Practice
- Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner to deal with complex clinical issues
- Specialist level assessment skills
- The ability to deliver training both within and external to the trust/establishment
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
We are excited to offer an opportunity to join the Integrated Community Stroke Service, working as an Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist delivering specialist stroke rehabilitation. The role involves completing comprehensive assessments, delivering evidence-based interventions and supporting patients to work towards individualised rehabilitation goals, primarily within their own homes or place of residence.You will play a key role in supporting timely and safe discharges from hospital, identifying and managing stroke-related complications early, and helping to reduce avoidable readmissions. The post also involves providing education and practical support to patients, families and carers, promoting self-management following stroke and offering advice and signposting to other appropriate services as needed.You will support patients within a defined geographical area, however, on occasion there may be a requirement to provide countywide cover in line with service needs.
Main duties of the job
**** Service Aims
- Support safe discharges from hospital and provide a high standard rehabilitation service to patients referred to the Integrated Community Stroke Service
- Provide specialist assessment, effective tre
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