Senior Occupational Therapist in Stroke and Neurology

at  East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Are you a highly motivated and driven to deliver high quality patient centred care? Kent and Canterbury Hospital are looking for a Occupational Therapist to join the stroke and neurology service. East Kent Hospitals is one of the biggest trusts in the country. The Stroke service at Kent and Canterbury gives a great breadth of knowledge and skills across the acute and rehab pathways & strives to provide an exceptional standard of care as evident in the National SSNAP audit programme, which rates the service as an A.
The East Kent Neuro Rehab Unit is a level 2B unit, offering rehab to patients with complex neurological presentations following brain injury, spinal injury, stroke, peripheral nerve injury and long term conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis. While working with us you can benefit from opportunities such as professional development to further education. We strive to offer a supportive environment for our staff and regularly run Band 6 In-Service training; from supporting literature research to developing knowledge and up to date practice. We offer a fantastic opportunity to move between the Hyper-acute stroke and the early stroke rehabilitation ward.
The post holder will have access to regular supervision, in-service training and external courses as well as opportunities to get involved in service improvement programmes, audit and research. We run group sessions as part of the treatment and aim to provide holistic care for patients to achieve their goals. We work closely with our regional colleagues, as part of the Kent and Medway Integrated Stroke Delivery Network, to share good practice and to shape the future of our services in line with national recommendations. The successful candidate must have previous experience of working within an inpatient hospital setting and with neurologically impaired patients.
So if you have what we are looking for and are keen to learn and develop get in touch & apply today. Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ’supporting documents’

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