Clinical Lead OT Stroke RehabilitationNHS

Job summary

An exciting secondment opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join the Stroke Therapy Team within the 21-bed Stroke Rehabilitation Unit at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital.

As Clinical Lead OT, you will provide clinical leadership for Occupational Therapy services, delivering high-quality, evidence-based stroke rehabilitation that enables patients to maximise independence and quality of life. Working within a skilled multidisciplinary team, you will support excellent patient outcomes, staff development, and service improvement.

The unit is a key part of the UHDB stroke pathway, providing specialist rehabilitation for patients transferring from the Acute Stroke Unit at Royal Derby Hospital. You will collaborate closely with Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Nursing and Medical colleagues.

We are a forward-thinking service committed to innovation, quality improvement, and person-centred care. The role offers opportunities for leadership development, specialist training, supervision, and continuing professional development.

We are seeking a clinically credible Occupational Therapist with strong leadership skills, advanced stroke rehabilitation knowledge, and a passion for demonstrating the value of Occupational Therapy within stroke services. If you are ready to take the next step in your career, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

As Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, you will provide leadership for the Occupational Therapy service within the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based stroke rehabilitation.

The role involves advanced assessment and treatment of patients with complex physical, cognitive and perceptual impairments, working closely with the multidisciplinary team to maximise outcomes and promote independence. You will support and develop Occupational Therapists, Therapy Support Workers and students through supervision, education and clinical leadership, while contributing to service development, quality improvement and best practice initiatives.

We are seeking an Occupational Therapist with:

• Significant experience in stroke and neurological rehabilitation.
• Advanced assessment and treatment skills for complex stroke patients.
• Knowledge of national stroke guidelines, NICE guidance and evidence-based practice.
• Experience of leadership, supervision and staff development.
• Excellent organisational, communication and multidisciplinary team-working skills.
• A commitment to person-centred care and continuous service improvement.
• The ability to work autonomously and lead effectively within a team.

Closing date for applications: 20 August 2026

Interview date: 3 September 2026

Job description

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Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

If you are considering applying for an internal secondment, please ensure you have discussed this with your line manager and obtained their support prior to submitting your application.

Please be aware that there is no guarantee that you will be released from your substantive post, so you should seek approval before applying as you are applying or a Secondment.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.