Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Warwickshire Integrated Community Stroke service. The post is for a Occupational Therapy Technician in the North team and is fixed term for 12 months.
This opportunity can be also be offered as a secondment.
The community post covers two distinct care pathways – active rehabilitation and neuro management . These pathways offer different intervention models to best meet the needs of stroke patients. As part of the multidisciplinary team in the community, you will need to be able to work independently within patients’ homes under distant supervision and have the ability to effectively prioritise and manage a demanding workload
The post holder will need to be able to plan and implement interventions using a knowledge of Occupational Therapy best practice and clinical reasoning, analysing contributing clinical, social and environmental factors.
Enthusiastic and committed individuals are required with experience in stroke rehabilitation. You will be expected to develop effective therapeutic relationships with the patients, liaising with carers, MDT and external agencies regularly, and therefore will require excellent communication skills. You will be expected to provide effective service delivery and meet recognised professional standards, therapy pathways and best practice to deliver the business objectives in line with Trusts policies and service protocols.
Main duties of the job
To provide an effective service delivery within the speciality.
To work autonomously and manage an agreed caseload of patients under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, meeting the needs of a wide range of patient conditions, behaviours and physical requirements.
To follow the recognised professional standards, the agreed therapy pathway and best practice in your designated area of speciality under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Obtained an educational level of GCSE level A – C English and Maths or equivalent
- Minimum Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent higher apprenticeship
- Care Certificate or willingness to work towards attaining it
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in Healthcare or educational environment
- Experience of working within a team
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people with developmental needs or disabilities.
Skills
Essential
- Able to implement and evaluate treatment
- Undertake regular updates required to develop specialist skills and competencies
- Knowledge of specialist skills and competencies in supporting functional treatments interventions and equipment reviews
- Developed sensory skills e.g. listening, hand/eye coordination skills
- Able to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required
- Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities
- Able to delegate work appropriately
- Good written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Competent IT skills
- Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Able to work autonomously
- Ability to write accurate and legibly in patient notes
Desirable
- Experience of supervising others at work
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to build effective working relationships with team, service users and other professionals
- Compassionate and caring nature
- Empathetic
- Reliable
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Passes pre-employment checks
- Able to work flexibly to meet service needs
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
- Able, with appropriate support, to work in an emotionally demanding environment
- Independent means of transport
- Commitment to Continued Professional Development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 05 May 2026
