Occupational Therapist

Job summary We are developing an Integrated Community Stroke Service (ICSS) within Great Yarmouth & Waveney, bringing together community stroke pathways into a more coordinated, responsive and patient-centred model of care. As part of the wider left shift ambition, this service will support earlier discharge from hospital and improve outcomes through timely, multidisciplinary rehabilitation in the community. Our Year 1 focus is on building a more responsive and integrated local service, increased MDT capacity and improved continuity of care across the stroke pathway. You will be joining a service at a key point of development, with the opportunity to shape how care is delivered and contribute to a more integrated, forward-thinking model of community stroke rehabilitation. A seven day service will be developed in the future. Main duties of the job Working alongside the other MDT members including nurses, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and assistant practitioners your duties will include: To promote recovery and well-being, whilst empowering patients to self-manage and maximise their independence using health coaching techniques and meaningful activity. To be responsible for delivering Occupational Therapy in the assessment and treatment of stroke patients, some of which may have complex and/or chronic presentation. To collaborate with other services to support the stroke pathway. To assist with teaching and supervision of other team members and students. To assist evaluation of the Integrated Community Stroke Service and to be actively involved with service development within the speciality and to implement changes in stroke services delivery as required. To work as part of an integrated Stroke MDT, following evidence based practice. This will include a combination of face-to-face and telerehab sessions, devising therapy programmes carried out by yourself or an Assistant Practitioner, writing self management plans for patients and signposting to community-based communication and support groups (such as those provided by voluntary organisations). About us ECCH is well established health care provider and has been successfully delivering NHS care within the community since 2011. We provide a range of NHS, community health and social care services predominantly across the easterly region of the Norfolk/Suffolk borders.We are aligned to NHS terms and conditions, and offer many employee benefits, to find out more about us visit our website - www.ecch.org. We are a social enterprise and staff owned organisation which means staff can opt to be shareholders and have a real say in how ECCH is run and evolves to deliver healthcare for the future.At the heart of our ambition, we work in partnership with and for the community to become the provider and employer of choice for community healthcare. Details Date posted 23 September 2026 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 6 Salary £39,959 to £48,117 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Part-time Reference number 849-OL-106 Job locations Yare House Morton Peto Road Great Yarmouth Norfolk NR31 0LT United Kingdom Job description Job responsibilities Clinical *To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your own work including the management of patients in your care. *To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the patients under your management, and support assistants to do likewise. *To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this efficiently and effectively regarding clinical priorities and use of time. *To undertake the detailed assessment of patients, some of whom may have complex needs, using investigative and analytical skills. *To collaboratively work with patients to develop rehabilitation goals. *To formulate an individualised treatment plan, using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of skills and treatment options. *To develop specialised skills in relation to cognition, perception, and upper limb therapy. *To provide advice to the MDT regarding the management of patients requiring therapy input. *To provide spontaneous and planned advice, teaching and instruction to relatives, carers, schools, workplace and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of Occupational Therapy to ensure a consistent approach to patient care. *To communicate effectively with patients and carers to maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure understanding of their stroke. Communication skills of persuasion, motivation, explanation and gaining informed consent will be used with a wide variety of patients. Barriers to effective communication may include loss of hearing, cognitive difficulties, aphasia, pain and fear. *To assess capacity, gain valid consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. *To help facilitate patients to self-manage their rehabilitation. *To