BANK Occupational Therapist

Posting date:	09 January 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	Negotiable
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	27 February 2026
Location:	Preston, PR2 9BN
Company:	NHS Jobs
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	B0462-26-0003

Summary

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: To work within a specialist clinical area as an autonomous professional bringing skills and knowledge in neurological rehabilitation but with support and supervision (which may be remote if appropriate) of a more senior OT for more complex cases. To accept professional accountability and responsibility. To manage and prioritise a caseload of service users with complex neurological conditions with supervision from a clinical lead OT and the wider MDT. To complete the OT process and to use evidence based/service user centred principles and clinical reasoning to assess, formulate a treatment plan, implement and evaluate intervention, with supervision for more complex cases. To address occupational performance and skill deficits enabling the service user in areas of self-maintenance, productivity, education and leisure. With the support and supervision from a clinical lead OT, to develop programmes of care, ensure adequate and detailed handover of programmes to rehabilitation support workers or therapy assistants, monitor through data gathering, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention according to the neurobehavioral model. To carry out detailed risk assessments and ensure these are regularly reviewed and updated and communicate this with the team effectively. To assess for, issue and refer to outside agencies for appropriate equipment ensuring adequate training for staff, service user and family and with all risk assessments in place. To plan, implement and evaluate appropriate goal directed group interventions. To provide intervention and advice on social and lifestyle needs including referral to other agencies and services.