Senior Occupational Therapist

Job summary
An exciting opportunity for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist has arisen within the Acute Adults of Working Age (AOWA) in the Manchester directorate of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH).

The post holder will deliver holistic occupational therapy assessments and interventions to service users being cared for on the acute wards establishing levels of function, identifying and engagement in their roles and meeting their values, evaluating and reducing risk and facilitating occupational performance to support recovery and enable the individual to prepare for discharge from hospital. This may also include completion of occupational therapy assessments to support applications for housing or alternative hospital settings and to identify any longer term occupational therapy/rehab needs that would require support from other statutory NHS services

Main duties of the job

• To provide functional and cognitive Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to support the recovery of service users in hospital.
• Deal with complex physical and mental health needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate and record all interventions in line with relevant clinical pathways.
• To work with service users and their carers/family members on a 1:1 basis or in a group setting.
• To provide professional advice for junior and support staff, as well as students on placement.
• To participate in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of the OT pathway within PICU.
• To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on placement.
• To abide by HCPC standards, the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Professional Standards for OT Practice.

About us
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for further details

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Post registration training relevant to mental health
• Registration with HCPC

Desirable

• Post registration qualification in a clinically orientated area
• Leadership or management qualification.

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrate significant post registration experience as an Occupational Therapist, including experience of working in mental health.
• Experience of supervising others

Desirable

• Experience of working in a range of mental health settings
• Experience of working with clients with a range of physical health problems, including provision of equipment and minor aids.

Knowledge
Essential

• Comprehensive knowledge and application of OT models, assessment and interventions relevant to client group
• Knowledge and application of standardised mental health assessments, outcome measures and specialist tools
• Supervisory/ Appraisal skills
• Detailed knowledge and experience of risk assessment and management.

Desirable

• Training and presentation skills

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).