An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to join the Orthopaedic Outreach Team in Central Manchester - based at Alexandra Park Health Centre within the Integrated Community Rehabilitation Service (ICRS).

We are looking for a candidate with a wide variety of rotational experience including Orthopaedics who is keen to develop their skills further. Experience in community rehabilitation would be desirable although not essential.

This post provides a unique opportunity to use your specialist Occupational Therapy skills in the rehabilitation of orthopaedic patients who have recently been discharged home following a hospital admission. The post will involve delivering care to these patients in their own homes across Central Manchester.

The ICRS includes Home Physiotherapy, Post-Covid Rehabilitation, Falls, Orthopaedic Outreach and Community Occupational Therapy. You will be based within the Orthopaedic Outreach Team whilst providing support as needed across the ICRS. This provides an excellent varied opportunity to use your clinical skills across different areas.

If you are an enthusiastic and well-motivated HCPC registered occupational therapist with good communication, clinical and organisational skills and with an interest in specialising in Orthopaedic Rehabilitation, this is an exciting opportunity for developing your skills.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

Management of patients with a wide variety of orthopaedic conditions including bothtrauma and elective orthopaedics and major trauma.

• Working in a variety of settings including patients own residence. As required for the wider service you may be expected to work in clinics and to hold virtual consultations.
• To be responsible for your own clinical caseload completing initial assessments, appropriate goal setting and interventions to address patients' rehabilitation needs.
• To work as part of the wider Community Rehabilitation Services as required to meet the demands of the services in other areas.
• To support the Team Lead in the development of the service through keeping abreast of evolving research and evidence-based practice
• To complete initial assessments, appropriate goal setting and interventions to address patients' rehabilitation needs.
• To supervise the Rehabilitation Assistant to support with individualised treatment programmes.
• Good IT, written and verbal communication skills are important as the post holder will be required to liaise with a wide range of health care professionals, patients, and carers. Applicants will need to be flexible, able to work alone and as part of a team.
• The individual will take responsibility for the education of students.

Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that applicants hold a UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle for business purposes to enable travel between sites and to patient homes.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of �2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised BSC Honours degree in OT or equivalent
• State registration via Health and Care Professions Council

Desirable

• Involvement in special interest group
• Registered member of the British Association of Occupational Therapy

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• clinical experience as a junior in Orthopaedics
• Specialist knowledge of Occupational Therapy Assessment and treatment in Orthopaedics
• Evidence of relevant CPD to the post
• Relevant UK experience in an Occupational Therapy role

Desirable

• Clinical educators training
• Knowledge of working of community services
• Previous experience in a post at this level

Clinical skills and abilities

Essential

• Organisational/ Prioritisation/ Time management skills
• MDT working
• Effective written communication skills
• Moving and handling skills
• Holds UK driving licence and has access to vehicle for buisness purposes

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alexandra Park Health Centre

2 Whitswood Close

Manchester

M16 7AP

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