The Adult of working age Acute inpatient team Wythenshawe are looking to recruit an Occupational Therapist who has experience of working within mental health services.

The applicant will manage a defined caseload of service users. They will provide management and clinical supervision to junior members of the team.

The applicant will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure excellent standards of mental health and person centred care are achieved.

Main duties of the job

Occupational therapy assessment, Intervention, formulation and planning.

Deliver evidence based therapeutic groups

Multi-disciplinary team working.

Supporting junior member of the team through supervision, role modelling, case formulation and journal club.Support the lead Occupational therapist with service development and promotion of occupational therapy.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

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 description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached detailed job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 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

experiance in mental health setting

Essential

• Experience of working as an Occupational Therapist in mental health and in a relevant specialist mental health field.
• Application of the occupational therapy process with designated client group
• Experience of working with clients with a range of physical health problems, including provision of equipment and minor aids
• Experience of audit and research procedures.
• Ability to use appropriate media to access and analyse professional and ethical issues

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/MSC Occupational therapy
• HCPC Registered

Desirable

• Member of RCOT

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Laureate house Wythenshawe hospital

Southmoor road

Manchester

M23 9LT



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