Are you an experienced Band 5 Occupational Therapist or existing Band 6 seeking an opportunity to gain experience within a specialist areas?

Then this is the place for you!

Salford is a high-achieving team with an excellent reputation for innovative working. The team consists of Occupational therapists, Community assessment officers, Wheelchair therapists, and Rehab engineer technicians as well as benefitting from a fully integrated equipment and adaptations service.

The role will require screening new referrals, carrying out functional assessments, and identifying risks to people within their own homes or within a clinic setting. You will use your skills and knowledge around specialist equipment, moving and handling, complex housing adaptations, and use of the Disabled facilities grant (DFG).

The service offers a comprehensive induction, regular supervision, and CPD opportunities to support your role and development.

A degree or diploma in Occupational therapy is essential along with state registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HPCP)

NHS Agenda for Change Band 6, salary dependent on experience

For further information or an informal discussion please contact either Donna Sheeran donna.sheeran@srft.nhs.uk or Susan Herbert susan.herbert2@srft.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an experienced therapist at a Band 5 level or existing Band 6 with community experience who is well organised, seeking an opportunity to develop their skills across the areas of Moving and Handling, Equipment provision and Major home adaptations at a Band 6 level. You will need to be enthusiastic, motivated and an appropriately experienced practitioner. You will need to be a registered Occupational Therapist who can demonstrate your commitment, enthusiasm and drive to develop your own clinical and team working skills within the service.You must be able to communicate effectively at all levels, work autonomously and be able to demonstrate effective teamwork. You will provide high quality care in an appropriate and timely manner which is responsive to patients needs whilst adhering to recognised policies and guidelines.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three

core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a betterwork-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information

around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

https://www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

In line with the Trusts Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

Essential

• Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
• Post registration experience as an OT
• HCPC registered
• Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
• Experience of working in an acute setting within NHS

Knowledge, Skills and Experien

Essential

• Broad knowledge of current best practice in OT.
• Apply the OT process within a specialised area of work.
• Have effective overall personal time management.
• Able to analyse professional and ethical issues.
• Have effective written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience of supporting, training and developing others
• Audit experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in the relevant clinical areas (acute medicine, stroke, orthopaedics)

Desirable

• Evidence of additional training within the specialist clinical areas
• Cognitive rehabilitation experience

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Fairfield General Hospital

Rochdale Old Road

Bury

BL9 7TD

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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