Community Occupational Therapist - Crisis Service

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Sale; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering NHS community care team dedicated to keeping patients at home and out of hospitals. This role as a Community Occupational Therapist in the Crisis Service is vital for delivering expert care and support to individuals with urgent needs. You will be part of a collaborative effort to develop personalized treatment plans and ensure effective discharge management. As part of a large NHS Trust, you will contribute to a transformative health and social care system, making a real difference in the community. If you are passionate about patient care and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in Occupational Therapy required.
• Health Professions Council registration is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide rapid assessment and stabilization of patients in the community.
• Develop personalized treatment plans to avoid hospital admissions.

Skills

Clinical reasoning skills

Knowledge of Occupational therapy model

Ability to organise and prioritise caseload

Motivation and flexibility

Education

Graduate diploma or degree in Occupational therapy

Health Professions Council Registration

Member of BAOT

Job description

Community Occupational Therapist - Crisis Service

Band 6

Main area: Community Occupational Therapist - Crisis Service

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours:

• Full time
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (7 day working, shift work 8:00am - 9:30pm)

Job ref: 349-LCO-7006832C

Site: Community Town Trafford

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum, Pro Rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 26/02/2025 23:59

Job Overview

Would you like to be part of a pioneering new NHS community care team, designed to keep people out of hospital and in their home?

Trafford Local Care Organisation is the partnership organisation that provides NHS community health services to the people of the borough. We work closely as NHS community health services and social care services in Trafford & Manchester. We are driven by the aim of improving the health of local people by working across organisational boundaries.

We have recently created a new service in Trafford called Trafford Community Response. TCR aims to reduce the need for people to go into hospital by wrapping expert care around them in the community. It’s made up of two main parts – Community Crisis Response and Discharge to Assess.

The post holder will work in the Crisis team to provide a rapid assessment and stabilisation of patients who have urgent care needs in the community and to initiate services to safely avoid unnecessary hospitalisation.

Main Duties of the Job

The post holder will provide highly specialist knowledge and clinical skills to ensure the delivery of care within the service and also in the wider community and across the acute/community interface. They will have a fundamental role in the delivery of high standards of care, ensuring an environment that is conducive to well-being.

To perform initial and profession specific specialist comprehensive assessment of patients with diverse physical, social & medical presentations to provide a clinical assessment and evidence-based intervention and effective discharge management.

The role also involves:

• For patients accepted into the Crisis Response Service, to develop a personalised treatment plan including predicted date of discharge within 48 hours.
• Hold responsibility for complex assessment and management and be aware of collective responsibility for the team’s caseload, working without direct supervision.

Working for Our Organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Graduate diploma or degree in Occupational therapy
• Evidence of CPD
• Health Professions Council Registration
• Member of BAOT
• Clinical Educator

Experience

• Broad experience as a Band 5 in core clinical areas
• Experience of teaching others and mentoring students
• Experience of multi-disciplinary work
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Community experience/relevant clinical setting
• Experience of discharge work
• Experience of intermediate care

Knowledge & Skills

• Knowledge of Occupational therapy model of practice
• Knowledge and application of assessment and interventions relevant to physical disabilities
• Awareness of clinical governance and risk
• Knowledge of evidence-based practice
• Ability to comprehend and work within Trust policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety
• Experience and ability to work as part of a broad multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge of Discharge to Assess principles
• Experience of supervising junior staff

Personal Attributes

• Clinical reasoning skills / knowledge underpinning clinical skills specific to clinical area
• Able to organise and prioritise own caseload
• Motivation, enthusiasm, flexibility to meet needs of the service
• Full license and access to car

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name: Sharon Ashton

Job title: Lead Occupational Therapist, Trafford Crisis Team

Email address: [e-mail]

Telephone number: 01615496226

For an informal discussion about the post or to arrange a visit to see the service, please contact: Sharon Ashton, Joana Wickens or Lesley Ball on 0161 549 6226.