Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Oldham; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Part time

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join their Community Occupational Therapy team in Oldham. This role involves managing a caseload of complex needs patients and leading team members to ensure effective care. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant degree, significant experience, and a commitment to service improvement.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Substantial post-registration experience.
• Evidence of considerable postgraduate experience in specialist areas.

Responsibilities

• Support the Team Lead for management of the Community Occupational Therapy Team.
• Hold a caseload of patients with complex needs.
• Ensure adherence to local and national policies.

Skills

Ability to work autonomously

Clinical reasoning

Effective computer skills

Organisational skills

Education

Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

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Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Community Occupational therapy team, specialising in equipment and adaptations.

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Community Occupational therapy team, specialising in equipment and adaptations.

Experienced and confident in your decision making, you will be required to support the Team Lead to ensure effective and timely day to day management of the Community Occupational Therapy Team. A strong leader, you will be adept at applying a motivational and coaching approach to leading junior team members. Using well-honed organisational and prioritising skills to ensure all individual team members are supported in the best way for them.

With the future in mind, innovation and a commitment to service improvement is integral to this position. An energy for making things happen and enthusiasm for progress are qualities we are keen to harness in this highly specialist role.

We would welcome the opportunity to discuss the role further and introduce you to our team, for further details / informal visits please contact: Details below

Main duties of the job

You will support the Team Lead to ensure effective and timely day to day management of the Community Occupational Therapy Team.

You will hold a caseload of patients with complex and challenging needs.

You will ensure local and national policies / guidelines and protocols are adhered to within the team.

You will be responsible for understanding and incorporating evidence base into day to day practice of the team.

You will ensure effective occupational therapy provision for patients is maintained

You will provide advice and education to manage patients with complex needs.

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 threecore 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 better work-life balance.

Details

Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

236-OCO-P281-25-A

Job locations

The Link Centre

Union Street

Oldham

OL1 1DZ

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

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

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications and experience

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Substantial post-registration experience
• Evidence of considerable post graduate experience in relevant specialist areas
• HCPC registration
  
  

Desirable

• Membership of BAOT
• Membership of a specialist interest group
  
  

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to work autonomously and take responsibility for specialist clinical caseload.
• Good working knowledge of how clinical governance affects practice, including quality, audit and risk management
• Effective computer skills
• Able to present information in a clear and logical manner
• Enabling effective team working
• Effective liaison with other professionals and partnership working
• Teaching and supervision of others
• Ability to use advanced clinical reasoning, making professional judgements in complex and challenging situations
• Manage conflict and defend own viewpoint effectively
• Manage complaints or queries in a positive and constructive manner
• Formal supervision and appraisal of others
• Contribution to the recruitment process
• Addressing poor performance in others
• Enable patient choice and participation and support others to do so
• Proven organisational skills including time management, prioritising and the ability to complete a task.
• Involvement in and responsibility for service development activity
• To have an understanding of and adhere to relevant Trust/national policies and procedures including, but not limited to, data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety.
• Able to travel across NCA sites and community to meet patient need, access training and attend meetings
  
  

Desirable

• Application of HR policy with regards staff management
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• Ability to work autonomously and take responsibility for specialist clinical caseload.
• Good working knowledge of how clinical governance affects practice, including quality, audit and risk management
• Effective computer skills
• Able to present information in a clear and logical manner
• Enabling effective team working
• Effective liaison with other professionals and partnership working
• Teaching and supervision of others
• Ability to use advanced clinical reasoning, making professional judgements in complex and challenging situations
• Manage conflict and defend own viewpoint effectively
• Manage complaints or queries in a positive and constructive manner
• Formal supervision and appraisal of others
• Contribution to the recruitment process
• Addressing poor performance in others
• Enable patient choice and participation and support others to do so
• Proven organisational skills including time management, prioritising and the ability to complete a task.
• Involvement in and responsibility for service development activity
• To have an understanding of and adhere to relevant Trust/national policies and procedures including, but not limited to, data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety.
• Able to travel across NCA sites and community to meet patient need, access training and attend meetings
  
  

Desirable

• Application of HR policy with regards staff management
  
  

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Link Centre

Union Street

Oldham

OL1 1DZ

Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Link Centre

Union Street

Oldham

OL1 1DZ

Employer's website

https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

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