Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist - Spinal Injuries

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Salford is seeking an Occupational Therapist with a special interest in Spinal Cord Injury. The role involves supporting and leading assessments, developing treatment plans, and providing specialist services within a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have experience in SCI and strong communication skills. Benefits include competitive package and flexible working opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Protected hours for wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Experience in providing specialist OT services in clinical settings.
• Ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong communication and teaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead complex assessments of Spinal Cord Injury patients.
• Develop and manage treatment plans as an autonomous practitioner.
• Provide expert knowledge in Spinal Cord Injury to the MDT.

Skills

Experience in Spinal Cord Injury

Leadership in assessments

Autonomous practitioner skills

Education

Relevant Occupational Therapy qualification

Job description

Overview

With a special interest in spinal cord injury (SCI) to join our Greater Manchester Spinal Cord Injury Outreach Team. You will work alongside our experienced MDT including Physiotherapists, SCI Nurse, Assistant Practitioner, SCI Psychologist and SCI Rehabilitation Consultant. The team also has close links with the Northwest Spinal Cord Injury Centre at Southport. Although based at Salford Royal Hospital, the team is a Greater Manchester (GM) outreach service, and the role supports off site visits and reviews across GM.

This is an exciting and unique OT role providing you with the opportunity to work in a variety of clinical settings providing and supporting the assessment and treatment of complex Spinal Cord Injured individuals. Whilst experience of SCI is required, the role is a development role with professional support and supervision being provided from the MDT and the wider Neurorehab OT service.

Responsibilities

• To support, lead and complete complex assessments of Spinal Cord Injury patients in a range of clinical settings in conjunction with the wider MDT.
• To develop treatment plans, recommend where rehabilitation is required, commence the rehabilitation process, support patient flow, and maintain records as an autonomous practitioner.
• To provide a specialist OT service to patients within Salford Care Organisation located on our Critical Care, Trauma, Neurosurgical, Spinal wards and INRU's and outreach to other GM wide hospitals, rehab facilities and community settings.
• To lead on the assessment, liaison and decision‑making process on behalf of the MDT, and liaise and communicate with the patient and external agencies as needed.
• To be a source of expertise in Spinal Cord Injury, utilising this knowledge in formal and informal teaching as required.
• To lead the Occupational Therapy teams in the delivery of evidence based and client‑centred care within the speciality of Spinal Cord Injury.
• To monitor and improve standards of care by efficient use of resources, utilising clinical audit and research within Spinal Cord Injury with the MDT.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner being professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your work, managing own caseload and maintaining accurate and timely records.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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 are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

Benefits and Flexibility

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.

Application Information

We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs. We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex‑personnel, and their relatives. If you are a member of the armed forces community, please identify this on the application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact [email protected]. Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployment has been identified. For fixed‑term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed‑term contracts will be offered to external (non‑NHS) applicants. The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies.

Supporting Documents

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 NHS on our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk