Occupational Therapist | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a band 6 occupational therapist to assess patient needs and provide tailored therapy in community settings. The role offers a competitive benefits package and flexible working opportunities, ensuring a good work-life balance. Candidates should demonstrate experience in holistic assessments and teamwork within a multidisciplinary environment.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing patient needs and setting goals.
• Ability to work in community settings and coordinate rehabilitation.
• Support senior team members in patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and create tailored therapy goals.
• Provide daily therapy to achieve set goals.
• Assist with patient discharges and ongoing referrals.

Skills

Holistic assessment of patient’s needs

Implementation and evaluation of treatment programmes

Teamwork in multidisciplinary settings

Job description

An excited opportunity has arisen to join our therapy team at Tudor Court, made up of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and therapy assistants.

The band 6 occupational therapist would be expected to assess a patients needs, create realistic and timely goals set with the patient and provide daily therapy in order to achieve these target goals. The occupational therapist would also assist in supporting with discharges and ongoing referrals in order to facilitate patients back into the community setting safely.

To be experienced and skilled in the holistic assessment of patient’s needs and the development, implementation and evaluation of treatment programmes.

To support senior members of the team in delivering evidence based patient care.


To carry out assessment and treatment across community settings
To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, co-ordinating rehab programmes in the patients own home.

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,appreciateandinspire– 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.

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





This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Jul 2025