Senior Occupational Therapist

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

27–33 days annual leave + bankholidays

NHS Pension Scheme

Free eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Job summary

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Senior Occupational Therapist (Band 6) in the Stamford Unit, a dedicated rehabilitation setting for adults. The post holder will lead therapy assessments, treatment and discharge planning within a busy MDT environment.

The role emphasises autonomous practice, leadership across the MDT, and delivering a wide range of daily therapies to support timely patient discharge and optimal outcomes.

Qualifications

• Provide skilled occupational therapy assessments, treatment and advice to adult patients on the intermediate care unit.
• Lead the assessment, diagnosis and formulation of therapy goals with MDT input.
• Provide daily leadership within the MDT including other therapists, nursing staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Support the Band 7 Intermediate Care Therapy Team Lead to operationally manage the 7 day service.
• Assess patients for rehabilitation potential and set therapy goals.
• Manage a rehabilitation clinical caseload with the MDT.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner.
• Provide a quality occupational therapy service on intermediate care and rehabilitation.
• Offer daily therapies including group activities and one-to-one interventions.
• Maintain professional and legal standards.
• Collaborate with MDT to support timely discharge home.
• Contribute to reducing length of stay while achieving therapy outcomes.
• Line manage MDT staff.
• Work across 7 days per week including weekends and bank holidays.

Job description

Senior Occupational Therapist - Stamford Unit

Band 6 - Permanent: 37.5 hours

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Senior OT position within our rehabilitation unit. The post holder will provide skilled occupational therapy assessments, treatment and advice to adult patients on the intermediate care unit. They will undertake a leading role in the assessment, diagnosis and formulation of therapy treatment goals as well as advising and treating patients, carers, families and staff of other agencies. The post holder will also provide daily leadership within the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) with other therapists, nursing staff, Technical Instructors, Health Care Therapy Assistants, students and other health professionals visiting the unit.

• Support the Band 7 Intermediate Care Therapy Team Lead to operationally manage the 7 day service


• Assess patients for their potential for rehabilitation and suggest therapy goals


• Manage a rehabilitation clinical caseload alongside others within the multidisciplinary team.


• Work as an autonomous practitioner


• Provide a quality occupational therapy service to patients receiving intermediate care and rehabilitation.


• Ensure a range of therapies are on offer daily to patients including group activities and one to one interventions.


• Ensure professional and legal standards are maintained.


• Liaise with other members of the MDT to ensure that the intermediate care service contributes to timely and appropriate patient discharge home.


• Contribute to the Trust objective to reduce length of stay whilst ensuring a high standard of patient care and achievement of therapy outcome measures.


• Line manage a cohort of staff from the MDT


• Work across 7 days per week including weekend days and Bank Holidays

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children.

Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.

Our values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion


• Accountability


• Respect


• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

• Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Cath Allen Job title: Team Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01619224226