Senior Occupational Therapist

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT; Farnworth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in the United Kingdom seeks a full-time Band 6 Occupational Therapist for its Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. Responsibilities include delivering holistic assessments, supervising students, and supporting patient recovery in complex cases. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Occupational Therapy and have significant experience in mental health. This role offers professional growth opportunities within a dynamic team and a supportive environment.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card Discounts

Qualifications

• Significant post registration experience as an Occupational Therapist.
• Experience supervising others in a clinical setting.
• Experience in various mental health environments.
• Knowledge of providing equipment for clients with physical health problems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver holistic occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
• Conduct assessments to support clients’ housing applications.
• Participate in the planning and evaluation of the OT pathway in PICU.
• Provide functional and cognitive therapy assessments.

Skills

Client-centered care

Cognitive assessment

Risk management

Supervision of students

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Post registration training relevant to mental health

Registration with HCPC

Post registration qualification in a clinically oriented area

Job description

An exciting opportunity for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist has arisen within the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)in the Bolton directorate of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH).

The post holder will deliver holistic occupational therapy assessments and interventions to service users being cared for on the PICU establishing levels of function, identifying and engagement in their roles and meeting their values, evaluating and reducing risk and facilitating occupational performance to support recovery and enable the individual to prepare for discharge from PICU/hospital. This may also include completion of occupational therapy assessments to support applications for housing or alternative hospital settings and to identify any longer term occupational therapy/rehab needs that would require support from other statutory NHS services

Main duties of the job

• To provide functional and cognitive Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to support the recovery of service users in the PICU.
• Deal with complex physical and mental health needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate and record all interventions in line with relevant clinical pathways.
• To work with service users and their carers/family members on a 1:1 basis or in a group setting.
• To provide professional advice for junior and support staff, as well as students on placement.
• To participate in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of the OT pathway within PICU.
• To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on placement.
• To abide by HCPC standards, the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Professional Standards for OT Practice.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further details

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Blue Light Card Discounts

Education / Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Post registration training relevant to mental health
• Registration with HCPC
• Post registration qualification in a clinically orientated area

Experience

• Demonstrate significant post registration experience as an Occupational Therapist, including experience of working in mental health.
• Experience of supervising others
• Experience of working in a range of mental health settings
• Experience of working with clients with a range of physical health problems, including provision of equipment and minor aids.

Knowledge

• Comprehensive knowledge and application of OT models, assessment and interventions relevant to client group
• Knowledge and application of standardised mental health assessments, outcome measures and specialist tools
• Detailed knowledge and experience of risk assessment and management.
• Training and presentation skills

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.