Senior Occupational Therapist

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist for the Acute Adults of Working Age in the Manchester directorate. The post involves holistic OT assessments and interventions on acute wards to support recovery and discharge planning.

Your role includes working with service users and families, providing 1:1 or group sessions, and supervising OT students while adhering to HCPC and Royal College standards.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration and professional standards adherence.
• Experience in occupational therapy within acute mental health settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic OT assessments and interventions for service users on acute wards.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in line with clinical pathways.
• Work with service users and carers 1:1 or in groups to support recovery and discharge planning.
• Provide professional supervision to OT students and junior staff.
• Assist in developing and evaluating the OT pathway within PICU.
• Ensure practice complies with HCPC and Royal College standards.

Job description

An exciting opportunity for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist has arisen within the Acute Adults of Working Age (AOWA) in the Manchester 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 acute wards 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 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.

• To provide functional and cognitive Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to support the recovery of service users in hospital.
• 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.

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.