Senior Occupational Therapist - TLCO OT Assessment Team

Integrated Care System; Trafford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading integrated care system is looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join the TLCO OT Assessment Team. The role requires strong clinical skills, managing complex cases, and contributing to service development within a community health setting. You will work alongside dedicated professionals to deliver high-quality assessments and interventions for patients in Trafford.

Qualifications

• Experience managing a complex caseload autonomously.
• Post grad experience working in a community setting.
• Evidence of professional networking in the area of specialisation.

Responsibilities

• Carry a caseload appropriate to role.
• Interpret and undertake advanced clinical reasoning.
• Utilise specific Occupational Therapy skills for patient treatment.

Skills

Effective communication

Time management

Knowledge of best practice in rehabilitation

Experience supervising students

Education

Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy

Evidence of post graduate study relevant to specialism

HCPC registration

Student Accreditation

Tools

IT systems including Outlook and Excel

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Occupational Therapist - TLCO OT Assessment Team

The closing date is 07 August 2025

The post holder will join the Assessment Team which is a well-established team with extensive skills and knowledge. It comprises of Occupational Therapists and Patient support workers providing assessments for equipment, minor and major adaptations, for patients within Trafford . Referrals are received for patients with a range of conditions affecting their functional ability.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist with experience in managing a complex caseload who would like to further develop their specialist clinical skills and experience in a community setting, with additional opportunities to be involved in service development, supervising students and band 5's, and training within an integrated team. You are required to have advanced assessment and treatment skills, be able to manage a complex caseload autonomously and be a key member in the MDT.

Main duties of the job

To carry a caseload appropriate to role in line with banding and professional expertise.

To interpret and undertake advanced clinical reasoning to analyse detailed / complex clinical and non-clinical information provided, to make a justifiable assessment, contribute to the diagnosis and prognosis of a patient and to recommend the best course of Occupational Therapy intervention.

To utilise specific Occupational Therapy skills as required facilitating and optimising the treatment of patients

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Evidence of post graduate study relevant to specialism
• Appropriate relevant post grad experience working in a community setting and with equipment and adaptations
• Ability to work autonomously
• HCPC registration
• Student Accreditation
• Evidence of professional networking in area of specialisation
• Appropriate relevant post grad experience working in a community setting and with equipment and adaptations

Clinical

• To be able to utilise experience and clinical knowledge to enable effective communication when dealing with complex/difficult patient situations where there may be conflict and a lack of acceptance of a diagnosis, care programme and/or home situation.

Knowledge and skills

• Demonstrate ability to manage time effectively
• Knowledge of best practice in rehabilitation
• Knowledge of use of IT systems including Outlook and Excel
• Demonstrable experience of audit
• Experience of supervision of students and junior staff
• Evidence of working with people with multiple pathology and therapy needs

Work Requirements

• Current UK Valid Driving License , Access to a car.
• Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
• Commitment to patient centred non-discriminatory practice
• Commitment to lifelong learning

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearPer annum (pro rata)