Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist (Critical care and Surgery)

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate and experienced Occupational Therapist to join their dynamic team in Manchester. This exciting opportunity involves working in one of the largest Critical Care Units in the region, leading a junior team while collaborating with a skilled multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes. You will champion innovative rehabilitation strategies and ensure evidence-based interventions are at the forefront of patient care. If you are eager to make a significant impact in critical care and post-surgical rehabilitation, this role offers a unique chance to drive best practices in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Recognised degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
• Completion of relevant postgraduate training and courses.

Responsibilities

• Implement GPICS standards in Critical Care.
• Train junior OT colleagues for high-quality rehabilitation.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams for patient recovery.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Organisational Skills

Therapeutic Handling Skills

Teamwork

Education

BSc Honours Degree in Occupational Therapy

Postgraduate Specialist Courses

State Registration via HCPC

Job description

Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist (Critical care and Surgery)

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you a passionate and experienced Occupational Therapist looking to make a real impact in Critical Care and post surgical care? We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic team based in Manchester Royal Infirmary part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). The main part of this role will be working on one of the largest Critical Care Units in the region. In addition the Surgical Therapy team delivers services to adult acute Cardiology, General and Specialist Surgery and Critical Care follow up services.

This is an exciting role where you will be at the forefront of innovation in the assessment and rehabilitation of critical care and post-surgical patients. As well as leading a junior team of Occupational therapists you will be working alongside a highly skilled multidisciplinary team to drive best practice and improve patient outcomes

Main duties of the job

You will champion the implementation of GPICS standards and ensure that rehabilitation is embedded in the Critical Care pathway.

You will provide training and education to junior OT colleagues empowering them to deliver high-quality rehabilitation in Critical Care.

You will drive the adoption of the Intensive Care Capability Framework, ensuring patients receive seamless, evidence-based interventions that support their recovery.

You will work closely with consultants, nurses, physiotherapists, and other AHPs to develop and embed advanced rehabilitation strategies.

You will support the wider team to manage the ward based caseload and supervise and support junior staff

The role requires you to contribute to a 7 day rota

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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

Education/Qualifications

• Recognised BSC Honours degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
• Completion of validated/nationally professionally recognised postgraduate specialist courses and ongoing relevant postgraduate training.
• State registration via Health and Care Professions Council
• Member of relevant specialist clinical interest group
• Clinical Educators course
• Registered member of the British Association of Occupational Therapy
• Completion of a basic management course
• Audit & Research training to a post graduate level

Clinical Skills/Abilities

• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills
• Good organisational / planning / prioritisation skills
• Demonstrate complex dexterity and specialist therapeutic handling skills
• Ability to motivate and negotiate to encourage reluctant and challenging patients
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Effective written communication skills e.g. clinical records, reports to other health care professionals and external agencies.
• Able to maintain sustained regular manual handling skills and therapeutic manoeuvres
• Able to participate in weekend and bank holiday working rota in line with departmental policies
• Knowledge of assessment and treatment of neurologically impaired patients
• Completion of relevant clinical courses

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant post registration with working at a senior specialist level in a relevant field
• Highly specialist comprehensive knowledge of occupational therapy assessment and treatment technique
• Working knowledge of local and national policies and procedures e.g. Manual Handling, College of Occupational Therapists/Health and Care Professionals Council Code of Conduct/Ethics, Health and Safety, Infection Control, CPR, Equality and Diversity
• Evidence of recent relevant Continual Professional Development
• Experience of and commitment to interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary team working
• Experience of supervision of qualified staff, students and assistants
• Evidence of contribution to clinical education and in-service training
• Understanding of clinical effectiveness and its implications for services including experience of quality issues, audit and evidence based practice
• Demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding practices relevant to the clinical area
• Previous experience in a post at this level
• Evidence of participation in postgraduate research

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

£46,148 to £52,809 a yearPer Annum, (Pro Rata)