Specialist Urgent Care Therapist

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Bury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in England is seeking a Specialist Urgent Care Therapist to join their Accident and Emergency team. The successful candidate will deliver integrated assessments and rehabilitation, focusing on preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and facilitating safe discharges. This role requires strong communication skills, a degree in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy, and the ability to work autonomously. Join us to make a significant impact on patient care.

Qualifications

• Broad rotational experience as an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist.
• Experience of working within A&E/Frailty/Intermediate Care.
• Ability to supervise and support relevant staff.

Responsibilities

• Work within Accident and Emergency Department.
• Utilise clinical assessment and communication skills.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records.

Skills

Well-developed written and verbal communication skills

Proven organisational skills

Ability to undertake complex risk assessments

Specialised clinical knowledge

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Member of BAOT or CSP

Job description

Specialist Urgent Care Therapist

The closing date is 02 October 2025.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Allied Health Professional team working in Accident and Emergency.

The philosophy of the therapy team working in A and E is to provide holistic, highly skilled, integrated assessment and rehabilitation by an experienced multi-disciplinary team to prevent unnecessary hospital admission, facilitate safe and efficient discharges reducing pressures on secondary care and supporting the care closer to home agenda.

This exciting role works closely with the community teams to support and facilitate timely, functional assessments and discharges to patients to prevent unnecessary hospital admission and facilitate safe, effective discharge to the most appropriate environment.

You must be able to work across the service seven days a week 7am - 8pm, including Bank Holidays.

This role is suitable for Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists and would suit an existing band 6 or an experienced band 5 looking to develop.

Main duties of the job

• Work within the Accident and Emergency Department, Urgent Treatment Centre and Same Day Emergency Care at Fairfield General Hospital
• Work in line with the agreed strategic objectives of Bury Care Organisation
• Utilise high levels of clinical assessment and communication skills to support effective discharge planning, preventing unnecessary admissions to secondary care and to improve flow through the urgent care system.
• Work autonomously within trust policies and professional practice and maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records.
• Perform specialist assessment of patients and determine a clinical diagnosis, develop, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required. The patient will present with acute or chronic conditions, some of which may be complex.

There are opportunities to work across the acute medical unit as part of this role.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we\'re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy
• HCPC registration
• Member of the British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT) or The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)

Experience

• Broad rotational experience as an Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist
• Experience of working within A&E/Frailty/Intermediate Care/Crisis Response/Acute Medical wards
• Experience of integrated / inter-professional working.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills with people from a wide variety of backgrounds
• Proven organisational skills including time management and prioritisation
• Ability to provide appropriate supervision, support and delegation of work to relevant staff
• Ability to undertake often complex risk assessments and plan care accordingly
• Have specialised clinical knowledge and experience relating to a wide range of clinical conditions
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and the impact on practice

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust