Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust are currently seeking organised and motivated candidates to fulfil Occupational Therapist opportunities within the team at Atherleigh Park Hospital under a long-term placement contract. Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills looking to embark on a new opportunity within the NHS? If so, we would like to hear from you today!
The post holder will ideally have previous NHS experience and be happy working as part of a team delivering Occupational Therapy within mental health services. They must be able to demonstrate initiative and prioritise a complex workload whilst working both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team.
High levels of both written and oral communication are essential to this post with the ability to deliver or discuss difficult diagnosis and prognosis with tact and empathy, managing distressed or aggressive patients or carers/relatives. The post holder must be able to communicate accurate and sensitive information to patients, carers, and relatives as well as within their own team & colleagues.
Main duties of the job
1. To contribute to the delivery of services to meet the trust objectives.
2. This role is working on the female PICU unit with occasional cover on the male admission unit.
3. Deliver relevant evidence-based care cluster pathway interventions either in service users' homes or in the crisis beds at Salford Listening Lounge.
4. Engage with carers and significant others in response to identified needs.
5. To contribute to monitoring the quality of work in own service, through active involvement in clinical supervision and reporting any performance/quality issues and related risks.
6. To be responsible for equipment used in carrying out duties, adhering to departmental policy and ensuring the safe use of equipment by others through teaching, training, and supervision of practice.
7. To be responsible for maintaining own competency and self-development.
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Job responsibilities
The post holder will ideally have previous NHS experience and be happy working as part of a team delivering Occupational Therapy within mental health services. They must be able to demonstrate initiative and prioritise a complex workload whilst working both as an autonomous practitioner and as part of a team.
High levels of both written and oral communication are essential to this post with the ability to deliver or discuss difficult diagnosis and prognosis with tact and empathy, managing distressed or aggressive patients or carers or relatives. The post holder must be able to communicate accurate and sensitive information to patients, carers, and relatives as well as within their own team and colleagues.
The Successful Candidate Will
1. Hold a Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
2. Be HCPC registered.
3. Have previous NHS experience within a Mental Health Service.
4. Hold a full, current driving licence and have access to their own vehicle for work purposes.
5. Practice in accordance with the professional, ethical, and legal codes of the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), and Trust and NHS protocols and guidelines.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Hold a Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
* Be HCPC registered.
* Have previous NHS experience within a Mental Health Service.
* Hold a full, current driving licence and have access to their own vehicle for work purposes.
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.
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