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Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist
Band 7
Main area Occupational therapy Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Weekend working on a rota) Job ref 349-CSS-6955052*
Site North Manchester General Hospital Town Manchester Salary £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59
Job overview
We are looking for a forward-thinking senior specialist Occupational Therapist to join us and lead our occupational therapy team on the acute medical wards here at North Manchester General Hospital.
The team consists of rotational staff at band 5 and 6 and an assistant, and we work very closely with the physiotherapy team and other members of the MDT. While your caseload will be complex and fast paced, the service provides high quality care to patients using the "discharge to assess, home first" approach, and you will need sound clinical skills and experience in an acute setting to continue to develop the service.
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic person to come and build on the existing team and take a lead on developing the service to ensure the highest possible standards. Another important part of the role is developing and teaching junior staff and students to support their professional development. The team’s development and wellbeing is paramount and you will be well supported in your role by the site lead occupational therapist, as well as receiving peer support from other team leads.
If you are interested in applying please do contact us to discuss further.
Main duties of the job
* Leading a medical team consisting of band 6, band 5 and therapy assistants
* Supporting junior staff with complex cases and complex discharge planning
* Leading the team and being a role model for the medical team
* Service development within the medical team
* Promoting the role of Occupational Therapy to the wider MDT
* Attending specialist interest groups and being involved in coaching and training of junior staff
* Attending meetings in the absence of the Site Lead OT
* Managing a complex and varied clinical case load
* Ensuring the running of peer groups for band 5 and band 6 staff
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll 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 you’ll 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Registration
* 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
* Clinical Educators Course
* Registered member of the British Association of Occupational Therapy
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, Royal 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 of less experienced staff/students and assistants
Clinical Skills and Abilities
* Ability to work as part of a team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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