Main area: Community Mental Health
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working)
Job ref: 437-6937814
Employer: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: various sites in Manchester available
Town: Manchester
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/03/2025 23:59
Occupational Therapist Community
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
South Mersey CMHT are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic occupational therapist to join our busy Community Mental Health Team. This is a split post with 50% responsibility for care coordination and 50% for occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
This post will be supported by the Band 7 Occupational Therapy lead and Operational manager for the team.
We promote personal development through local training or the range of CPD activities offered within the trust and local HEIs.
Main duties of the job
1. Accept and screen referrals to the recovery pathway and allocate as appropriate.
2. Provide support supervision and guidance as necessary in relation to cases allocated to recovery team members.
3. Be aware of and practice within the relevant legislative clinical guidelines issued by local and national statutory bodies and be legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of work.
4. Actively access and evaluate ongoing up to date Occupational therapy evidence based research to underpin, develop and inform clinical practice.
Working for our organisation
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification
Person specification
Education
* Degree in Occupational Therapy
* Registration with HPC
* AMPS Training
* Model of Human Occupation training
* Care Programme Approach Training
* Equality Diversity Awareness Training
Experience
* Using a variety of Occupational vocational assessments
* Identifying barriers to goal achievement
* Planning and carrying out evidence based interventions
* Supporting clients to achieve their goals
* Providing Occupational Therapy in a mental health setting
* Personal experience of mental health issues
* Experience of working in a community setting
* Experience of supervising support staff
Knowledge
* Issues of and relating to mental illness
* Evidence based Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions relevant to mental health
* Mental health legislation
* Reflective practice
* Knowledge of local cultures, social diversity and an ability to work as an OT within this context
* Standardised Assessments e.g. the assessment of Motor and process skills MOHO
* The social Model of disability
Skills
* To use a variety of Occupational assessments
* To plan and implement evidence based interventions aimed at achieving user goals
* To write records and reports
Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.
The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups.
**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**
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