Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (Neuro rehab)
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences (MCCN) is excited to be advertising a newly funded Band 7 Occupational Therapist post based at the Devonshire Intermediate Neuro rehab unit (INRU) in Stockport. This post will form part of the expansion of therapy staffing at this highly regarded INRU. The Devonshire INRU will join the wider Neurorehabilitation therapy services operated by MCCN which includes the Hyper acute and acute services at Salford Royal (C2 and L1) and the Floyd Unit INRU in Rochdale.
The Devonshire Unit is an independent Neurorehabilitation facility based in the vibrant and easily accessible town of Stockport, 8 miles from the City of Manchester and close to the Peak District. It is a 19 bedded unit for the care of post-acute patients requiring ongoing community-based in-patient rehabilitation. The unit has well established and effective links with the community teams working across all its localities.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Band 7 with significant experience in Neuro rehab to be part of this fantastic, expanding and developing service. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate their experience in Neuro and Neuro rehab and their commitment and enthusiasm in both people and service development.
If you are interested then please contact us for more details.
Main duties of the job
* To lead on and provide, highly specialist, individualised, Occupational therapy interventions for all patients admitted with a Neurological condition.
* The role involves clinical, leadership and educational opportunities to develop outstanding evidence-based practice in the occupational therapy management of patients with complex neurological conditions.
* Excellent communication skills will be required to liaise effectively with treating clinicians, the patient, their family members, and community services and support networks throughout the patient pathway.
* To lead on the development of the team and wider Neurorehab services to ensure they meet the high standards of excellence being driven across in-patient Neurorehabilitation.
* To provide effective and supportive leadership and management to the Occupational Therapy and Therapy assistant team at the Devonshire Unit as required.
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. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
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
Qualifications
* HCPC Registered
* BSc/MSc Degree in Occupational Therapy
Skills
* Post graduate training relevant to neurorehabilitation to include cognitive assessment and rehabilitation
* Completion of basic Bobath course
* Experience in leading complex capacity assessments
* Active involvement in COT specialist interest group
Experience
* Substantial post registration NHS experience including working across Neuro and ortho specialities
* Proven NHS experience working with patients of neurological presentation at Band 6 level or above.
* Evidence of working in Neurorehabilitation in a community setting.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
* Evidence of wide clinical theoretical knowledge base and specialist knowledge in assessment and treatment of patients with complex neurological illness or injury, multiple pathologies, and progressive conditions
* Highly developed communication and leadership skills with evidence of post graduate training
* Experience of working as part of an MDT in acute and rehab settings
* Evidence of supervising and appraising other staff and students
* Evidence of leading service improvement/development initiatives
* Evidence of complex decision making processes including where capacity decisions may be required
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.
Address
The Devonshire Intermediate Neurorehabilitation Unit
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