Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
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.- 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
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.
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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Tuesday 4 Mar 2025