Job overview
JOB SUMMARY:
The post holder will provide skilled occupational therapy assessments, treatment and advice to adult patients on the Acute Frailty Hub. They will undertake a leading role in the assessment, diagnosis and formulation of therapy treatment goals as well as advising and treating patients, carers, families and staff of other agencies. The post holder will also provide daily leadership within the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) with other therapists, nursing staff, Technical Instructors, Health Care Therapy Assistants, students and other health professionals visiting the unit.
Main duties of the job
Assess patients for their potential for rehabilitation and suggest therapy goals Manage a rehabilitation clinical caseload alongside others within the multidisciplinary team. Provide a quality occupational therapy service to patients on the Frailty unit. Ensure a range of therapies are on offer daily to patients including group activities and one to one interventions. Ensure professional and legal standards are maintained. Liaise with other members of the MDT to ensure that the intermediate care service contributes to timely and appropriate patient discharge home. Contribute to the Trust objective to reduce length of stay whilst ensuring a high standard of patient care and achievement of therapy outcome measures. Recognise the need to refer to other agencies Ensure that patients access prompt and appropriate occupational therapy assessment and treatment. Assess for, prescribe and issue a range of equipment including seating, splinting, mobility aids and aids to daily living. Provide daily clinical leadership and operational management support to the other members of the MDT. Work as an autonomous practitioner, to be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of a caseload. Adhere to national, local and professional guidelines and standards of care relating to professional practice. Provide clinical leadership and support of staff in complex and contentious clinical situations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description for the Acute Frailty Hub. This provides full details of the role, responsibilities and the person specification.
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Post graduate experience within a health care setting
- Post graduate experience of working with complex medical and long term conditions
- Experience in working within a multidisciplinary team
- Post graduate experience and knowledge in 3 or more of areas i.e. orthopaedics, amputees, care of the elderly, neurology and Intermediate care.
Desirable
- Member of appropriate specialist interest group
- Experience in working in Intermediate care
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
Skills and knowledge
Essential
- Excellent communication skills – written, verbal and computer skills
- Able to demonstrate the implementation of the OT process effectively.
- Ability to manage and prioritise own caseload
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to delegate tasks appropriately
- Ability to recognise own abilities and limitations
- Evidence of recent CPD
- Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites to meet the operational requirements of the role
- Ability to work flexibly with excellent time management and self-discipline
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Ability to translate the national and local agenda to own working and to participate in shaping and implementing the vision for the future development of the Intermediate care services. •
- Ability to demonstrate a contribution to personal and team continued professional development and a commitment to evidenced based practice.
- Willingness to undertake the training required to carry out the job
- Willingness to abide by the Tameside and Glossop Integrated care organisation policies and procedures
- Ability to understand own abilities and potential to use this to overcome obstacles to build teams, secure best outcomes for service improvements. ▪ ▪
- Ability to understand own limitations, style and emotions and those of others and be clear about the impact of such behaviours in diverse and complex situations.
- Ability to demonstrate a clear and positive value base both personally and on behalf of the Trust and understand the interplay of this within NHS Code of Conduct
- Ability to exhibit a deep motivation to improve performance in the health service.
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This advert is for Occupational Therapist with Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (Maternity cover). The application deadline is 08 Sep 2026.
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