Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Trafford Discharge To Assess Pathway 2b and Community Rehab within 24 hour care setting

**You must have proven relevant post graduate NHS experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team and access to a vehicle**

We are looking for Band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our Multidisciplinary Team

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, it is an exciting time to be part of our MDT that assesses patients who are discharged from hospital to a temporary community bed and provide rehabilitation to residents in long term care.

The Therapy Team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Rehab Assistants. We work directly with Pathway 2b  MDT and other specialist community services as part of a holistic MDT and link in with the community rehabilitation team to provide input to Trafford residents in long term care. We provide assessments to patients in a supported environment with a view to them returning to home living as independently as possible.

You will be supported full time by an experienced Band 7 Occupational therapist and physiotherapist and have opportunity to further develop your clinical and operational skills through training, supervised practice and professional support.

You will need to be a strong team player, an excellent communicator, adaptable, committed, well organised and work well under pressure. This position requires you to be a car driver, have access to your own vehicle and be able to travel around Trafford.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

This exciting opportunity for a Band 6, a chance to promote Occupational Therapy, gain confidence and professional skills and knowledge in other clinical areas allowing you to be a dynamic practitioner, use various models of practice and the chance to be truly holistic within your role.

The post holder will be responsible for providing a comprehensive assessment of patients having been discharged from hospital via the D2A Pathway 2b to a community bed- based service. The team is multidisciplinary, including other AHP staff, nurse clinicians and social workers. In addition, you will assess and provide rehab to those in long term care, support staff and advise them on how to manage residents.

You will be expected to work collaboratively with members of the MDT team, act as an autonomous practitioner and champion the role of Occupational Therapy within this service.  The ability to problem solve and think on your feet is an integral part of the day to day requirements of this role

The purpose of the role is to provide therapy assessments and professional input to multi-disciplinary decisions about long term care needs and rehab to those living in long term care referred into community rehabilitation.

Care homes are primarily in Trafford, and you will be required to travel to a range of care homes to undertake functional assessments, rehabilitation interventions, recommendation of equipment and to contribute to home assessments.

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 [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!