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Location
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 Per annum(pro rata)
Profession
Occupational Therapist
Grade
Band 6
Deadline
31 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
18 Jul 2025

Job overview

The Manchester community response services offer a seven day service, therefore this entails working some weekends, bank holidays and shift work on a rota basis. The post involves working within the discharge to assess team delivering holistic assessments & interventions to patients in their own homes/ place of residence. Independent travel within the local geographical area to deliver the role is essential.

  • Discharge to Assess- delivered over 7 days 08:00-20:00

With the above in mind, you must have experience of working in the NHS and in community services.  The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an appropriate level of clinical skills in occupational therapy, will be experienced in administering person-centred assessments, as well as implementing and evaluating occupational therapy interventions in a fast paces working environment. You must have a recognised Occupational Therapy qualification and current HCPC registration.

Main duties of the job

The individual will manage a clinical caseload of clients, including those with complex and highly complex needs with support from the band 7 therapists for highly complex patients and supervise the band 4/3 support staff with caseload management.

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!