Senior Occupational Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a full-time Band 6 OT has arisen within the Salford Home Based Treatment Team , part of GMMH NHS Foundation Trust.

The post will provide a dedicated OT contribution to the HBTT, alongside wider mental health clinical responsibilities. The successful candidate will use their specialist OT skills to complete assessments, develop recovery-focussed interventions and promote functional recovery, independence and meaningful activity.

The post holder will have a shared role within the team to contribute to the wider assessment, formulation, risk management and care planning of people receiving support from HBTT.

The post will be 60% OT specific in relation to developing the OT service within HBTT, providing assessments, intervention and formulation and in providing clinical supervision to support staff.

We are looking for a skilled, dynamic and compassionate OT to join our fully intergraded Salford team. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, committed and highly motivated team player, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, evidence based occupational therapy and mental health interventions to people experiencing acute mental health difficulties in their own homes and community settings.

Main duties of the job

To provide functional and cognitive Occupational Therapy assessments to service users in their home environments for the Home-Based Treatment Team (HBTT).

To have a designated caseload of service users with OT needs and provide OT assessments and interventions following clinical pathways.

To manage a defined caseload within the HBTT, using evidence based and person-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions that are recovery focused.

To work in collaboration with service users and their carers, family members and other healthcare providers.

To take the lead on identifying and formulating rehabilitation needs ad goals within MDT meetings.

To participate in the duty rota operated by the team.

To provide professional advice for junior and support staff, as well as students on placement.

To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the OT pathway within the HBT and Listening Lounge/Hollybank services.

To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on fieldwork placement.

To abide by the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Professional Standards for OT Practice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

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.