# Senior Occupational Therapist/Care coordinator

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** North View
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Coordinator (discipline unspecified)
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full time - 37.5 hours per week)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-20T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-06T09:00:44.927Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Sale/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8287812
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8287812?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

To be a key part of the occupational therapy team within Trafford Older Adult CMHT, providing occupational therapy assessment and intervention for older adults who present with organic and functional mental health problems.

To be a key part of the occupational therapy team within Trafford Older Adult CMHT, providing occupational therapy assessment and intervention for older adults who present with organic and functional mental health problems

### Main duties of the job

- To act as a Care Coordinator and fulfil the requirements of this role.
- To support a caseload of older adults with mental health problems, using evidence-based, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and record interventions.
- To provide support, assistance, and advice to carers of older adults with mental health problems.
- To maintain occupational therapy service standards and contribute to the development of the Trust occupational therapy service as a whole.
- To support the Senior Practitioner for Occupational Therapy in the planning, delivery, development, and evaluation of the occupational therapy service.
- To provide an occupational therapy perspective in the area of older adult mental health to the MDT, Social Services, and other organisations.
- To contribute within the wider MDT in the development of clear care pathways regarding support, care and treatment of older adults with mental health problems.
- To undertake the role of Clinical Educator for occupational therapy students on fieldwork placements.
- To support and supervise other Occupational Therapists across the service.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job description and person specification attached for

detailed job description and main responsibilities

- 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

### 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

### On person spec

**Essential**

- Significant post registration experience as an Occupational Therapist

**Desirable**

- Relevant clinical experience working in Mental Health, including experience in Older Adults and Dementia Care.

### on person spec

**Essential**

- Good knowledge of mental health legislation, policy and current best practice, and demonstration and understanding of the implications for Occupational Therapy

**Desirable**

- Able to demonstrate areas of good practice in Older Adult Mental Health

## Documents

- [person spec (pdf, 192.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10605261)
- [job description (pdf, 160.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10605260)
- [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931)

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