# Senior Practitioner (Occupational Therapy) - Community Rehab > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-practitioner-occupational-therapy-community-rehab/5debab27-171e-4a21-b28b-ca20b42b1825 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-practitioner-occupational-therapy-community-rehab/5debab27-171e-4a21-b28b-ca20b42b1825.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hexagon Tower - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent: Mon-Fri (with some flexibility within service hours of 8am-8pm) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T11:00:47.905Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Manchester/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8200419 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8200419?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The GMMH rehabilitation service seek an experienced OT to be part of the Home Engagement and Rehabilitation Team (HEART). The service is establishing a strong reputation for providing bespoke, intensive and individualised care to service users living with enduring mental health problems to enable them to live their lives to their full potential. This is an exciting time for the division, with the opening of two new rehab housing projects planned for Dec 2026. This post will be integral to the changes and we would welcome applicants with leadership qualities and creative ideas, to support the ongoing development of the service. A specialist interest and experience in mental health rehabilitation is sought. The post holder will offer clinical leadership to the team OTs and offer input / advice to the wider team, partner organisations and service users. There will be an element of general team leadership, included chairing zoning, MDT and safeguarding meetings. We also expect that the post holder will take a lead on the supporting the team to ensure rehab interventions offered to service users are goal orientated.They will lead on partnership working with VCFSEs and the integration of the peer support workers into the team. The post-holder will have access to professional support and supervision from the Team Manager, Professional Lead for OT and Operational Managers with the Rehab Division as well as the Trust wide AHP network. ### Main duties of the job To be responsible, along with two other senior practitioners, for the day-to-day clinical leadership of a multi-disciplinary community mental health rehabilitation team. To ensure the team is integrated, flexible, user-focussed, and recovery-orientated to deliver a safe, effective, and high-quality service to service users with mental health needs. To contribute to service developments and support staff and the wider system through the changes. To contribute to the assessment and review of service users in out of area rehab placements (OAPs) contributing to a target of minimising the use of rehab OAPS in the future. Participation as a member of the division senior management team, in the overall management of rehabilitation services. Participate in the service bronze on site / on call rota as required. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Commitment to effective teamwork and service development **Desirable** - Flexible approach/creative thinking - Non medicacal prescribing qualification - Experience of delivering training ### Knowledge **Essential** - Sound knowledge of the community rehabilitation approach in mental health - Sound knowledge of the current local and national factors influencing mental health rehabilitation services at present - Sound knowledge of the Care Act, Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act **Desirable** - Knowledge of service monitoring and evaluation - Knowledge of change management ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Effective leadership qualities and management styles - Ability to communicate in a variety of settings and form excellent working relationships - Line management and clinical supervision skills - Ability to work to prioritise and work to deadlines **Desirable** - Comprehensive formulation of reports and presentations ### Qualifications and Experience **Essential** - Qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration - Significant post qualifying clinical experience of working within the mental health field - Management and supervision of staff - Leadership skills - positive leadership of a team **Desirable** - Leadership/management training - Experience of working within mental health rehabilitation services - Experience of working within a community service ## Documents - [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931) - [senior practitioner job description (pdf, 368.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10506224) - [senior practitioner person specification (pdf, 496.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10506225) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.