Job summary
We are looking for Band6 Occupational Therapist tojoin our Pathway 3 Therapy Team which is a dynamic, thriving and successful team within Manchester.
As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, it is an exciting time to be part of our newly established and presently evolving team that is providing assessment to patients who are discharged from hospital as a short term measure with the aim of completing all assessments and making decisions about long term care needs.
Main duties of the job
The Pathway 3 Therapy Team currently consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and a Rehab Assistant. As a team we work very closely with Pathway 3 Co-coordinators, Social Workers, Nurse Clinicians and other specialist community services. As a team we provide appropriate assessments to patients in a more suitable environment with a view to them potentially being able to return home living as independently as possible with the necessary support.
As well as bringing your clinical skills to the team, you will be a champion of Occupational Therapy and integrated community care. You will need to be a strong team player, an excellent communicator, adaptable, committed, well organized and work well under pressure. This position requires you to be a car driver and be able to travel around the three localities of Manchester to see patients in Discharge to Assess beds situated in Care Homes. Youmust be motivated, enthusiastic and have proven two years post graduate experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
The MLCO has an ambitious vision for integrated health & social care services across Manchester, including the Discharge to Assess Service. Applications are welcomed from qualified and experienced staff
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Relevant Community experience
- Experience of teaching others, mentoring students and supervising junior staff members
- Experience of urgent assessments and developing and delivering care plans to meet these needs
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current health policy and relevance to the delivery of health care service.
- Knowledge and understanding of complex medical, social and psychological needs of older adults.
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution.
Skills
Essential
- Able to organise and prioritise own caseload.
- Able to fully complete tasks within agreed deadlines
- Ability to work to time pressure as part of caseload management
- To carry out risk assessments and ensure effective risk management strategies
- Ability to work in unpredictable environment e.g., manage crisis and reorganise workload at short notice.
other
Essential
- Able to work autonomously
- Car driver / access to an appropriate vehicle on a daily basis and ability to transport equipment safely in vehicle.
- In general, good health and evidence of a good attendance record
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
- Relevant Community experience
- Experience of teaching others, mentoring students and supervising junior staff members
- Experience of urgent assessments and developing and delivering care plans to meet these needs
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current health policy and relevance to the delivery of health care service.
- Knowledge and understanding of complex medical, social and psychological needs of older adults.
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Knowledge of managing difficult situations and conflict resolution.
Skills
Essential
- Able to organise and prioritise own caseload.
- Able to fully complete tasks within agreed deadlines
- Ability to work to time pressure as part of caseload management
- To carry out risk assessments and ensure effective risk management strategies
- Ability to work in unpredictable environment e.g., manage crisis and reorganise workload at short notice.
other
Essential
- Able to work autonomously
- Car driver / access to an appropriate vehicle on a daily basis and ability to transport equipment safely in vehicle.
- In general, good health and evidence of a good attendance record
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
