Job summary
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who would like to develop their clinical and leadership skills by joining our rotation here at North Manchester General Hospital.
The speciality areas on the rotation include medicine, surgery, AMU, frailty, trauma orthopaedics so you experience a broad range of acute specialities as well an opportunity to experience some outpatient work in rheumatology. Previous acute experience is an advantage but community and intermediate care experience would also be relevant and beneficial in the role as we work within the discharge to assess model, and we are able to help you to develop your assessment and intervention skills in this fast paced and exciting environment.
We offer a thorough induction and competencies, with a wide range of support and development opportunities available, including regular supervision and inservice training. We would encourage applications from existing band 6 OTs looking for a new challenge, or a band 5 looking to take a step up. You will be given opportunities in service development.
Applicants should be prepared to participate in a 7 day working service.
Main duties of the job
You should be enthusiastic, motivated, dynamic and a team player. You will carry a caseload of complex and varied patients within each speciality, as well as supervising more junior staff and participating in student training and delegating for your team lead when needed.
This is the ideal opportunity for anyone wishing to develop their clinical and leadership skills. We are committed to your professional development in our supportive and friendly team.
We would welcome contact on the details below if anyone would like to discuss the role.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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 30,000 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 Electronic Patient Record system which 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 Green Plan which sets 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.
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.
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
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised BSC Honours degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- State registration via Health and Care Professions Council
- Evidence of relevant post graduate training including attendance at relevant specialist courses
Desirable
- Involvement in special interest group
- Registered member of the British Association of Occupational Therapy
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of post graduate experience in relevant specialist areas
- Evidence of autonomous post graduate CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
- Specialist knowledge of anatomy and physiology to underpin relevant clinical skills and clinical reasoning
- Ability to work autonomously and take responsibility for specialist clinical caseload.
- Knowledge of how clinical governance affects practice, including quality, audit and risk management
- Effective computer skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Enabling effective team working
- Experience of liaison with other professionals and partnership working
- Teaching and supervision or others
- Ability to use advanced clinical reasoning, making professional judgements in complex and challenging situations
- Manage conflict and defend own viewpoint effectively
- Portray a professional image
- Enable patient choice and participation and support others to do so
- Excellent organisational skills including time management, prioritising and the ability to complete a task.
- To have an understanding of and adhere to relevant Trust/national policies and procedures including, but not limited to, data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety.
- Satisfactory attendance record to support effective service delivery
- Ability to work over 7 days
Desirable
- Knowledge of working of intermediate care and community services
- Previous experience at this level
- Evidence of participation in research
- To have attended a clinical educators course
- Able to travel across sites and community to meet patient need, access training and attend meetings
- Formal supervision and appraisal of others
- Involvement in a cycle of audit activity
- Addressing poor performance in others
- Presentation skills
- Involvement in and responsibility for service development activity
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of therapy assessments and interventions
- To have awareness of own limitations
- Able to work on own initiative
- Flexible
Desirable
- A willingness to utilise the hospital vehicles
- Clean driving licence and use of own vehicle for community staff
- Empathetic and able to deliver unpleasant news
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised BSC Honours degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
- State registration via Health and Care Professions Council
- Evidence of relevant post graduate training including attendance at relevant specialist courses
Desirable
- Involvement in special interest group
- Registered member of the British Association of Occupational Therapy
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of post graduate experience in relevant specialist areas
- Evidence of autonomous post graduate CPD in the form of a detailed personal development portfolio
- Specialist knowledge of anatomy and physiology to underpin relevant clinical skills and clinical reasoning
- Ability to work autonomously and take responsibility for specialist clinical caseload.
- Knowledge of how clinical governance affects practice, including quality, audit and risk management
- Effective computer skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Enabling effective team working
- Experience of liaison with other professionals and partnership working
- Teaching and supervision or others
- Ability to use advanced clinical reasoning, making professional judgements in complex and challenging situations
- Manage conflict and defend own viewpoint effectively
- Portray a professional image
- Enable patient choice and participation and support others to do so
- Excellent organisational skills including time management, prioritising and the ability to complete a task.
- To have an understanding of and adhere to relevant Trust/national policies and procedures including, but not limited to, data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety.
- Satisfactory attendance record to support effective service delivery
- Ability to work over 7 days
Desirable
- Knowledge of working of intermediate care and community services
- Previous experience at this level
- Evidence of participation in research
- To have attended a clinical educators course
- Able to travel across sites and community to meet patient need, access training and attend meetings
- Formal supervision and appraisal of others
- Involvement in a cycle of audit activity
- Addressing poor performance in others
- Presentation skills
- Involvement in and responsibility for service development activity
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of therapy assessments and interventions
- To have awareness of own limitations
- Able to work on own initiative
- Flexible
Desirable
- A willingness to utilise the hospital vehicles
- Clean driving licence and use of own vehicle for community staff
- Empathetic and able to deliver unpleasant news
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).
