Occupational Therapist - Older Adults

Job summary

The post holder will deliver holistic occupational therapy assessments and interventions to service users admitted on to the older adult's wards of the Moorside Inpatient Unit. Establishing levels of function, evaluating and reducing risk and facilitating occupational performance to support recovery and enable discharge.

We are looking for skilled and dynamic Occupational Therapist to join our fully integrated multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate be an enthusiastic, committed and highly motivated team player with excellent communication skills, providing evidence based clinical assessments and recovery focused interventions including individual and group work.

You will work closely with the multidisciplinary team and with senior Occupational Therapists on the unit. The successful candidate will ideally have experience of working with older adults within an acute inpatient mental health setting and will demonstrate knowledge and skill of current good practice in older adults and dementia care. They will be committed to student education and their own personal development.

Main duties of the job

To manage a defined caseload of clients of any age within the designated Inpatient Wards with complex physical and mental health needs using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and record all interventions, and in line with relevant clinical pathway (functional or dementia) as outlined within the operational procedure

To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the inpatient service with the designated team, holding responsibility for defined projects.

To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on fieldwork placement.

Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMW) is delighted to have joined forces with Manchester Mental Health and Social Care NHS Trust (MMHSCT) from 1st January 2017.The new integrated organization will provide inpatient and community-based mental healthcare to people living in Bolton, Salford, Trafford and the city of Manchester, with specialist services covering Greater Manchester and beyond. This change offers a unique opportunity to take a leading role in the implementation of the Greater Manchester Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy and to support the delivery of key priorities around prevention, access, integration and sustainability.

About us

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Moorside Unit, Trafford General

Moorside Unit

Davyhulme

M41 5SL

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHSFT

Address

Moorside Unit, Trafford General

Moorside Unit

Davyhulme

M41 5SL

Employer's website

https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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