Overview
An exciting opportunity for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the Therapies suite, providing input into the male acute adults of working age ward in the Wigan directorate of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH). The post is based in Atherleigh Park Hospital in Leigh and has 17 beds. The unit has 5 wards in total: one PICU, three adults of working age acute wards and one older persons ward.
Responsibilities
* Deliver holistic occupational therapy assessments and interventions to service users on the ward, establishing levels of function, identifying and engaging in their roles and values, evaluating and reducing risk, and facilitating occupational performance to support recovery and discharge planning.
* Complete occupational therapy assessments to support applications for housing or alternative hospital settings and identify longer-term OT/rehab needs that may require support from other statutory NHS services.
* Join an established inpatient therapies team comprising occupational therapists, physiotherapists, psychological therapists, activities co-ordinators and AHP support staff; deliver assessments and interventions on the ward while being an integral part of the therapies site team.
* Operate within a supportive, creative and motivated multidisciplinary team that values Occupational Therapy and practice development, with professional, clinical and managerial supervision and development opportunities aligned to the professional development plan.
* Be an active member of the Trust Network for adults of working age pathways and contribute to developing and implementing OT pathways in this specialist service.
* Demonstrate enthusiasm, commitment and motivation as a team player with excellent communication skills, providing evidence-based clinical assessments and recovery-focused interventions, with support from on-site and organisational therapies teams to develop and support the correct pathway for service users.
Qualifications/Requirements
* Demonstrated commitment to multidisciplinary working and delivery of evidence-based OT interventions.
* Ability to communicate effectively and to work within a busy inpatient setting focused on recovery and discharge planning.
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)
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