Main area Occupational Therapy Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8-6pm 4x day's per week over 7 days) Job ref 236-SCO-P432-25
Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site St James House Town Salford Salary £31,049 - £37,796 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/09/2025 23:59
Occupational Therapist
Band 5
Job overview
As a Therapist within the Home First Team you will be involved in many aspects of a patient’s journey from hospital to home. Our team support patients: within the Emergency Village (EV) where they need additional support to return home; through the triage of patient referrals referral to the service with MDT discussion around what pathway is suited to meet their needs and promote independence; and in patient’s homes or short-term placements to help them achieve their rehabilitation goals. This role is primarily based within the community, however there is flexibility in the location of assessments as the service continues to develop, so patients may be assessed for home in the hospital, at home, or within the Emergency Village in Salford Royal.
Home First utilises a Strengths Based Approach in its assessment and intervention with patients, and our Multi-Disciplinary Team is made up of therapists including technicians, nurses, social workers, pharmacists, housing workers, reablement support workers, assistant practitioners, and care coordinators.
We work closely with patients, families and partner organisations and liaise with and signpost to non-statutory services where identified and appropriate.
Main duties of the job
* To support and facilitate hospital discharges within a timely manner providing appropriate assessments.
* To support with the triage process and participate and at times lead discussion around the discharge destinations of patients who are in hospital, or those in the community who may need a short period of rehabilitation and reablement.
* To assess and treat people in their own homes who are experiencing reduced physical and cognitive function with the goal to support them in returning to a level of independence following a functional deficit.
* To provide advice on the management of these patients to any Health and Social Care Professional working within other services, this includes appropriate placement of patients within the community.
* To support the wider team and assist in the development of services within the MDT environment. Therefore, the ability to work as part of a team, leadership skills and experience of supervising staff and students are part of the essential criterion.
* To provide a Therapy service to people in their own homes across Salford over a 7-day working pattern.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
* Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC registered
* Broad range of experience at undergraduate level including managing medical, surgical, neurological and mental health conditions
* Good written communication and verbal communication skills
* Experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Experience of working in the community sector
* Understanding and Evidence of CPD
* Good organisational and time management skills
* Evidence of clinical reasoning skills
* To demonstrate an awareness and understanding of supporting equality and valuing diversity within the role
The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified.
For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants.
The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Read more about this here .
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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.
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