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An exciting opportunity for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist has arisen within the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in the Trafford directorate of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH).
The post holder will deliver holistic occupational therapy assessments and interventions to service users being cared for on the PICU, establishing levels of function, identifying and engagement in their roles and meeting their values, evaluating and reducing risk and facilitating occupational performance to support recovery and enable the individual to prepare for discharge from PICU/hospital. This may also include completion of occupational therapy assessments to support applications for housing or alternative hospital settings and to identify any longer term occupational therapy/rehab needs that would require support from other statutory NHS services.
The post holder will be an active member of the Trust Network for PICU pathways and will be involved in developing and implementing OT pathways.
Trafford PICU is a 6 bedded male PICU based on the Moorside Unit at Trafford general Hospital.
We are looking for skilled and dynamic Occupational Therapist to join our fully integrated multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic, committed and highly motivated team player with excellent communication skills, providing evidence based clinical assessments and recovery focused interventions.
Job Summary/Purpose
* To provide functional and cognitive Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to support the recovery of service users in the PICU.
* Deal with complex physical and mental health needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate and record all interventions in line with relevant clinical pathways.
* To work with service users and their carers/family members on a 1:1 basis or in a group setting.
* To provide professional advice for junior and support staff, as well as students on placement.
* To participate in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of the OT pathway within PICU.
* To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on placement.
* To abide by HCPC standards, the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Professional Standards for OT Practice.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jenny Owen Job title: AHP Lead Acute Care Group Email address: Jennifer.Owen@gmmh.nhs.uk
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Health Care Provider
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
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