Senior Occupational Therapist - TLCO Community Rehabilitation Team
The post holder will join the Community Rehabilitation Team, a well-established team specialising in physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and patient support work to provide targeted rehabilitation programmes either at patients’ residences or in our outpatient clinical locations. The team operates across two locations: North (Old Trafford) and South (Altrincham), handling referrals for a broad range of conditions affecting functional ability.
Responsibilities
* Manage a complex caseload independently in line with banding and professional expertise.
* Interpret and undertake advanced clinical reasoning to analyse detailed and complex clinical and non‑clinical information.
* Make a justifiable assessment, contribute to diagnosis and prognosis, and recommend the optimal course of occupational therapy intervention.
* Utilise specific OT skills to facilitate and optimise patient treatment.
* Participate in service development, supervise students and band 5 staff, and provide training within the integrated team.
Qualifications
* Advanced assessment and treatment skills with experience managing complex caseloads autonomously.
* Comprehensive rehabilitation experience with adults across falls, orthopaedics, general medicine, and equipment provision (hoists, seating).
* Current UK driving licence and access to a car (required for patient visits).
* Experience within a multidisciplinary team and collaborative practice.
Contact
For further details or to arrange an informal visit, contact Helen Otter, Senior Practitioner Occupational Therapist, at Helen.otter@mft.nhs.uk or 0161 9121593.
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