Job overview
Our Learning Disabilities Care Hub delivers care in the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with primary care, local authorities and other social and health care and voluntary sector providers. The Learning Disabilities Care Hub consists of community learning disability teams for adults, children and young people as well as two residential services. Our service users are at the heart of everything we do, and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible experience as well as delivering safe, high-quality care.
The postholder will work closely with clinicians, commissioners, VCSE, learning disability teams, and service users, families and carers.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to appoint a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist who is passionate about improving the lives of people with a learning disability, their families and carers working in the award winning admissions avoidance service, Radcliffe Place. The postholder will develop and provide a highly specialist Occupational Therapy service to service users who have complex needs within the context of a multidisciplinary team. This will involve working with vulnerable and extremely challenging individuals. Assessment and interventions will be delivered using person and relationship centered approaches within the unit and at times, across the learning disability care hub supporting other locality community learning disability teams.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:
* Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
* Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
* Access to Continued Professional Development
* Involvement in improvement and research activities
* Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
* Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
• To provide a safe, effective, responsive, efficient, timely, occupational therapy service to people with learning disabilities, their families and carer’s
• To undertake a range of comprehensive assessments with individuals with complex and challenging needs. This assessment work requires a highly specialist knowledge base on which to practice
• To develop a range of person centered, specialist interventions to meet the needs of people with a learning disability
• To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of intervention packages by evaluating evidence-based practice and implementing outcome measures
• To develop individualised therapy guidelines in a format that are easily understood by people with a learning disability, their families and carer’s
• To provide and receive highly complex, sensitive information from service users, their families and carer’s. This requires highly developed communication skills to overcome the significant barriers experienced by this client group.
• The post holder will work in a person-centered way across a variety of community settings that are meaningful to the individual. The comprehensive / specialist assessment and subsequent intervention addresses the person’s physical, cognitive, perceptual, psychological, sensory, social and emotional needs, in the area of activities of meaningful occupation. This assessment work requires a highly specialist knowledge base on which to practice
• To embrace a proactive approach to the development of a healthy and active lifestyle
• To manage a complex cases and prioritise cases, balancing own workload
• To deliver the care pathways and take an active role in the review of these pathways.
• To undertake assessment of personal and environmental risk to individuals and to advise on measures to minimise or manage risk within the individuals support networks.
• To utilise peer support from other occupational therapists within the care hub and across the Greater Manchester footprint
• To demonstrate negotiation skills in dealing with complex and challenging issues including families and other professionals
• To ensure accurate records are maintained ensuring all documentation meets trust record keeping standards, this includes electronic or paper records.
• To actively network with other members of the team and wider care hub to support projects and ensure best practice is maintained.
• To attend and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings to enable sharing and development of therapeutic practice
• To provide consultation to the wider multi-disciplinary team with complex cases
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
* Degree Qualification or Equivalent
* Health Professions Council State Registration – Licence to Practice
* Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses or other post graduate training plus further experience to Masters level
* Post registration training
* Evidence of multidisciplinary working
Desirable criteria
* Relevant clinical experience at post graduate level
* Experience in developing specialised packages of care
* Experience of working within a relevant specialist area
* Experience of working collaboratively with parents, carers and professionals
* Experience of training others
* Experience of managing complex needs of service users with Learning Disabilities
* Experience of providing supervision to junior members of staff
* knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions relevant to the client group
* Excellent interpersonal skills, including observation, listening and empathy
* Prioritisation skills and caseload management skills
* Ability to work flexibly Ability to demonstrate cultural awareness in service delivery and clinical practice
* IT skills
📝 Application support - We also offer virtual application support sessions each month, where you will learn some hints and tips to support you in completing your application form. To secure your place, and to find out more visit the on our website.
🌍 Sponsorship Information - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the
📬 After You Apply - Once your application is submitted, you’ll receive updates via email. Shortlisting is based on how well you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview, and invitations will be sent by email.
✅ If You're Offered the Role - If successful, the hiring manager will contact you directly with a verbal offer. They will then notify the Recruitment Team and submit the necessary paperwork. You’ll receive a formal conditional offer via email
🔍 Pre-Employment Checks - To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with. These include:
* Identity verification
* Right to work check
* Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role)
* Professional registration and/or qualification check
* Occupational health assessment
* Employment history and reference validation
All applicants external to Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history and references.
If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.
🚀 Once Checks Are Complete -
The Recruitment Team will coordinate with you and the hiring manager to confirm a start date. You’ll be booked onto a Trust Welcome Session and receive your Pennine Care NHS Terms and Conditions.
📣 Additional Information -
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the communities we serve. We actively encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds to help us grow, innovate, and improve.
If you wish to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet the essential criteria for the role.
If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact us on 0161 716 3181 as early as possible so we can support you.
Please note:
* We do not accept unsolicited contact from recruitment agencies. Hiring managers should not be contacted directly.
* We may close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure your application is considered, please apply as soon as possible.
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225 Old Street
225 Old Street
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Telephone
01617163181