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Specialist Occupational Therapist (Rotational)
The closing date is 04 September 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our excellent Band 6 rotation. You will have the opportunity to rotate through: Major Trauma, Neurosurgery, Neuro Rehabilitation, Orthopaedics, Stroke, Emergency Assessment Unit, Aging Complex Medicine & Community Stroke & Neuro Rehabilitation. We are delighted to have a new addition of Critical Care to our rotation specialties. You will work closely with MDT colleagues to enable the best possible outcomes for patients.
You will be well supported by the experienced band 7 OT & Physio's in the teams to provide OT assessment & intervention, along side supervising junior members of the team.
You will work closely with community colleagues to ensure a smooth transition from hospital.
The OT department will support your professional development & your contribution to the development of our service will be valued.
Main duties of the job
You will work as a band 6 OT who rotates across a wide range of specialties to provide you with a wide range of learning opportunities. You will assess & treat patients to enable them to be discharged from hospital to their own homes or to an appropriate rehabilitation setting.
You are required to work at pace, have a sound understanding of the complex medical, physical, cognitive & psychosocial needs of this patients.
You will provide supervision, support & training to junior members of the team & will also receive this from our highly experienced band 7 OT's.
About us
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 tomake a differenceand we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire- to join our team.
Job 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: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc / MSc Occupational Therapy or equivalent
* Post graduate training relevant to rotational
Professional Registration
* HCPC registration
* Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
Knowledge, Training & Experience
* Significant post registration NHS experience of working across core clinical areas including managing medical, surgical, neurological and mental health conditions
* Evidence of a wide clinical theoretical knowledge base
* Experience of working as part of an MDT
* Evidence of supervising junior staff and students
* Evidence of contribution to service improvement / development
* Evidence of CPD
Skills & Abilities
* Good organisational and time management skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
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