Occupational Therapy Assistant

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
This is an ideal opportunity for someone with experience of working with patients in a health, social or customer care setting.
You will be an essential part of a large team of therapists based at Fairfield General Hospital. The role will involve working as part of the acute medical team.

You will work within the occupational therapy team, however, you will also work as part of the wider MDT. You will be supported by a team which takes a proactive and innovative approach to continuous professional development, evidence based practice and service development.

**Main duties of the job**:
The successful applicant needs to be enthusiastic and motivated to support the inpatient therapy team with timely assessments, therapy and discharges and in doing so, be responsible for providing support work to aid the rehabilitation of patients. You will be dynamic in assisting with the treatment of patients ensuring appropriate pathways of care are followed, as well as demonstrating communication skills via liaison with other agencies as required.

Within this role you will work as part of the acute medical therapy team based on the Fairfield General hospital site, as part of Bury Care Organisation, delivering a range of treatment programmes and will have the ability to manage a delegated caseload. This will include gaining experience on the medical wards, working as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team.

The service is currently working towards providing cover across 7 days.

**Working for our organisation**:
Bury Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. Rated as ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, our Fairfield site delivers innovative patient-centred care, and boasts an award winning Stroke centre and Heart Care unit. Supported by our community services in Bury, a mix of professionals from health, social and voluntary sectors, Bury exemplifies the benefits of a joined up approach to health and social care.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Previous applicants need not apply**

**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent as assessed by local competencies.
- Adequate literacy skills

**Knowledge and Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of the principles of occupational therapy.
- Previous experience as an Occupational Therapy Assistant or previous experience working in social care, nursing or customer care setting
- Experience of working within a team and independently with support.

**Skills and abilities**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to give effective feedback to and liaise with a wide range of individuals.
- Ability to present information in a clear and logical manner.
- Ability to plan own time and that of others.
- Ability to work in a team.
- Comprehend and work within Trust policies

**Personal and professional**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service.

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