Occupational Therapist

3 weeks ago

Salford, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health Full time

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity that requires someone who is motivated, enthusiastic, pragmatic, and always put the person at the centre of everything they do. The successful individual will hold a caseload of individuals requiring Occupational Therapy formulation and assessment and support a group programme. You will work alongside a fabulous team who have a strong sense of belonging, a keen focus on recovery and supporting people to achieve their goals. Living Well has a wealth of resource to support individuals achieve their aspirations such as access to housing, welfare, employment support and several other professional roles.

Main duties of the job

The main responsibilities of the role are:

Educate the team about occupational participation and the benefits. Social inclusion, social prescribing, and recovery Work in partnership with other agencies and community organisations. Develop occupational groups. Develop an occupational Therapy pathway in Living Well Provide Occupational assessment and formulation. Identify barriers to occupational participation and advice on how we can reduce barriers. Plan and carry out evidence-based interventions. Work closely with the multi-agency team. Strengthen our Cased Based discussion by bringing an occupational therapy lens.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over  6,400  members of staff, who deliver services from more than  160  locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Pay Enhancements – 36% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 72% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years Excellent pension Cycle to work scheme Car Lease scheme Wellbeing programme

Person specification

essential

Essential criteria

Correct Qualification

Desirable criteria

Community Experience

Essential

Essential criteria

Demonstrable post-qualification experience of working with complex health problems, including problems associated with complex relational and emotional needs, and severe depression, anxiety, co-morbid substance misuse and trauma.

Desirable criteria

Community Experience

 Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

Sponsorship will be offered for eligible roles that meet the salary requirements. Please review guidance from the UK Government . Please note, most health and care jobs must have a salary of at least £23,300, and other eligible jobs may require have a salary of £38,700 or higher, depending on your individual circumstances.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities. 

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment.

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