Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic  Occupational Therapist who is passionate about community working to join our Hospital and Community Team, based at the Gorton Hub. This is an exciting new post for someone who is person centered in their practice and who has a particular interest in supporting elderly,  frail patients to progress and remain at home following hospital.

The Hospital and Community Team is well-established team, consisting of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and rehabilitation assistants. You will work with a wide variety of patient presentations, including those with multiple pathologies and complex needs. This is an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively alongside other community teams within Central Manchester, particularly the Discharge to Assess Team to support patient flow and hospital discharges. 
 

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You will provide ongoing support and short- term community rehabilitation to patients, following their hospital discharge aiming to assist them to reach their desired potential in their home environment. You will work closely with acute therapy colleagues at Manchester Royal Infirmary to facilitate hospital discharges for patients with more complex manual handling and seating needs. You will continue to support and follow up these patients into the community.  

You will benefit from working in a friendly team with experienced staff who are committed to high quality patient care and undergraduate education. You will supervise/support more junior staff including students and provide clinical and managerial support to MDT colleagues.  You will also be responsible for leading and developing aspects of the service in agreement with senior staff and you will be supported with learning objectives as part of an established appraisal process. 

We welcome applicants who are enthusiastic and suitably skilled. Our core hours are currently Monday to Friday, 8am-4pm. The post is full time, however, part-time may be considered.  

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.