Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Join MFT as an Occupational Therapist where we’re proud to empower our patients to achieve their goals & enjoy life to the full. Come and work at Trafford General Hospital part of the Manchester Foundation Trust family where the Occupational Therapy team is looking forward to welcoming you. We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist who wants to continue to develop their skills working in Stroke Rehabilitation. 

With a commitment to multi-disciplinary working to achieve the best possible care to our stroke patients, you’ll join a dedicated integrated therapy team alongside physiotherapists, speech & language therapists, and Rehabilitation Assistants delivering care on an in patient stroke unit.  

You will benefit from working in our multi professional team who are specialists in the field of stroke rehabilitation with a commitment to ensuring that our care supports patients to meet their goals. Our dynamic team provides plenty of opportunity for learning and development and you will also benefit from working alongside an AHP Consultant. 

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Main duties of the job

Importantly, with a recognised degree in occupational therapy or equivalent & registered with the Health & Care Professionals Council, you’ll monitor & review occupational therapy care plans against outcome measures & adjust care plans to facilitate achievement of goals.

With strong organisational, planning & prioritisation skills, you’ll maintain accurate & comprehensive records of assessment & treatment in line with British Association of Occupational Therapy national standards & local policy.

You’ll effectively examine & assess patients stroke patients, identifying their problems & needs ensuring that medical, psychological, social, environmental & cultural factors are taken in to account.

What’s more, with a flexible attitude & the ability to adapt, you’ll maintain a calm & professional approach to all duties including participating in a weekend and bank holiday rota.

It goes without saying, as a naturally empathetic individual with excellent communication & interpersonal skills, you’ll build rapport & demonstrate compassion towards patients & carers, providing effective advice to individuals during difficult circumstances.

Finally, as a problem solver, with well-developed concentration & analytical skills, you’ll utilise examination & assessment findings to competently plan & carry out realistic programmes of treatment from a range of therapeutic options appropriate to each patient using evidence-based practice in stroke. 

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.