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Occupational Therapist
Closed for applications on: 31-Mar-2026 00:01
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 31-Mar-2026 00:01
Key details
Location
- Site
- Willowbank Lodge Intermediate Care
- Address
- 67 Cavendish Road West Didsbury
- Town
- Manchester
- Postcode
- M20 1JG
- Major / Minor Region
- Manchester
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity cover)
- Hours
- Part time - 28 hours per week (early shifts 07:30-15:30. late Shifts 10:00-18:00. Weekends on rota basis.)
Salary
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
Job overview
Manchester Local Care Organisation Community Services provide high quality multi-disciplinary care for the residents of Manchester. The aim being to provide patient focused evidenced based care, working with patients and their families to achieve their goals to maximise safety and function within their own environments. We work across two pathways, the newly refurbished intermediate care unit at Willowbank Lodge which is a 23 bedded facility, and also the Central Home pathway team.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a band 5, Occupational Therapist to join the team on a 9 month fixed term contract covering maternity leave.
Advert
To work as part of a team to deliver evidenced based interventions to maximise patients safety and functional abilities.
To provide assessments to understanding the patients functional performance and prescribe equipment/ make recommendations for support to address limitations within patients home environments including residential care settings.
To prescribe and deliver home rehabilitation programs as appropriate to patients needs
The successful candidate will have good communication skills, work well as part of a team and be motivated to deliver high quality patient care. As care is delivered predominantly in patients homes for the community rotations you will need to be able to travel across the area independently to complete home visits.
The successful candidate will benefit from rotating between the two areas Home pathway & Willowbank bed base. The service is dedicated to supporting the development of all of their staff and the successful candidate will benefit from the training opportunities that will be available to them.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.
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We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application
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Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registration with Health Professions Council
- Honours degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- IT skills – European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent
- Further health related qualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to manage caseload
- Ability to work autonomously and as part of an MDT
- Well-developed communication skills with the ability to communicate and extract relevant information
- Ability to produce clear concise written information
- Time management skills
- Ability to demonstrate a sound understanding of clinical governance and risk
- Commitment to engage in CPD
- Ability to appraise own performance
- Basic computer skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of research and audit
- Awareness of relevant National guidance
- Experience of supervision of assistants
- Experience in service development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of experience with relevant conditions
- Evidence of continuing professional development including relevant attendance at postgraduate courses and conferences within the clinical speciality
Desirable criteria
- Previous Community experience
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Phil Turton
- Job title
- Team Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 230 3010
- Additional information
Ranjith Ramachandran
0161 2303010
No longer accepting applications
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