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We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dedicated registered Occupational Therapist. We have a well established Occupational Therapy team providing assessment and treatment for patients with complex sensory and health needs in a variety of community settings. The Occupational Therapy Service is a citywide service and works as part of an multi-disciplinary.

Clinical support, professional development and guidance will be provided by the Professional Lead Occupational Therapist within the Occupational therapy team. As part of this post you will be actively involved in developing, and facilitating group work.

With the diversity of presentation of the patients within our service, you will have ample opportunity to develop your skills in all areas of Occupational therapy, you will also have the ability to work as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team with strong links to Social Care providers.

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary health and social care Community Learning Disability Team (CALDS) to provide a specialist Occupational Therapy service to adults with a range of learning disabilities.
• Develop, use and apply specialist knowledge, skills and experience when undertaking Occupational Therapy assessments with people with learning disabilities.
• Use evidence-based practice and person-centre principles when assessing and treating people with learning disabilities.
• Manage a complex caseload of people with learning disabilities, both autonomously and under supervision
• Work as part of a city-wide Occupational Therapy service to benefit people who are learning disabled.
• Contribute to service developments.
• Participate in the development and provision of multi-professional training to the CALDS, independent sector and other agencies.
• Undertake a professional educator’s course.
• Participate in the facilitation of therapeutic group work.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve 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 new Green Plan which will set 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.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

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, email our team [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!