Specialist Occupational Therapist inWythenshawe inWythenshawe PUBLISHED 17 DEC 2023
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To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
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 at
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Are you a passionate and driven Occupational Therapist with the desire to support people in regaining and maintaining their own independence? Do you have the drive to support operational change and inspire others to do so? Can you be a spokesperson for your patients and promote their wellbeing? If so, this may be the position for you.
OPAL House is a specialist reablement unit based at Wythenshawe Hospital in south Manchester designed to support older people in the transition from the acute hospital site to their own home following a period of acute illness. You will undertake occupational therapy assessment and treatment with the specific aim to instil functional independence and support their physical and mental wellbeing.
You need to have specialist assessment and treatment skills to support and inform discharge plans. You will be able to manage a varied caseload autonomously and be able to work within a multidisciplinary team.
You will support the Senior Practitioner in the day-to-day running of the team and contribute to service development. You will haveexperience working in frailty and acute medicine and be able to demonstrate a high level of manual handling skills.
You will supervise staff including band 5 OT's and Band 4 Therapy Technicians. You will support, train and educate others, both through in-service training sessions.
To perform advanced occupational therapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to develop and deliver a robust assessment and treatment programme. This will involve close liaison with community therapy services, day services, the voluntary sector and other providers.
To be responsible for your own caseload, working without direct supervision.
To be able to carry out comprehensive generic therapy assessments and interventions in line with best practice such as the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment framework, identifying required interventions including support in the assessment and discharge planning of complex medical patients, directing clients towards the most appropriate pathways of care.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
To supervise, educate and assess the performance of occupational therapy students (this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the level of clinical practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification). This role is supported through access to a clinical educator's course if required.
To support the therapy team lead in the ongoing development of the OPAL House therapy service. To undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice. To make recommendations to the Therapy team lead for changes to practice.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
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 at
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Are you a passionate and driven Occupational Therapist with the desire to support people in regaining and maintaining their own independence? Do you have the drive to support operational change and inspire others to do so? Can you be a spokesperson for your patients and promote their wellbeing? If so, this may be the position for you.
OPAL House is a specialist reablement unit based at Wythenshawe Hospital in south Manchester designed to support older people in the transition from the acute hospital site to their own home following a period of acute illness. You will undertake occupational therapy assessment and treatment with the specific aim to instil functional independence and support their physical and mental wellbeing.
You need to have specialist assessment and treatment skills to support and inform discharge plans. You will be able to manage a varied caseload autonomously and be able to work within a multidisciplinary team.
You will support the Senior Practitioner in the day-to-day running of the team and contribute to service development. You will haveexperience working in frailty and acute medicine and be able to demonstrate a high level of manual handling skills.
You will supervise staff including band 5 OT's and Band 4 Therapy Technicians. You will support, train and educate others, both through in-service training sessions.
To perform advanced occupational therapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical and psychological conditions, to develop and deliver a robust assessment and treatment programme. This will involve close liaison with community therapy services, day services, the voluntary sector and other providers.
To be responsible for your own caseload, working without direct supervision.
To be able to carry out comprehensive generic therapy assessments and interventions in line with best practice such as the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment framework, identifying required interventions including support in the assessment and discharge planning of complex medical patients, directing clients towards the most appropriate pathways of care.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
To supervise, educate and assess the performance of occupational therapy students (this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the level of clinical practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification). This role is supported through access to a clinical educator's course if required.
To support the therapy team lead in the ongoing development of the OPAL House therapy service. To undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice. To make recommendations to the Therapy team lead for changes to practice.
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