Job summary
Bury Adult Community Occupational Therapy are looking to recruit 1 Part time (18.75 hrs per week) Band 6 Occupational Therapist to assist in the assessment and treatment of patients in the community who have a wide variety of health needs.

The post holder will participate in the delivery of assessment and rehabilitation programmes to community based patients across a range of acute and long term conditions. In addition, there will be the opportunity to gain experience and develop skills in the specialist areas of Palliative Care and Rheumatology.

You will have the opportunity to work closely with Interdisciplinary teams across the Therapies directorate and participate in NCA wide cross borough learning within specialties.

You will be based within a service committed to service development, delivery of high quality patient care and investment in clinicians seeking to develop clinical expertise in a community setting. You will have access to a robust training/development programme and clinical supervision to support professional progression.

The Community OT Team are actively involved in Patient experience and Quality Improvement initiatives. You will be supported to contribute to QI, Audit and service improvement processes.

An ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs is required. A full UK driving licence and access their own vehicle is therefore essential for this community role.

Main duties of the job
You will work as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist in the Adult Community Occupational Therapy team. You will deliver assessment and rehabilitation programmes to community based patients, managing a varied caseload within the speciality of physical disability / Long term conditions. You will work closely with the Multi-disciplinary team across Community Therapies and have the opportunity to support specialist assessment / treatment planning in Palliative care and Rheumatology.

You will have the opportunity to develop leadership skills, Lead Quality Improvement projects and contribute to staff and service development.

As a Band 6 clinician you will provide supervision, support and training to junior members of the team and students, you will receive support and supervision from the Band 7 team lead and specialist band 7 clinicians.

You will have the ability to cover the geographical footprint across Bury (This does not include public transport.)

About us
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack.

Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Qualifications

• Occupational Therapy Degree
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Evidence of CPD

Professional Registration.

• HCPC Registration.
• RCOT membership

Knowledge, Training and Experience.

• Training in use of standardised cognitive assessment
• Knowledge of Anatomy and Physiology.
• Experience in community based rehabilitation.
• Experience of working in an MDT.
• Experience of community based lone working.
• Audit experience.

Desirable

• Training in splinting.
• Membership of relevant special interest groups.
• Skills in assessment and treatment of cognitive impairment.

Skills and Abilities.

• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Time management skills
• Understanding of clinical governance and risk.
• Contribution to staff and service development.
• Ability to appraise performance.
• Relevant IT skills.
• Presentation and teaching skills.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).