Community Occupational Therapist - Adult Health and Social Care

The Salford Adult Social Care (ASC) Therapy team provide the people of Salford (including children) with assessments to support them to be as independent as possible and safe at home for as long as possible. Recommendations following assessment are often funded by the Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG) and therapists have access to the latest in equipment to support assessment outcomes.
Our team has an excellent reputation for innovative working and the Therapists are specialists when it comes to moving and handling too.
You role will involve screening new referrals as they come into the service, carrying out functional assessments within a person's home environment, to identify risks to people within their own home or at times in a hospital setting to aid discharge.
You will use your skills and knowledge around specialist equipment, moving and handling, complex housing adaptations and the use of the DFG. The Community Therapy Service offers a comprehensive induction, regular supervision, and CPD / learning opportunities to support your role and development. Even if you have limited experience or understanding of the role of OT in Adult Social Care, but you are interested to learn, we would really love to hear from you as we can support your development., + To be responsible for the screening, prioritising and allocation of referrals into the service.
+ To contribute to the overall development of the service
+ To be responsible for carrying out Occupational Therapy duties in relation to complex cases requiring a high level of skill, knowledge, and professional expertise
+ To work as an autonomous practitioner in the community, being professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your work, managing your own caseload and maintaining patient and own records.
+ To assist the Operational Lead, Team Manager and B7s, in ensuring the delivery of effective services through the promotion of high standards of practice in assessment and care planning.
+ To work collaboratively with other disciplines, providing positive Occupational Therapy support and advice to enable independence and quality of life.
+ To undertake responsibility for managing specific aspects of practice at the direction of the B7s and Team Manager.
+ To provide clinical supervision, as per the team structure for other members of the team. Also, to supervise individual students and undertake the practice educator role and to provide assessment and support to other staff taking students on placement with the service.
+ A degree or diploma in Occupational therapy is essential along with state registration with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC), 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.
For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

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., 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: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
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For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.