Occupational Therapist

We are looking for a highly enthusiastic and motivated band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our supportive department of around 20 Occupational Therapists and Rehabilitation Assistants, for our Adult Services based at Wythenshawe Hospital part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).

The post is to support our front of house Integrated Therapy Team, consisting of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. The IAT/OPAL team work within the Emergency Department, AMU, OAU (Older Persons Assessment and Liaison) and Clinical Decisions Unit. The team work to a 7-day working rota between the hours of 8.00am and 8.00 pm. There is some flexibility within the rota following discussion with the team leads.

You should be enthusiastic, motivated, dynamic and a team player. Ideally the successful post holder will have experience of community services and Discharge to Assess Pathways. You will be supported by a team leader and you will have opportunities to supervise less experienced staffand students.

Good IT, written and verbal communication skills are essential, as the post holder will be required to liaise with a wide range of health care professionals, inpatient and community as well as patients and their carers.

It is the ideal opportunity for anyone wishing to develop their clinical skills whilst being able to contribute to clinical effectiveness within the Trust. The department is committed to CPD and moving the governments initiatives forward., The post is to support our front of house Integrated Therapy Team, consisting of Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists. The IAT/OPAL team work within the Emergency Department, AMU, OAU (Older Persons Assessment and Liaison) and Clinical Decisions Unit. The team work to a 7-day working rota between the hours of 8.00am and 8.00 pm. There is some flexibility within the rota following discussion with the team leads.

You should be enthusiastic, motivated, dynamic and a team player. Ideally the successful post holder will have experience of community services and Discharge to Assess Pathways. You will be supported by a team leader and you will have opportunities to supervise less experienced staffand students.

Good IT, written and verbal communication skills are essential, as the post holder will be required to liaise with a wide range of health care professionals, inpatient and community as well as patients and their carers.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 Electronic Patient Record system which 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 Green Plan which sets 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.