Occupational Therapist

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Home Treatment team (SHTT) in Stockport as we are currently undergoing a transformation in service delivery and care. We are looking for innovative and enthusiastic people to contribute to this development.We are looking to recruit an Occupational Therapist with experience in Mental Health to work in the HTT.The HTT is a multi disciplinary team with staff from a range of professions including, mental health nurses, occupational therapists, social workers and support workers. The team has a dedicated Consultant Psychiatrist, and full admin support., The core purpose of this role is to work within the Home Treatment team to embed the Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention pathway across the service within the framework of Model of Human Occupation (MOHO), in collaboration with the wider MDT staff and work towards a recovery focused ethos.

The post holder will function as part of the MDT to deliver the Interventions required to support individuals through the pathway and equip them with the skills and confidence to enable a safe discharge from the service. This role will involve crisis work; all aspects of the role will be brief and time limited, but will aim to retain an occupational focus.

The post holder will be highly skilled and competent in conducting OT assessments developing outcome based needs led care plans, facilitating the implementation of the agreed plan of care and evaluating its effectiveness utilising evidence based outcome measures.

The post holder will provide a range of highly skilled interventions that will be delivered on both a group and individual basis and share those skills with other team members.

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We are really proud of our Pennine Care People and do everything we can to make sure we're a great place to work.