Occupational Therapy Lead | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 pa |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bury, BL8 1JJ |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6159328/236-BCO-P144-24 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, forward thinking, highly motivated, dynamic, Occupational Therapist to join our established innovative, Intermediate Care Team in Bury.
You will be joining a well-established and supportive team, where person-centred care is at the forefront of everything that we do. As a Band 7 Therapy Lead working within the Intermediate Tier, you will play a vital role in our MDT; managing a complex caseload of adult patients, as well as providing clinical leadership for the service.
If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of Bury residents, and further developing the Intermediate Tier services across Bury then we would love to hear from you.
To work autonomously within the Trust policy and professional practice and maintain accurate and comprehensive up to date records.To perform specialist assessment and treatment of patients within the specialty who will have complex and/or acute or chronic conditions.To determine a clinical diagnosis, develop, deliver, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.To take a major role in assisting the Service Manager in clinical governance action plans and in the planning, coordinating, delivery and evaluation of the Service within the speciality.To comply with statutory requirements for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, within HCPC standards and codes of professional conduct.To educate and train qualified and non-qualified healthcare staff up to and including medical staff.To deputise for the Service Lead when required. Supervision through peer support and is largely self driven.To work as a lone practitioner in a community setting .
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 tomake a differenceand we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– 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.
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
In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. However, as members of ethnicity minority groups and individuals with disabilities are currently under-represented at this level of post, we would encourage applications from members of these groups. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
This advert closes on Thursday 25 Apr 2024
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