Specialist Occupational Therapist-Team Lead | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | Salford., M30 0BL |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6150101/236-SCO-P154-24 |
Summary
To take a clinical lead role in supporting people with Learning Disabilities to experience improved health, wellbeing, skills, and integration into their community. To undertake advanced assessment and treatment of people within a significant clinical caseload, and support and supervise the assessment and treatment functions of junior staff. And, to actively contribute to the development and delivery of the Multi-Disciplinary Health Professional Team’s response to the current and emerging needs of people with Learning Disabilities in Salford.
Provide clinical leadership within the Health Professional Team and support other team members as appropriate.
Independently manage a significant clinical workload and be an expert in the holistic assessment of the needs of people with learning disabilities.
Develop, implement, and evaluate evidence based treatment programmes.
Monitor and improve standards of support by contributing to the review and redevelopment of service plans, efficient use of resources, clinical audit, and research.
Work as part of the integrated multi-disciplinary team across health and social care to ensure high quality support and positive outcomes.
Be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of your work, including maintaining patient and own records
Liaise and communicate with the person, family/carers, multi-disciplinary team, social services and external agencies.
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 Monday 6 May 2024
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