Specialist Occupational Therapist | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 17 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 October 2024 |
| Location: | Warrington, WA5 1UD |
| Company: | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6650717/350-MHC6584685-A |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Warrington Recovery Team as a B6 Occupational Therapist on a 12 month fixed term/secondment basis, to help cover maternity leave.
We are a highly regarded, well led service that provides care, treatment and support to adults with significant mental health needs within the Borough of Warrington.
As part of an experienced and supportive MDT, you will undertake OT assessments, helping to meet the needs of our service users and liaising with partner agencies. You will also facilitate 1-1 and group activities with client groups, to promote independence, education and social inclusion.
Our office base is Wakefield House, in the centre of Warrington and our core hours are Mon-Fri 9 to 5.
Part of an MDT providing care, treatment and support to adults with significant mental health needs within the Borough of Warrington.
Undertake OT assessments of need with identified service users.
Facilitate 1-1 and group activities, to promote independence, education and social inclusion.
Work alongside the wider MDT to provide a holistic approach to care.
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
For a more detailed description of this post and person spec please see attached details, related to this post.
This advert closes on Monday 14 Oct 2024