Senior Occupational Therapist - PICU | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 28 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 27 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Manchester, M8 5RB |
| Cwmni: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7333719/437-7333719 |
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An exciting opportunity for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist has arisen within the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)in the Manchester directorate of Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMMH).
The post holder will deliver holistic Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to service users being cared for on the PICU establishing levels of function, identifying and engagement in their roles and meeting their values, evaluating and reducing risk and facilitating occupational performance to support recovery and enable the individual to prepare for discharge from PICU/hospital. This may also include completion of occupational therapy assessments to support applications for housing or alternative hospital settings and to identify any longer term occupational therapy/rehab needs that would require support from other statutory NHS services
The post holder will join an established inpatient occupational therapy team comprising 2 other band 6 OTs and 4 band 5 OTs. There are a number of AHP support workers employed across the unit.
River Ward PICU is a 10 bedded male PICU based in North View hospital. The unit also has 7 adult of working age acute mental health wards, 1 ward for older adult service users and 1 rehab unit.
We are looking for skilled and dynamic Occupational Therapist to join our fully integrated multidisciplinary team.
· To provide functional and cognitive Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to support the recovery of service users in the PICU.
· Deal with complex physical and mental health needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate and record all interventions in line with relevant clinical pathways.
· To work with service users and their carers/family members on a 1:1 basis or in a group setting.
· To provide professional advice for junior and support staff, as well as students on placement.
· To participate in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of the OT pathway within PICU.
· To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on placement.
· To abide by HCPC standards, the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct and the Royal College of Occupational Therapy Professional Standards for OT Practice.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.
Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.
Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.
Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)
This advert closes on Monday 11 Aug 2025