Specialist occupational therapist

The post holder will be expected to work within the multidisciplinary Tameside adult learning disability team managing a defined caseload of service users providing core occupational therapy interventions that enables individuals to work towards valued lifestyle and aim for optimum level of functional ability including:

Bringing a focus on meaningful occupation and its impact on behaviour and function for service users.

Specialist advice to other team members and other agencies.

To provide leadership for junior staff through supervision and appraisal and regularly supervise occupational therapy students on practice placement.

To contribute fully to the planning, development and evaluation of occupational therapy services within the Community Team initiating and leading defined projects and participating in multidisciplinary working parties.

To develop and deliver bespoke training and support packages to provider agency staff and others including families in conjunction with the multidisciplinary team.

To undertake occupational therapy assessments, addressing occupational

performance, strengths and skills deficits, enabling the service user in areas of self\-care, productivity and leisure.

To collaboratively identify the goals of occupational therapy intervention with the service user as part of the overall care plan.

To work as part of a multi\-disciplinary team to meet the wide range of therapeutic needs of our service users.

To plan and implement individual and / or group evidence\-based interventions, in collaboration with the service user, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.

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’re really proud of our \#PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.

Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance

Access to Continued Professional Development

Involvement in improvement and research activities

Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service

Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

Plan interventions to take place in the most appropriate settings including the service user’s own home, the community, day service or work base where they might attend.

To monitor and evaluate intervention, to measure progress and ensure

effectiveness using evidence based practice.

Demonstrate collaborative working across multi\-agencies; both within and beyond learning disability and statutory services.

To work closely with service users, carers and families to establish good

therapeutic relationships which allow joint problem solving and management planning.

To provide support and education to service users and carers regarding specific therapeutic intervention / approach.

To facilitate therapeutic groups or projects where there is an identified OT role.

To attend appropriate case conferences, referral and review meetings,

contributing to decisions with regard to service user care plans.

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