Occupational Therapist - Band 5 to Band 6 Post

Overview

Prescott House Community Mental Health Team are excited to be recruiting a motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join their successful, friendly, and supportive team. This job is being advertised as B5 to 6 progression post.

You will be working in a multidisciplinary team which includes another B6 and B7 Occupational Therapist across the Adults of working Age Division.

• Full‑time Occupational Therapist role within the team, focusing solely on delivering an evidence‑based Occupational therapy service provision.
• Conduct Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions based on the Model of Human Occupation, and on specific work associated with the role of an Occupational Therapist.
• Work with a defined caseload of service users with severe and enduring mental health needs.
• Take a lead on delivering recovery‑focused groups in the community.
• Provide line management support to junior OT members of staff.
• Support and participate in the GMMH community teams duty role, including occasional weekend shifts as part of the GMMH acute care pathway provisions of care, on a rota basis (frequency low).

• Regular clinical supervision will be offered and encouraged from the Salford Community Senior Practitioner for Occupational Therapy based within Ramsgate House.
• Opportunity to participate in monthly Salford Community Occupational Therapy meetings and bi‑monthly Allied Health Professionals CPD sessions.
• Regular supervision, CPD sessions and training to support career progression and staff well‑being.

The Allied Health Professional Lead for Salford is a core member of the Salford Senior Leadership Team, where contribution and leadership from all professional groups is strongly encouraged.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Stephan Palmer

Job title:

Senior Practitioner of Occupational Therapy
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