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Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist with a keen interest in Rehabilitation? Then this is the place for you!

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Team Leader Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to work within the clinical specialty of Acute Medicine at Fairfield General Hospital in Bury. We would welcome you to join our dynamic and supportive team. If you are passionate about making a difference, this team is for you.  We aim to restore optimal function and promote independence and wellbeing of patients whilst facilitating discharge and linking in with our community partners. We offer an innovative service and pride ourselves on providing evidence based, quality care.  

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Within this role, you will have the opportunity to lead a team of highly skilled Physiotherapists/Occupational Therapists, working closely with the MDT based on the rehabilitation unit on ward 24.

You will have NHS experience and provide support to the team to perform specialist assessment/ treatment of patients admitted through the acute medical pathway to facilitate their ongoing management and discharge into community services.

You will gain experience of working in a busy and pro-active environment where evidence-based practice is embedded and joint working, service development and CPD is encouraged. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced band 6 looking to progress in their career or an existing band 7 wanting to specialise in this dynamic clinical area.

As a band 7 you will  receive support from your peers and from the Band 8 Operational & Professional Therapy Lead.  You will be expected to provide supervision to more junior staff and students. 

You will also be expected to support the Operational and Professional Lead with clinical governance action plans and service development/implementation.

The service operates over 6 days and is working towards a 7 day model and therefore there is an expectation to be flexible in terms of working patterns. Some weekend working and bank holidays are required as part of the role and extra hours if necessary. This is a full-time post, however, the options for working hours will be discussed with the successful applicant.

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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 to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three

core values - care, appreciate and inspire – 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 betterwork-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information

around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website

https://www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk