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An exciting opportunity has arisen on our Band 6 Occupational Therapy rotation for a motivated Occupational Therapist who is ready to develop their clinical expertise further and increase their level of responsibility and challenge.

Based within the Integrated Community Rehabilitation Service in south Manchester, the post will rotate across 3 areas, Community Therapy, Community Stroke and Intermediate Care. In due course the rotation may be changed or  expanded across other clinical areas in line with service developments.

You will be responsible for managing a diverse caseload of varying diagnoses and complexity and have a flexible approach to working. You will need excellent communication and organisational skills to be able to work effectively with both their OT and multi-disciplinary team colleagues

We are looking for applicants who are passionate about delivering high quality interventions, engage in  service improvements and support greater integration with community services and other providers.

The post is full time Monday – Friday. Some areas of the rotation work extended hours. Amending normal work patterns in these areas is optional. Secondment opportunities will be considered.

Car Driver essential

Main duties of the job

To work as part of an occupational therapist on a community rotation providing assessmentment and treatment to patients with a wide variety of conditions whilst working as part of a wider multi-disciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.