Senior Occupational Therapist

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

• Pay Enhancements:

Band

Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am

All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)

1

Time plus 47%

Time plus 94%

2

Time plus 41%

Time plus 83%

3

Time plus 35%

Time plus 69%

4 - 9

Time plus 30%

Time plus 60%

• 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)

Person specification

Professional qualification

Essential criteria

• Degree or diploma in occupational therapy
• HCPC registration

Desirable criteria

• Current Fieldwork Educator qualification within 12 months of appointment (APPLE)

Continuing professional development

Essential criteria

• Current Fieldwork Educator qualification within 12 months of appointment (APPLE)

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of post registration training/learning relevant to mental health

Experience

Essential criteria

• post registration experience as an with mental health experience

Desirable criteria

• Experience of advising and supporting junior staff and/or students

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Knowledge of current best practice in Occupational Therapy in mental health
• Understanding the management of a range of mental health symptoms and behaviour
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Understanding of team dynamics and awareness of how to be a pro-active team member
• Effective written and oral communication skills, including the processing of complex and sensitive information
• Ability to manage own workload, determine priorities and recognise when to delegate
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• Supervisory skills

Desirable criteria

• Training and presentation skills
• Awareness of the issues when deputising for more senior staff.
• Post registration experience in the relevant mental health clinical setting

Important Information about working for GMMH:

All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www..nhsemployers.org

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we'd love to hear from you.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government's website - click here.

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• OT B6 JD & PS (PDF, 512.6KB)
• Important Candidate information (PDF, 178.0KB)
• Guidance on the pre-employment checks procedure (DOC, 35.5KB)
• DBS Policy Statement (PDF, 111.7KB)
• Foundation Trust Membership (PDF, 85.3KB)
• Salary On Appointment Guidelines (DOC, 65.5KB)
• Trust Values (PDF, 149.6KB)
• Privacy Notice (PDF, 368.4KB)