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
• 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

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Post registration training relevant to mental health.
• Documented evidence of post graduate CPD as per RCOT guidelines to meet HCPC registration requirements, throughout career relevant to mental health field, i.e., RCOT short courses, conference attendance, conditions management, theory updates, reflective practice etc.

Desirable criteria

• Post registration qualification in a clinically orientated area.
• Leadership or management qualification.
• Fieldwork Education qualification or obtaining the same within 6 months of appointment

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant clinical experience as an Occupational Therapist, in appropriate clinical area
• Experience of supervising others.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a range of mental health settings
• Experience of working with clients with a range of physical health problems, including provision of equipment and minor aids
• Experience of audit and research procedures.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Comprehensive knowledge and application of OT models, assessment and interventions relevant to client group.
• Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work
• Knowledge and application of standardised mental health assessments, outcome measures and specialist tools
• Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities in a demanding environment
• Ability to analyse and advice on professional and ethical issues
• Supervisory/ Appraisal skills
• Ability to reflect on and critically appraise own performance
• Ability to organise and respond to complex, sensitive and contentious information
• Computer literacy
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships
• Knowledge of legislation and current best practice
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance and to actively participate in quality initiatives
• Detailed knowledge and experience of risk assessment and management
• Good knowledge of Safeguarding and Best Interest procedures
• Extensive knowledge of current best practice in OT in mental health
• Contribute to the development and application of Health Safety and Security policies and procedures
• Ability to make day-to-day decisions relevant to role

Desirable criteria

• Training and presentation skills.

Skills and abilities

Essential criteria

• Be able to represent Occupational therapy at service level, by contributing to and implementing managerial actions
• Indicate willingness and ability to support and assist the Lead OT in planning, development and evaluation of the OT service as a whole
• Initiate, plan and implement training sessions within the Trust
• Registration with HCPC
• Commitment to client centred, non-discriminatory practice
• Commitment to life-long learning
• Ability to work flexibly
• Have the flexibility to travel across the footprint of the Trust to complete role
• Self-awareness/self-management skills
• Have a sound working knowledge of the importance of assessing, formulating and managing risks
• Ability to work in unhygienic and hazardous home environments and respond to these appropriately

Desirable criteria

• Have experience of presentations to local/regional/national forums
• have ability to demonstrate ability to travel across trust footprint

other

Essential criteria

• Understand all Trust Policies and Procedures
• Understand the Trusts Strategic Goals and how they can support them
• Understand the need to safeguard children and vulnerable adults
• Carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, equality and Diversity and dignity in care and work policies and principles
• Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date
• Take care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons.
• Contribute to the control of risk and to report any incident, accident or near miss
• Protect service users, visitors and employees against the risk of acquiring health care associated infections
• Take responsibility for own learning and development

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

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

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.

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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

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.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it here.

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

• Job Description PICU band 6 OT (PDF, 256.4KB)
• OT Person Spec PICU band 6 (PDF, 136.6KB)
• Important Candidate information (PDF, 2.5MB)