Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Community Occupational therapy team, specialising in equipment and adaptations.
Experienced and confident in your decision making, you will be required to support the Team Lead to ensure effective and timely day to day management of the Community Occupational Therapy Team. A strong leader, you will be adept at applying a motivational and coaching approach to leading junior team members. Using well-honed organisational and prioritising skills to ensure all individual team members are supported in the best way for them.
With the future in mind, innovation and a commitment to service improvement is integral to this position. An energy for making things happen and enthusiasm for progress are qualities we are keen to harness in this highly specialist role.
We would welcome the opportunity to discuss the role further and introduce you to our team, for further details / informal visits please contact: Details below
Main duties of the job
You will support the Team Lead to ensure effective and timely day to day management of the Community Occupational Therapy Team.
You will hold a caseload of patients with complex and challenging needs.
You will ensure local and national policies / guidelines and protocols are adhered to within the team.
You will be responsible for understanding and incorporating evidence base into day to day practice of the team.
You will ensure effective occupational therapy provision for patients is maintained
You will provide advice and education to manage patients with complex needs.
About us
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 threecore 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 better work-life balance.
Details
Date posted
09 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
46,148 to 52,809 a year pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
236-OCO-P281-25-A
Job locations
The Link Centre
Union Street
Oldham
OL1 1DZ
Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Substantial post-registration experience
• Evidence of considerable post graduate experience in relevant specialist areas
• HCPC registration

• Membership of BAOT
• Membership of a specialist interest group

• Ability to work autonomously and take responsibility for specialist clinical caseload.
• Good working knowledge of how clinical governance affects practice, including quality, audit and risk management
• Effective computer skills
• Able to present information in a clear and logical manner
• Enabling effective team working
• Effective liaison with other professionals and partnership working
• Teaching and supervision of others
• Ability to use advanced clinical reasoning, making professional judgements in complex and challenging situations
• Manage conflict and defend own viewpoint effectively
• Manage complaints or queries in a positive and constructive manner
• Formal supervision and appraisal of others
• Contribution to the recruitment process
• Addressing poor performance in others
• Enable patient choice and participation and support others to do so
• Proven organisational skills including time management, prioritising and the ability to complete a task.
• Involvement in and responsibility for service development activity
• To have an understanding of and adhere to relevant Trust/national policies and procedures including, but not limited to, data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety.
• Able to travel across NCA sites and community to meet patient need, access training and attend meetings

• Application of HR policy with regards staff management

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Substantial post-registration experience
• Evidence of considerable post graduate experience in relevant specialist areas
• HCPC registration

• Membership of BAOT
• Membership of a specialist interest group

• Ability to work autonomously and take responsibility for specialist clinical caseload.
• Good working knowledge of how clinical governance affects practice, including quality, audit and risk management
• Effective computer skills
• Able to present information in a clear and logical manner
• Enabling effective team working
• Effective liaison with other professionals and partnership working
• Teaching and supervision of others
• Ability to use advanced clinical reasoning, making professional judgements in complex and challenging situations
• Manage conflict and defend own viewpoint effectively
• Manage complaints or queries in a positive and constructive manner
• Formal supervision and appraisal of others
• Contribution to the recruitment process
• Addressing poor performance in others
• Enable patient choice and participation and support others to do so
• Proven organisational skills including time management, prioritising and the ability to complete a task.
• Involvement in and responsibility for service development activity
• To have an understanding of and adhere to relevant Trust/national policies and procedures including, but not limited to, data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety.
• Able to travel across NCA sites and community to meet patient need, access training and attend meetings

• Application of HR policy with regards staff management