Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 362-A-24-6433571
- Employer
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6 Occupational Therapist Medicine and Surgery
Band 6
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
Our values ‘We Care, We Respect, We Listen’ are at the heart of everything we do, and come from our promise: ‘Making a difference every day.’ They drive the behaviour and actions for everyone in our organisation.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with 'Our values-based behaviours' ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Our Values:
We Care
About each other
Our patients and their families
The communities we serve
The environment
We support them and deliver on their promises
We Respect
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We are kind and helpful, and we expect the same in return
We Listen to
Each other
Our patients and their families
Our partners
We act and learn from what we hear
Job overview
The opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the medicine and surgery team at Stepping Hill Hospital.
Do you like a challenge?
Are you innovative?
Are you solution focussed?
Are you someone who can make a difference?
Do you hold specialist knowledge and experience in the diversity of medical and surgical sub specialities?
This post is ideal for a current band 6 or a band 5 OT who is ready to progress in their career.
Are you a band 5 who is keen to progress but not sure if you are ready? Please ring for further information about the support we can offer.
Then this role is for you.
Main duties of the job
We are a proactive friendly and welcoming team comprising of Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists, Technical Instructors and Therapy Assistants covering the medical and surgical specialities:
- Gastroenterology
- Acute Respiratory
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology
- Medicine
- Elderly medicine
The right candidate will gain experience across all these areas to challenge, invest and develop.
Stockport Foundation Trust is forward thinking and embracing new ways of working. We invest in our staff and reward dedicated work. Staff learning and development is a key focus for the Trust and is supported by the ability to attend internal and externally approved courses.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Organisational Development Team is developing new opportunities to invest in AHP workforce have equal opportunities. The Trust offers you access to an excellent library with full time librarians to assist you with your own development and that of your teams.
Within the team we have a robust in-service training package you will be accessible to you and further support your learning.
Our team embraces new and better ways of working, we encourage ideas from every team member, we constantly develop and demonstrate our change outcomes with QI methodology. So you will be welcomed to a dynamic, constantly evolving, supportive, quick witted, professional team.
We are excited to read your application to see the diverse skills and experience you have to offer.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- State Registration with the Health and Care Professions Council.
- Evidence of CPD postgraduate learning related to physical/psychological health
Desirable criteria
- Membership of RCOT
- Awareness of relevant specialist interest groups
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and application of standardised assessments for specific conditions.
- Knowledge of therapy outcome measures for specific conditions
- Knowledge of Nice Guidance, current research and recommended practice
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance.
- Knowledge of discharge planning processes, intermediate care and community/support services.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist
- Experience working with conditions with complex symptom presentation
- Experience working with individuals with Long Term Health Conditions and conditions within allocated specialities
- Experience supporting junior staff, support staff
- Post registration experience in speciality
- Experience of working as part of a Multidisciplinary team.
Desirable criteria
- Experience supporting students.
- Experience of research or audit.
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Understanding of team dynamics.
- Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Application of health, safety and risk management policies.
- Ability to work collaboratively within the integrated therapy team and multi-disciplinary team.
- Supervisory, training and facilitation skills.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Brewer
- Job title
- Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 419 5270
- Additional information
Stephanie Brown
Medicine and Surgery Therapy Team Lead
0161 419 5270
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