• Job Description

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  Job summary

  We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and autonomous HCPC Registered Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our well established Home First Rehabilitation Service in the North of Staffordshire.

  You will be part of the Allied Health Professions (AHP) service providing Occupational Therapy and will work in a variety of settings.

  You will be responsible for delivering high quality rehabilitation to patients with a range of physical health conditions including MSK, Stroke, Parkinson's disease, Neurological conditions, Spinal Injuries, Cancer, Post Surgery, General Frailty, Amputees, plus a wide range of other conditions which provides you with a varied and exciting experience within our service.

  We offer excellent support through CPD routes and building robust learning plans within the four pillars of AHP practice; offering opportunities to represent and promote our service locally, regionally, and nationally including UKSF & CSP conferences.

  Due to this being a varied role you will be required to adequately travel across the geographical area to meet the demands of the role.

  Please note: If we receive a high number of applicants then this advert will be closed before the scheduled closing date

  Main duties of the job

  The role involves managing a caseload of adults in close liaison with the Home First Team. Many of these patients will have multiple complex health needs and will require you to work closely with uni/multi-disciplinary teams/agencies in addressing a range of care/support issues across the spectrum of conditions, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions and improving the health and wellbeing of our patients.

  As part of this role you will be expected to:

  • Be a specialist HCPC Registered Specialist Occupational Therapist and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge.
  • Be highly skilled in the assessment of complex/specialist care/support needs and in the development, implementation and evaluation of care/support packages.
  • Have supervisory, training and leadership responsibilities where appropriate and will have some responsibility for team performance and service developments/improvements.
  • Demonstrate initiative and be creative in finding solutions to problem solving.
  • Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.
  • Promoting independence/self-management and maintaining safety.
  • Increased functional ability.
  • Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health.

  About us

  By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;

  • Supporting your career development and progression
  • Excellent NHS Pension scheme
  • Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
  • Options for flexible working
  • Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
  • Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
  • If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
  • Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
  • Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
  • Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
  • Free car parking at all trust sites
  • Free flu vaccinations every year
  • Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)

  And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

  Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

  Details

  Date posted

  29 April 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  301-ME-25-7143383

  Job locations

  Leek Moorlands Hospital

  Ashbourne Road

  Leek, Staffordshire

  ST13 5BQ

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed overview of the role and the requirements.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed overview of the role and the requirements.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications & Training

  Essential

  • Degree in Occupational Therapy.
  • HCPC Registered.

  Desirable

  • Modules at Masters level
  • Evidence of further clinical study
  • Apple Accreditation
  • Leadership experience / qualification
  • Member of BAOT /COT

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post qualification courses in working with older people and people with physical disabilities
  • Attendence at relevant clinical networks or Special Interest Groups
  • Up-to-date field work / pre-registration student training

  Desirable

  • Experience in using standardised assessments and outcome measures
  • Experience of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations

  Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

  Essential

  • Relevant experience to the role including assessment and interventions for a wide range of disabilities
  • Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the impact of disability and limiting life conditions
  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Prioritise individual's care and treatment according to their health status and needs
  • Discharge and transfer individuals where appropriate
  • Flexibility with working hours to enable 7 day working

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of relevant NSF's and NICE Guidance.
  • Understanding of wide NHS agenda and its application to the local context
  • Continuing healthcare assessments

  Person Specification

  Qualifications & Training

  Essential

  • Degree in Occupational Therapy.
  • HCPC Registered.

  Desirable

  • Modules at Masters level
  • Evidence of further clinical study
  • Apple Accreditation
  • Leadership experience / qualification
  • Member of BAOT /COT

  Experience

  Essential

  • Post qualification courses in working with older people and people with physical disabilities
  • Attendence at relevant clinical networks or Special Interest Groups
  • Up-to-date field work / pre-registration student training

  Desirable

  • Experience in using standardised assessments and outcome measures
  • Experience of negotiation and conflict management in clinical situations

  Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

  Essential

  • Relevant experience to the role including assessment and interventions for a wide range of disabilities
  • Supporting service users, families and carers in dealing with the impact of disability and limiting life conditions
  • Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Prioritise individual's care and treatment according to their health status and needs
  • Discharge and transfer individuals where appropriate
  • Flexibility with working hours to enable 7 day working

  Desirable

  • Knowledge of relevant NSF's and NICE Guidance.
  • Understanding of wide NHS agenda and its application to the local context
  • Continuing healthcare assessments

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Leek Moorlands Hospital

  Ashbourne Road

  Leek, Staffordshire

  ST13 5BQ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Leek Moorlands Hospital

  Ashbourne Road

  Leek, Staffordshire

  ST13 5BQ

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.mpft.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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