Job overview

The post involves working within the discharge to assess team delivering holistic assessments & interventions to patients in their own homes/ place of residence. Independent travel within the local geographical area to deliver the role is essential.

The Manchester community response services offer a seven day service:

·         Discharge to Assess- delivered over 7 days 08:00-20:00

With the above in mind, you must have experience of working in the NHS and in community services.  The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate an appropriate level of clinical skills in occupational therapy, will be experienced in administering person-centred assessments, as well as implementing and evaluating occupational therapy interventions in a fast paced working environment. You must have a recognised Occupational Therapy qualification and current HCPC registration.

Main duties of the job

The individual will manage a clinical caseload of patients, including those with complex and highly complex needs. You will supervise the band 3 support staff with caseload management.

The post holder will work without direct supervision as a lone worker in the community assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and modifying individualised treatment programmes in patients homes for patients with low to highly complex needs.

The post holder will work as a team member collaborating with colleagues to ensure patient needs and goals are met using approaches which promote choice, participation and quality of life.

The post holder will ensure patients are triaged and managed on appropriate and timely pathways of care by liaising closely and working in partnership with other health and social care professionals including GPs, consultants, specialist equipment agencies, social service partners and voluntary agencies. You will support patient flow through supporting the timely discharge of patients from the acute setting.

The post holder will provide complex professional and clinical advice to patients, family members, carers and health and social care professionals including GPs, therapy colleagues and care managers.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.