Job overview

The Community Occupational Therapy Team in Oldham includes Occupational Therapists, Moving and Handling Coordinators, Occupational Therapy Assistants, a Duty Officer and Admin. We provide assessment to Oldham residents of all ages with a wide variety of conditions living within the community.

As a Therapy Assistant, you will support the team to deliver our service  with the aim of maximising patients function, independence and well-being in their own homes. 

This role will allow you to develop your skills with a wide variety of patients, while working within a supportive environment. Our team is committed to providing CPD and learning opportunities including in-service training and robust clinical supervision. We also have a firm belief that the health and well-being of staff is fundamental in being able to provide compassionate care for patients. 

Main duties of the job

In this role you will manage your own caseload of patients that require assessment for equipment and adaptations. The post holder should be passionate and motivated and be able to offer ideas to support service development.

Key Responsibilities of the Post:

- To provide assessments and recommend equipment, minor adaptations and non complex major adaptations as appropriate to meet identified needs.

- To be responsible for your own caseload with supervision from a qualified Occupational Therapist

- To work as a supportive member of the team with supervision.

- To be motivated to engage in developing their professional skills.

- To assess / provide standard assistive equipment, minor adaptations and non complex major adaptations (appropriate training will be provided).

- Access to a car or access to a means of mobility is essential for this role. 

Working for our organisation

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 three core 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.