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Job summary

Main area
Reablement
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Bank
Hours
Flexible working - Bank working adhoc shifts
Job ref
301-Bank-26-7848094
Employer
Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
North/South Staffordshire
Town
Cannock/Stoke
Salary
£40,823 Pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/03/2026 08:00

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Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Bank Occupational Therapist Home First Band 6

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Trust Bank Occupational Therapist

This role is working with the Home First teams in either North or South Staffordshire. Home First was previously known as Reablement. 

We need to create a pool of bank workers with no shifts guaranteed. AD hoc bank working.

We do not accept CV's please complete the trac application fully.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application. 

 

Main duties of the job

          Be a specialist Occupational Therapist and have a detailed professional and clinical knowledge.

          They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in clinical knowledge. They will be a specialist practitioner and have a focus in one of the following areas: rehabilitation, integrated community, community intervention and reablement.

          Be responsible for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Trust including the community and hospitals

 

       Be 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 problems

       Work with the team leader undertaking delegated tasks in team management.

Working for our organisation

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) is an award winning organisation with over 9000 employees. We are one of the largest integrated Health and Social Care providers, covering services across North & South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, Isle of Wight and Essex.

Demonstrating our strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and in context of our objective aligned to the growth of diversity across the workforce; we are particularly seeking applications from individuals who may be from under-represented groups, such as black, Asian or other ethnic groups, individuals with a disability, or LGBTQ+ individuals who meet the specific criteria.

We are embedding values based and inclusive recruitment practices to ensure that all applicants, from any backgrounds, have an equal chance of success in achieving a role with us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

       To adhere to and apply the Health and Care Professions Council's (HCPC) standards of proficiency and the College of Occupational Therapists (COT) code of ethics and professional conduct and all other relevant guidance from the HCPC, COT and the Partnership Trust.

       To be professionally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work.

       To establish and maintain effective working relationships both within the Partnership Trust and with external organisations in order to meet service requirements and support and demonstrate the Trust's equality values.

       To assess new service user referrals and care/support needs. Assesses service users and formulates, develops, implements and evaluates programmes of treatment /care/support for individuals, families and carers. The specialist care/support plans may include the following:

       Promoting independence/self-management and maintaining safety

       Increased functional ability

       Improvement in health and wellbeing including mental health

       Interventions in disease/condition management

       Prevention and reducing of health inequalities

       Admission avoidance

       Early supported discharge

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current registration with HCPC

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Post qualification courses in working with older people and people with physical disabilities

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Relevant experience to the role including assessment and interventions for a wide range of disabilities

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Working across hospitals and community settings and have the ability to travel within a geographical area to meet the requirements of the post

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Gail Heath
Job title
Senior Business Officer
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0300 7907000
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