MFT Wythenshawe Hospital is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our growing team. This is an ideal opportunity for an Occupational Therapist with extensive post-graduate experience who is now looking to expand their clinical and non-clinical skills and knowledge.
The post will offer rotations through a number of our specialty areas including: Complex Health Cardiology/Respiratory Medicine Surgery Plastics & Orthopaedics/Trauma Stroke Rehabilitation Cystic Fibrosis
You will receive support from a clinical lead and team lead and have the opportunity to supervise and mentor junior staff members and students.
Your responsibilities will include: Working clinically in specialist rotational areas. Completing relevant assessments, facilitating safe and timely discharges, and conducting access and home visits depending on the clinical area. Attending Best Interest and discharge planning meetings. Completing equipment adaptation risk assessments and ordering required equipment for patient discharge. Supervising and mentoring junior team members, including B5, B4, and B3 team members, through supervision, appraisal, peer support, and training opportunities. Providing educator support for visiting students and apprentices. Contributing to service development opportunities and participating in audits. Supporting recruitment through shortlisting and interviewing.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We are creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate, so you will benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We have created a digitally enabled organization to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and drive research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We are proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. Additionally, we are excited to be embarking on our Green Plan, which outlines how MFT continues to make healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organization together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you will need, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. To be better equipped to make an informed decision about applying, please take the time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that accompanies the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you will need to be aware of before submitting your application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, helpful advice and information are available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website, where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters: MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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The post will offer rotations through a number of our specialty areas including: Complex Health Cardiology/Respiratory Medicine Surgery Plastics & Orthopaedics/Trauma Stroke Rehabilitation Cystic Fibrosis
You will receive support from a clinical lead and team lead and have the opportunity to supervise and mentor junior staff members and students.
Your responsibilities will include: Working clinically in specialist rotational areas. Completing relevant assessments, facilitating safe and timely discharges, and conducting access and home visits depending on the clinical area. Attending Best Interest and discharge planning meetings. Completing equipment adaptation risk assessments and ordering required equipment for patient discharge. Supervising and mentoring junior team members, including B5, B4, and B3 team members, through supervision, appraisal, peer support, and training opportunities. Providing educator support for visiting students and apprentices. Contributing to service development opportunities and participating in audits. Supporting recruitment through shortlisting and interviewing.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We are creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate, so you will benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We have created a digitally enabled organization to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and drive research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We are proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. Additionally, we are excited to be embarking on our Green Plan, which outlines how MFT continues to make healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing, and shaping the future of our organization together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you will need, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. To be better equipped to make an informed decision about applying, please take the time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that accompanies the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you will need to be aware of before submitting your application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues, and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, helpful advice and information are available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website, where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters: MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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