Occupational Therapist Band 5 to Band 6 Progression Post

Transformationunitgm; Salford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - GBP 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health service provider in Salford is looking for a motivated Occupational Therapist to join their supportive Multidisciplinary Team. This full-time, permanent role focuses on delivering evidence-based Occupational Therapy services to individuals with severe and enduring mental health needs. The position offers opportunities for professional development, clinical supervision, and participation in recovery-focused community groups. Competitive salary with additional benefits, including annual leave enhancements, is included.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

30% additional pay for evenings and weekends

Opportunities for training and CPD

Qualifications

• Previous experience working as a qualified Occupational Therapist.
• Experience of working in a mental health field.
• Experience of working in a community mental health setting.

Responsibilities

• Deliver an evidence-based Occupational therapy service.
• Maintain an occupational focus in work, undertake assessments and interventions.
• Lead recovery-focused groups in the community and support junior OT staff.

Skills

Understanding of using MOHO

Knowledge of working with psychosis

Education

Qualified Occupational Therapist

Job description

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 5 to Band 6 Progression Post Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) Job ref 437-7616743

Employer Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Prescott House Town Salford Salary £31,049 - £46,580 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/02/2026 23:59

Occupational Therapist - Band 5 to Band 6 Progression Post

Band 5 to Band 6 Progression Post

Job overview

Prescott House Community Mental Health Team are excited to be recruiting a motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join their successful, friendly, and supportive team. This job is being advertised as B5 to 6 progression post . You will be working in a multidisciplinary team which includes another B6 and B7 Occupational Therapist across the Adults of working Age Division.

The MDT prioritizes occupational therapy as a core intervention to support service user's recovery. Occupational therapy pathways are at the heart of the Salford community transformation model.

Prescott House offers great opportunities to continue your career progression, with regular supervision, CPD sessions and training. We are focused on staff wellbeing, offering regular clinical and line management supervision, and building links with other community teams to share learning and provide support.

Regular clinical supervision will be offered and encouraged from the Salford Community Senior Practitioner for Occupational Therapy who is based within Ramsgate House. There is also the opportunity to participate in monthly Salford Community Occupational therapy and bi-monthly Allied Health Professionals CPD sessions.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will undertake a full-time Occupational Therapist role within the team, focusing solely on delivering an evidence-based Occupational therapy service provision. You will be supported to maintain an occupational focus in your work, undertaking Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions base on Model of human occupation, as well as specific work associated within the role of an Occupational Therapist .

You will work with a defined caseload of service users with severe and enduring mental health needs. In addition to this you will take a lead on delivering recovery focused groups in the community and support with line management of junior OT members of staff.

We are a committed, integrated service that strives to provide quality recovery-based support to people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties within the Salford area.

The post holder will be supported and encouraged to provide quality first-line psychosocial assessments, as part of the GMMH community teams duty role and work proactively in forging professional working relationship with multi-agencies. Team members work occasional weekend shifts as part of the GMMH acute care pathway provisions of care, on a rota basis. However, this is a large team, so the frequency of this is low.

The Allied Health Professional Lead for Salford is a core member of the Salford Senior Leadership Team, where contribution and leadership from all professional groups is strongly encouraged.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over6,400members of staff, who deliver services from more than160locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See attached detailed job description and person specification:

• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Previous experience working as a qualified Occupational Therapist
• Experience of working in a mental health field
• Experience of working in a community mental health setting

Knowledge

• Understanding of using MOHO
• Knowledge of working with psychosis

Important Information about working for GMMH: All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from.

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Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – clickhere.

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

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Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Stephan Palmer Job title Senior Practitioner of Occupational Therapy Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0161 938 4184 Additional information