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The closing date is 26 December 2025

Band 6 Occupational Therapist: Rehabilitation

15 hours

We are looking for a band 6 Occupational therapist to join our friendly and driven rehabilitation team - including neurology.

You will be supported by the wider rehabilitation team, with access to opportunities to develop in a variety of settings, be part of a robust training programme, and regular supervision.

• As a clinical specialist provide to a high standard comprehensive specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and rehabilitation service to patients with complex presentation including neurological and provide clinical leadership and support to delegated staff
• To collaborate closely with the patient and members of the multidisciplinary and multi-agency team to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients
• To continuously contribute to service development and innovation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008.We employ almost 5,000 members of staff, provide around 540 hospital beds, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children's health.The Trust is also part of Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP), a unique local health partnership that provides a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal.During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE.The results in the 2020 national NHS Staff Survey showed improvements in all elements of the safety culture theme, with 92% of respondents feeling their role made a difference to our patients. We were also recognised nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives.

Clinical

• To work autonomously to mange a defined complex patient caseload whilst working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• To contribute to the delivery of the service in a variety of defined clinical settings, which may include in-patient wards, out-patient and community clinics and the patients home.
• To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients, contributing to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.
• To utilise advanced communication skills to ensure clinical advice and treatment programmes are delivered sensitively, taking into consideration the needs of carers.
• To gain consent for treatment and motivate patients to comply with treatment programmes, overcoming barriers such as dementia, cognitive impairment, hearing, visual or speech impairment.
• To comply with the Mental Capacity Act to gain valid and informed consent to specific treatment and intervention for patients who lack capacity to consent themselves.
• To undertake specialist clinical assessment, taking into account all relevant information and clinical reasoning to formulate evidence based individualised treatment plans in agreement with the patient.
• To implement specialist individual and/or group interventions for patients with diverse presentations and complex needs.
• To monitor progress and review treatment plans and interventions to facilitate the achievement of goals.
• To provide appropriate oral and written information for patients and carers where relevant.
• To develop and maintain good working relationships with other healthcare professions, social care and other appropriate agencies, to ensure integrated and high quality patient outcomes.
• To work as a member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing to decisions with regard to patient care programmes through attendance at ward rounds, case conferences and other multidisciplinary meetings.
• To maintain accurate documentation in line with professional standards, and local policies and procedures.
• To provide accurate and timely written information and reports to referring agents and other agencies where appropriate.
• To record and submit clinical activity data as required by the Trust in an accurate and timely manner.
• To ensure the safe and timely discharge of patients from the caseload, liaising with other agencies as required.
• To be responsible for safe and competent use of equipment including the provision of support, education and training to other staff, patients and carers as required.
• To identify appropriate equipment and adaptation needs, liaising with equipment providers, completing paperwork and complying with any tracking, stock control and maintenance systems as required.
• To be an active member of an evening and weekend on-call rota or rostered service, dependant on service need.
• To prescribe borderline substances as agreed with the medicines management committee, dependant on service need.

Education and training

• To plan, deliver and evaluate formal and informal training to other health care professional staff groups, patients and carers, across a range of settings.
• To supervise junior staff and assistants, including the implementation of induction and competency training programmes to develop clinical skills.
• To plan and deliver designated induction and training programmes to meet the requirements of the Trust and student placements.
• To supervise, educate and assess the performance of the students, providing timely verbal and written feedback.
• To undertake health promotion activities across organisational boundaries.
• To contribute to in-service training and peer review meetings as required.

Leadership

• To manage a specialist case load, demonstrating appropriate time management and organisation skills.
• To contribute to effective day to day organisation and provision of service, including the coordination of junior staff and assistants to meet service priorities.
• To provide clinical leadership and support to junior staff and assistants, through case supervision, and the development and monitoring of competencies.
• To undertake the appraisal of junior staff and assistants as appropriate.
• To contribute to the recruitment of new junior and assistant including the planning and delivery of the induction programme

• Degree or equivalent in Occuaptional Therapy
• Post Graduate training relevant to area

• NHS experience as band 5

• HCPC registration

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata