Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - Salford

ContractFull time

We have an exciting opportunity to join our highly acclaimed and well-established Therapy Department at Salford Royal Hospital for a 5 month period to cover a secondment. As a Band 5 physiotherapist you will play a vital role in delivering patient care by providing assessment, planning, and delivery of treatment programmes to patients with multiple needs. You will join our current band 5 workforce who rotate every 6 months around areas such as Respiratory, MSK, Community rehab and falls, Home first, CSNRT, Orthopaedics, Major Trauma, ACM, Neurosurgery, Stroke, Urgent care. We are looking for someone with • Broad experience of physiotherapy at undergraduate or post graduate level. • Excellent communication skills and ability to use initiative • Strong time management and problem-solving skills • Drive to deliver high quality care and rehabilitation to meet patient needs. What we offer • A clear competency framework and robust induction • Ongoing supervision and professional development • A friendly, supportive team environment • An opportunity to make a real difference to someone’s care experience and rehabilitation • Participate in the rotational scheme at Salford care organisation completing rotations across acute and community settings . • Working as an autonomous practitioner within your scope of practice and in accordance with your job plan. • Be responsible for your continuing professional development, actively participating in supervision, peer support and training and development programmes. • Manage a caseload including prioritisation and delegation of work to therapy assistants, performing patient assessments and making a clinical judgement of the patient’s needs. • Develop, implement, evaluate and modify patient treatment programmes ensuring relevant pathways of care are followed in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team with onward referral to other agencies as appropriate. • Be able to travel across the footprint of Salford whilst on community rotations • Maintain accurate and comprehensive patient records complying with Trust policies and procedures, upholding statutory, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, and HCPC standards and codes of professional conduct. 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 collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are 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. Learn more about us in ourCandidate Information Pack To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk This advert closes on Friday 31 Jul 2026

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - Salford

PermanentFull time

We have an exciting opportunity within Independent Living Services for a Full time, Band 3 Administrator to join our dedicated admin team based at Burrows House. You will be supporting the Accessible Accommodation team with referrals for Disabled Facilities Grant. This will also involve enquires from clients, Housing Associations. If you are enthusiastic and motivated we would like to hear from you. Due to current flexible working requests within the team this post is full time and flexible working requests for alterative hours can not be considered at this time. Please Note previous applicants need not apply. To supportAccessible accommodation Team with a comprehensive administrative support service and be part of a team that provides an efficient and responsive focal point for administrative, operational staff, clients and professionals who access this who access this service. You will possess good IT skills with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Word and Excel applications. You will also assist with the monitoring of a central admin inbox. 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. To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk This advert closes on Thursday 30 Jul 2026

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - Oldham

PermanentPart time

We are pleased to advertise a Peripatetic Receptionist role based at Werneth Primary Care Centre. You will work in harmony and collaboration as part of a team providing a high quality and effective reception and administrative support service within the facility which promotes good customer service and effective working relationships. You will provide an accurate, confidential, comprehensive, and efficient clerical service to support tenants, ensuring priorities, deadlines and queries are always dealt with correctly and efficiently. This post involved working on various receptions across 5 Oldham buildings to support all tenants including arriving patients & booking appointments, logging building faults, monitoring the car park and making room bookings. This role will also involve covering receptions at Glodwick Primary Care Centre, Moorside Medical Centre, Werneth Primary Care Centre, Royton Health & Wellbeing Centre, and Integrated Care Centre. There may be odd occasions when you may be asked to help at a Rochdale site. Applicants must be able to get between sites at short notice (ideally can drive and has a car). The applicant must be able to work these contracted hours due to business requirements. Previous applicants need not apply. The building receptionist role is an important service that supports the Buildings Management function and provides an efficient and effective front of house service supporting patients, staff, and visitors to the site. Main duties: • Greet all visitors to the building in a professional manner. • Act as the main point of contact and a way-finding service for all persons entering the site, dealing with day-to-day queries as they arise. • Provide general building orientation information to those who require it. • Promote the image of the facility, checking that notices and leaflets are up to date and well presented. • Prepare and maintain the reception and waiting areas and ensure public areas are well organised, clean, and tidy. • Ensure the ‘signing-in’ procedures are adhered to by all visiting staff & contractors issuing keys and fobs as required to all those ‘inducted’ to the site. • Process incoming and outgoing mail as necessary including deliveries of parcels. • Field any enquiries and complaints from staff, visitors or external parties, accordingly, ensuring all enquiries are passed on to your line manager for a timely response. • Maintain accurate contact records for key personnel, tenants, and emergency contacts. • Arrange patient transport as required. • Ensure that the reception area and back office is kept tidy and ready for use by incoming colleagues/tenants. 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. To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk This advert closes on Sunday 9 Aug 2026

NHS Jobs - Gloucester

£63,696 to £102,689 a year

PermanentFull time

PICU Component of the Role (6PA): You will provide senior Psychiatric support to Greyfriars PICU. This will include working with medical colleagues, the wider MDT and the patients supporting system. You will be expected to independently review and assess patients on the unit and make decisions on treatment, under Consultant supervision. You will support the Resident Doctors and nursing team to ensure that the patients physical health needs are assessed and continuously attended to. You will support the MDT through liaison with clinical colleagues from the Crisis Resolution/Home Treatment Teams and the Recovery (Community MH) Teams to ensure that there are clear goals for a purposeful inpatient admission (including PICU specific goals) and that the earliest safe discharge (or step-down) can be achieved once these goals have been achieved. You will support the Ward Consultant/Responsible Clinician will be providing written and oral evidence at Mental Health Act Managers Meetings and Review Tribunals. CRHTT (4PA): You will participate in the morning handover and MDT discussion to ensure that there is psychiatric input to the daily decision making for patients under the team. You will provide face-to-face psychiatric assessment and reviews for both patients under the team and new referrals, predominantly at the patients home (although some work may take place at the team base). There is no expectation of lone working. These assessments will include formulating a provisional diagnosis and management plan, including consideration of risks and safety, and the most appropriate setting for their care. The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

City Health Care Partnership CIC - Hull

PermanentFull time

You’ll support people needing rehabilitation in the community, helping them recover, stay independent and improve their quality of life. You’ll work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality, nurse-led care to patients with a range of complex needs. This senior role combines hands-on clinical practice with leadership, helping shape safe and effective services. You’ll build strong relationships with patients, carers and partners, ensuring care is joined-up and person-centered What you’ll do: • Assess, diagnose and manage patient care, including treatment, referral and discharge planning • Coordinate and prioritise a caseload, supporting timely rehabilitation and recovery • Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to plan and deliver joined-up care • Provide guidance, supervision and support to junior staff and students • Contribute to service development, quality improvement and evidence-based practice What we’re looking for: • A registered nurse with professional registration and up-to-date clinical knowledge • Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams and managing complex patient needs • Confidence to work independently and make clinical decisions • Strong communication and organisational skills, with a focus on patient-centred care • A commitment to learning, development and supporting others to grow We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, and value a workforce that reflects the communities we serve At CHCP, we’re passionate about people, we recognise that high quality care is delivered by high quality professionals who are appreciated, respected, and supported, which is why we want to give all our colleagues the chance to shine. Work with us and you’ll be more than just a number. Our people are our shareholders, and their thoughts and opinions are always heard; at CHCP you have a real voice. Compassion is at the heart of our business; our colleagues work together to deliver first class healthcare to thousands of people. Local diversity demands diverse roles, that’s why we have vacancies to suit everybody. No matter your role at CHCP, we’ll support you to thrive. CHCP CIC employees have access to an excellent range of benefits; for further information, please click on the ‘CHCP Perks and Rewards’ link. Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role. This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Jul 2026

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - Whiston

PermanentFull time

We are offering a opportunity for a registered nurse, AHP or social worker to join our multi-disciplinary team as clinical lead. We want to hear from you if you are highly committed to working with adults who are seeking a diagnosis of autism. This post is based in Willis House, Merseyside within a multi-disciplinary team within the Trust based across Knowsley, St Helens, Warrington and Halton. The role will be to oversee the provision of expert, autonomous and highly specialist clinical practice within the MDT, which supports the staff to provide the highest quality care. The post holder will exercise advanced clinical expertise, levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in the delivery of clinical care. They will be responsible for delivering a high- quality Autism Service for service users and carers. The post holder will play a role in assuring a healthy and happy team as part of the Trust quality strategy. The successful candidate will be expected to provide the following: 1. Specialist assessment, advice on interventions and guidance on complex cases/post diagnostic cases. 2. Be a point of contact for carers and service users, alongside the Team Manager. 3. Provide advanced clinical skills and advice demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management of service users who have significant mental health needs whilst under the autism service. 4. Monitor and lead improvements to standards of care through, development of care pathways and access to medical support, supervision of practice, clinical audit and evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership. 5. The post holder will work closely with the Team Manager in all aspects of their work. 6. They will be expected to lead on certain identified projects and particular areas of work requiring clinical leadership. 7. Post holders will be expected to participate fully in their personal development and review process in order to achieve the knowledge and skills identified on the Job (KSF) outline for this post, prior to the relevant KSF gateway, if appropriate. Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. In addition to the above: Leadership & Consultancy 1. Role model standards of care and behaviour through clinical practice. 2. Be highly visible in the clinical areas. 3. Contribute and lead the development of MDT. 4. Act as a role model of standards of behaviour and professionalism, through commitment to the Integration of policies and procedures within role and workplace. 5. Contribute to local clinical networks and speciality specific groups, working in partnership with other key professionals. 6. Analyse relevant National policy, within area of expertise, advising on impact for service, leading the implementation of changes and evaluation of processes in partnership with the MDT. 7. Maintain professional registration and practice through CPD. 8. Maintain professional portfolio to demonstrate competency. 9. Maintain personal standards of conduct and behaviour consistent with Trust 03/06/2026 and professional guidelines. 10. Allocate, coordinate, monitor and assess own workload and that of individuals or the service, ensuring resources are deployed appropriately. 11. Ensure appropriate use of resources in order to meet service/service user needs. 12. Identify gaps in service provision and work with the MDT to implement the change required to improve service provision. 13. Participate in the implementation and delivery of the standards set within the Trust's Quality Strategy. 14. Recognises and acts as an advocate for service users, carers, service and organisations Leads change as required and ensure resolution of conflict. Clinical Practice 15. Support practitioners in working with patients with ASC and complex mental health needs. 16. Support with onward referrals to other mental health services. Providing support around safety plans and practitioners implementing these. 17. Ensure evidence-based interventions are undertaken in line with best practice and guidance. 18. Undertake advanced skills appropriate to role, ensuring clinical competencies are maintained. 19. Provide advanced knowledge advice and support to service users and their carers / significant others. 20. Identify local, demographic, cultural and environmental factors that influence the health and quality of life for service users with mental health needs who are under the Autism Service. 21. Contribute to the coordination and effective management throughout the whole service user pathway. 22. Incorporate advanced practice in line with the framework of the trust and NMC or other relevant professional body. 23. Ensure vulnerable adult legislation is adhered to within own practice and service and providing supervision to others. 24. Provide a visible clinical profile, having both an advisory and clinical input into service user's care. 25. Prepare accurate and concise reports both verbally and written. 26. Communicate and advocate for the needs of the service users’ groups effectively within the MDT and the trust and wider pathway. 27. Deploy effective communication strategies to ensure that information and knowledge is imparted sensitively according to the needs of service users, carer's staff and students in training. 28. Plan and manage own workload and the workload of the service, in a flexible manner, ensuring that service provision meets the needs of service users and carers. 29. Keep relevant records and submit reports in a professionally acceptable manner. 30. Promote a positive relationship with all stakeholders within the service. 31. Contribute to the clinical governance process, including adverse incident reporting investigation and the management of complaints, as appropriate. Ensuring lessons learnt are disseminated to all relevant parties. 32. Collect and collate data as required by the area of expertise in order to form internal and external professional and operational bodies. 33. Relate complex communication processes to individual situation Education & Development 34. Develop and deliver specific and relevant specialist teaching programmes for all disciplines and grades of staff, client group and carers within the Trust, to wider community agencies and communities of practice. 35. Review and evaluate all teaching programmes and lead on the development of new programmes when a need is identified. 36. Identify own development needs in line with service requirements within personal development plan. 37. Develop and distribute educational leaflets in relevant formats, for staff, service users and carers relating to service and service user pathway. 38. Ensure personal, peer support and clinical supervision needs are met. 39. Act as a mentor/preceptor and resource person for all nursing and support staff as appropriate to the role. 40. Provide clinical supervision both within and external to the organisation in order to support development of individuals and practice. 41. Ensure mentorship training is updated annually. 42. Ensure clinical environment is conducive to support the education and learning of all staff and students. 43. Provide educational and training opportunities to pre-registration nursing students to ensure placements satisfy the relevant elements of their learning agreement. Research & Development 44. Evaluate clinical practise through audit of service, developing and managing strategies to address any shortfalls. 45. Demonstrate knowledge of current research in all aspects of his/her work and to advise others on the implementation of relevant research findings. 46. Initiate and/or become involved in research projects in response to identified needs. 47. Disseminate results/research findings via local team and/or national/international publications. 48. Implement research findings appropriate to practice. 49. Promote the shared objectives of the multi-disciplinary team by working closely to ensure that the best practice is achieved and maintained This advert closes on Thursday 6 Aug 2026

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - Bootle

ContractPart time

We are looking for a enthusiastic, motivated, self-organised and dedicated nurse's to join our school health team. The role will require candidates to have excellent communication skills, IT skills, organisational and clinical skills when supporting and working with children, young people, parents, professionals and multi-agencies. The aim of this role is to deliver the Healthy Child Programme to the school age population within Sefton, ensuring we share the best public health information and Interventions. You will also have responsibility for a safeguarding caseload, which exposes staff to complex public health issues. A thorough preceptorship/induction programme will be offered to successful applicants, which will include regular supervision and safeguarding support. The Children’s service provides support to children, young people and their families within a progressive universal model of service delivery dependent on assessed need. The service offers every child/family a programme of screening, developmental reviews and information and guidance to support parenting and healthy choices as defined by The Healthy Child Programme 0 – 19 years (DH, 2023). The Community Staff Nurse will work predominantly as part of the School Nursing team to promote and improve health and well-being of school aged children and young people to reduce health inequalities. The post holder will support the delivery of the Healthy Child Program 5-19 - up to age 25 for SEN children/young people within the team using evidence based practice and the Framework for Assessment (DH 2002). The post holder will work in collaboration with partner agencies both voluntary and statutory to achieve good health outcomes for children and their families. The post holder may have responsibility for allocated schools as the named health professional, and will work as part of the SCPHN team with delegated responsibility for the assessment of care needs, implementation and evaluation of program of care for children, young people and families. The post holder will have an awareness of the immunisations programme for the neighbourhood school population and be available as part of the wider teams to support in the delivery of the school aged programme and in response to disease outbreaks. Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. Managerial Be the lead person for communication for a number of schools /education establishments under the guidance of the Named SCPHN and be responsible for the development of co-operative working arrangements within the school and the extended services that support healthy outcomes for children. Contribute to the provision of a high quality school health service. Work collaboratively within the team and with primary and community care colleagues to deliver local and national health objectives. Work with the SCPHN to undertake workload planning and delegation of work to other team members, taking into account competence levels. Identify needs and prioritise own work appropriately to manage the delivery of the service. Support the SCPHN and team leaders to develop new ways of working to provide a responsive service to children and young people. Support the SCPHN to develop multi-agency partnerships and joint working to facilitate public health objectives in line with the Mersey Care objectives. Work within a public health competency framework to address public health priorities and health inequalities. Participate in the mentorship and assessment of a range of students and in the preceptorship and support of new colleagues. In conjunction with the SCPHN provide day- to- day supervision and support for the support staff and students within the team. Support the team leader in providing induction to the local working environment, School Health Service and Mersey Care policies for new team members and students. Establish and maintain a good working relationship with primary and community care colleagues and other service providers, e.g., education, working collaboratively to provide a Comprehensive service to children and young people. Agree and contribute to setting team objectives and delivering agreed outcomes. Complete statistical returns as required by Mersey Care including entering data onto computerised systems within the required timeframes. Provide workload and caseload information as requested by the team leader/Caseload Holder. Attend and actively participate in team, locality and other relevant meetings. Support the caseload holders in the implementation of practice development, improvement and service modernisation initiatives. Leadership Act, contribute to and where appropriate to take lead role in a multi-agency / multi-disciplinary arena when developing packages of care to improve health and social well-being. Act as a positive role model to provide leadership and mentorship to other support staff and students within the team. Support and be involved in the development of protocols, policies and professional development as required within the organisation. Clinical Practice autonomously as registered nurses and demonstrate evidence based decision making. Provide clinical support and knowledge to school health support workers and other support staff. Act as an advocate and champion for clients on the caseload. Undertake holistic assessments of children, young people and families in line with the Healthy Child Program and national guidelines, to identify need and referring directly to appropriate primary and secondary care, social care when indicated. Work with the caseload holders to develop individualized care plans to meet need, with the involvement and consent of clients, carers and other agencies as required Be familiar with the National Immunisation Program for Children and be able to respond to local outbreaks if required Adhere to infection control policies, giving advice to other clinical and non-clinical staff, parents and carers regarding cross-infection and infection control. Establish and maintain effective channels of communication to facilitate partnership working. Participate in the health needs assessment of the schools population to identify areas of unmet need. Be fully conversant with the relevant sections of the Children’s Act (1989, 2004) and to work closely with the SCPHN and Safeguarding Children’s Specialist Nurse, to ensure the highest level of protection is given to children at risk. Work to Mersey Care Safeguarding guidelines, providing professional expertise to other agencies including preparing reports for children in care, child-in-need meetings, case conferences and legal proceedings. Be actively involved in all safeguarding meetings i.e. strategies, child-in-need meetings, initial and review case conferences, core groups, children in care reviews, and court attendance when required. Attend Safeguarding supervision as per Mersey Care policy. Be aware of, and act in accordance with Mersey Care’s clinical and organisational policies and guidelines. Maintain accurate and contemporaneous records both electronic and written. Provide clinical support and knowledge to support staff. Provide information to the Team Leader on staff and client activity to enable the effective management of the team. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full description of duties and responsibilities. This advert closes on Monday 3 Aug 2026

HEADWAY SUFFOLK LTD - Leiston

On-sitePermanentFull time

To support a client in a care home who has a neurological condition. Hours to suit including awake nights and weekend. Training and support given.

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust - Rochdale

PermanentPart time

The Radiology Directorate is looking to recruit a keen, motivated and enthusiastic Radiographer to join our dedicated team of highly skilled professional Radiographers at Rochdale infirmary You must have a degree or equivalent in Radiography obtained in the United Kingdom and be HCPC registered. You will work as part of the radiography team, providing an efficient and high quality imaging service, whilst dealing with patients in a caring professional manner. You will be expected, over time, to develop skills and experience in a range of areas and will be supported throughout this time by senior radiographers, although immediate supervision may not always be practicable. The site operates a shift rota with the earliest start time of 8am and the latest finish time of 12 midnight. You will be part of a 6 week rota which includes rotation to Oldham Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC). Rochdale Infirmary has DR systems in all 3 rooms and at the CDC The departments offer a preceptorship scheme and an induction programme. Role extension is actively encouraged. In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership. 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,appreciateandinspire– 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. Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack. To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk This advert closes on Sunday 16 Aug 2026

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - Liverpool

PermanentFull time

This role is advertised as a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist. However consideration will be given to a Band 5 with the stipulation that the individual will be employed as a Band 5 for a period of time until the individual has achieved the agreed competencies. The competencies are based on agenda for change and ensure that the individual demonstrates the required knowledge and experience for the role. Once the agree competencies have been achieved the automatic pay progression will be applied and they will move to the agreed banding (as per job description). Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is the health provider for the delivery of an Integrated Mental Health Team (IMHT) at HMP Altcourse. The service is designed to support the holistic mental health needs of our client group in partnership with our Physical Health providers and Sodexo colleagues. The service provides individual and group-based interventions based on the needs of the population.Core aims of the service are to improve mental and psychological wellbeing via a range of interventions, build the development of independent core skills, reduce risk, and advocate for mental health within the wider prison. We are now recruiting an Occupational Therapist to join our team at HMP Altcourse. The post holder will have clinical responsibilities via the provision of OT assessment, individual and group based therapeutic interventions based on the needs of the individual. This will cover the array of clinical work that would promote occupational, psychological, recreational and supportive activity to meet the holistic needs of the individual. The post holder will also contribute to regular MDT meetings and be involved in the assessment and management of risk. The post holder should have some experience of working with individuals with complex clinical and risk presentations including within institutional settings and as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This should include work with clients whose needs may mean that they find it difficult to engage with services. Experience of working in complex service and organisational settings is required alongside an ability to constructively manage the personal, professional and ethical opportunities and challenges such work can involve. Within the IMHT’s, we prioritise the development of our staff team and have proven that we value and nurture diverse clinical interests. We are committed to creating an empowered staff team. We strive to be reflective and supportive of each other which is vital given the challenges this work can entail. Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities. At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles. To utilise developed specialist knowledge to provide the professional contribution within designated Occupational Therapy Services and to assist in the organisation, development, co- ordination and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy Service in conjunction with the Clinical Principle Occupational Therapist and relevant Team/Service Manager. The post holder will contribute to an environment that works with local services to provide evidence based assessment and delivery of care, using relevant models of Occupational Therapy, and within the context of Effective Care Coordination. They will continue with their own professional development and assist with that of other OT staff. They will be required to have a flexible approach to working hours to ensure that the needs of their clients are met. Duties and responsibilities: Clinical – Shared Team Work in a professional and collaborative manner with the multi-disciplinary team. Where required, to be involved in the multidisciplinary team duty system and undertake duty assessments, as necessary. Fulfil the care-coordinator role under ECC framework, including planning and coordinating Case Conferences/Reviews. Ensure intervention is provided in a range of settings suitable to meet the needs of clients. Provide information, education and support for family members, carers and other relevant professionals. Participate and promote positive intra-agency working. Participate in case load supervision to monitor the standards of service user care and ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards. Participate in regular clinical supervision with Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, as per Trust policy. Contribute to the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care. Contribute to client related developments and therapeutic interventions carried out by the whole team e.g. cognitive behavioural therapy, psycho-social interventions. Compile and maintain effective client records and record outcome measures in conjunction with clients and in accordance with Professional and Trust policies, procedures and standards. Participate in the induction, training or education of a variety of staff, students or volunteers attached to the team/service. Clinical – Occupational Therapy Specific: Undertake occupational therapy assessments, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits in areas of self-care, productivity and leisure. Plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, using selected and graded activity to develop the client’s skills in identified areas of deficit. Undertake occupational therapy assessments, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits in areas of self-care, productivity and leisure. Plan and implement individual and/or group interventions, using selected and graded activity to develop the client’s skills in identified areas of deficit. Managerial / Professional Leadership: Assist in the organisation and planning of OT service delivery e.g. OT recruitment panels, ensuring OT staff/service cover. Provide professional advice as required, for performance management of OT staff e.g. competency monitoring. Participate in Serious Untoward Incident investigations/reviews as required. Deputise for the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist, as required. Contribute to the writing and implementation of practice guidelines, policies and procedures, and use specialist knowledge to propose service changes. Contribute to staff participation in the formulation of new ideas/suggestions to improve service user care and service delivery. Ensure the principles of Clinical Governance are incorporated in service delivery by maintaining a High-quality service based on agreed clinical standards. Contribute to the strategic development of the OT services. Manage and prioritise designated occupational therapy referrals according to need, risk and service capacity. Provide specialist professional/clinical leadership to occupational therapists and support staff. Liaise with and develop effective working links with the wider multi-disciplinary team. Attend professional meetings as required. Maintain an effective supervision structure, and provide professional supervision for designated OT staff, addressing clinical, personal and professional issues. Assist in the induction of OT staff to the service. Participate in the performance monitoring of services in accordance with national and local targets. Provide statistical information on workforce and service user activity as required. Be responsible for the care, maintenance and monitoring of equipment used by clients and bring any defects or deficits to the attention of the appropriate authority. E.g. ADL equipment. Ensure requirements for health and safety and safe working practice are met through formal and regular risk assessments and communications as required. E.g. Cascade of HSA alerts. Assist in the maintenance and updating of the unit’s equipment inventories and service schedules. Ensure regular servicing, maintenance, repair or replacement as required adhering to Health & Safety, COSHH and Medical Devices Agency regulations. This job description provides an outline of general activities and is not exhaustive. It will be reviewed as the Trust’s needs change, in consultation with the post holder 19/06/2024 Please refer to both Band 6 and Band 5 job descriptions and person specifications for more details. This advert closes on Sunday 16 Aug 2026