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SalaryThe post offers opportunities for the successful applicant to develop skills in meeting the complex needs of clients.
You will join a friendly, well-established, integrated learning disability team with a focus on delivering high quality service for adults with learning disabilities.
Bolton’s learning disability health service is integrated into the Community Learning Disability Team, combining the learning disability health services with social care. The team is based at Farnworth Town Hall located within the Bolton borough.
You will be an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist, with a passion to help others and to work with adults who have a learning disability and complex physical health needs and/or behaviours.
To manage a complex caseload, using evidence based, client centred principles to provide highly specialised assessments, implementation and evaluation of Occupational Therapy intervention.
There will be opportunity to bring creative thinking into your work and use skills acquired throughout your previous Occupational Therapy training and experience.
There will also be a leadership element to the role as the post holder will be responsible for the supervision and governance of the Occupational Therapy team.
The post holder will have access to clinical supervision, peer and managerial support. There is a commitment to providing ongoing training and professional development, including development of skills and leadership opportunities.
In line with The Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Strategy for England, the post holder will support the implementation of policies designed to achieve quality in healthcare including championing diverse and inclusive leadership and improving representation from those with protected characteristics.
In return, we can offer you:
Unsociable hours pay enhancements
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS service)
Eligibility for our NHS Car lease scheme
Eligibility for our NHS Technology Scheme
Access to on-site Gymnasium
Various NHS Discounts
Opportunities to apply for flexible working
Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do. We ensure our patients receive the highest quality of Care and are guided by our trust Values. We are proud that our Trust is a centre of excellence for maternity, neonatal and care for children, and that it has been rated as Good by the Quality Care Commission (CQC). This is in recognition of the patient experience and quality of care that our staff provide to patients. It is also supported by our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Framework for Professional Practice
The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff has joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for in-depth roles and responsibilities, alternatively please see contact information.
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Jan 2024
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