Occupational Therapist | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 13 Mai 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 12 Mehefin 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Prestwich, M25 3BL |
| Cwmni: | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7943770/437-7943770 |
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An exciting opportunity is available to work within the Adult Forensic Secure Mental Health setting at Prestwich Hospital, providing a quality service to service users with complex and challenging mental health needs.
You will be responsible for your own caseload and would work closely with the MDT to provide assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation to service users within a specialist mental health setting.
You will work alongside a large established team of Occupational Therapists and support staff. The Occupational Therapy service has a wide range of resources that support the patient journey towards discharge. These include a dedicated skills and education centre, a fully equipped gymnasium and sports hall and access to the unit Recovery Academy.
You will also have the opportunity to contribute to service developments.
The department is committed to staff wellbeing and progression. Regular supervision, the appraisal / Preceptorship process, and continuing professional development opportunities are established and welcomed.
To manage a defined specialist caseload using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
To deliver individual and group interventions drawn from relevant frames of reference.
To develop skills and knowledge through participation in a Professional Development Planning process to meet the competency framework.
To be research and professional standards aware and use evidence to support and develop practice.
To work within a secure mental health setting and by utilising evidence-based assessments, identify risk within the performance of occupation to contribute to the formulation of risk.
The postholder will be required to work autonomously with service users for extended periods within community settings as part of their rehabilitation programme. This aspect of the role involves regular activities that demand sustained physical effort and an appropriate level of physical stamina.
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.
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.
Please see attached job description and person specification
Staff benefits
• Pay Enhancements
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles
This advert closes on Wednesday 27 May 2026