Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Inpatient
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 311-S654-25
- Employer
- Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stepping Hill Hospital
- Town
- Stockport
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 5
If you are Kind, Fair, Ingenious and Determined then we want you to come and join our #PennineCarePeople
https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/values
Job overview
Post Title |
Occupational Therapist. |
Service/Ward/Department |
Occupational Therapy Service, Norbury Ward, Mental Health Unit |
Borough |
Stepping Hill, Stockport |
Band & salary scale |
Band 5 - £29970 - £36483 |
Hours of work |
37.5 hours per week |
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to carry out individual and group interventions on Norbury Ward. Your responsibilities will include carrying a clinical caseload, conducting OT assessments and reports based on the Model of Human Occupation. The post holder will need to communicate effectively and flexibly in order to work effectively within both multi-disciplinary teams. You will receive regular supervision and support from a Band 6 Occupational Therapist and you will have CPD and training opportunities for your professional development. You will also be responsible for delegating to and supervising OT support staff. We are a supportive and expanding team, committed to delivering a quality in-patient service.
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.
Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.
All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification to support your application for this post. Please refer to the essential criteria in the person specification which will highlight the skills, knowledge and experience you will need to demonstrate in your application, by way of example, to give yourself the best opportunity to be shortlisted.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Occupational Therapist with the HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Due to complete Occupational Therapy qualification
OT assessments
Essential criteria
- To undertake occupational therapy assessments, addressing occupational performance, strengths and skills deficits, enabling the service user in areas of self-care, productivity and leisure.
Desirable criteria
- To collaboratively identify the goals of occupational therapy intervention with the service user as part of the overall care plan.
- To assess and actively manage individual activity and environmental risk to ensure the safety of the service user, self, colleagues and wider public, whilst recognising the right of the service user to take positive risks in promoting their recovery.
Group evidence-based interventions
Essential criteria
- To plan and implement individual and/or group evidence-based interventions, in collaboration with the service user, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.
Desirable criteria
- To provide support and education to service users and carers regarding aspects of occupational therapy.
Managing caseload
Essential criteria
- To take responsibility for prioritising own clinical case load.
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Deborah Hollins
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Telephone number
- 0161 716 5718
- Additional information
For OT specific queries about this post, please contact Craig Kingsley on 0161 716 4063.
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