Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Wheelchair Therapist Band 6
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Are you passionate about improving mobility and independence for individuals who use wheelchairs? We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate therapist to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to take on a part-time role, 3 days a week that can be offered either as a permanent position or an internal to the NCA secondment opportunity, depending on your current employment status and career goals.
About the Role
As a Wheelchair Therapist, you will play a key role in assessing, prescribing, and supporting the use of specialist wheelchairs, working closely with individuals (children and adults) with complex mobility needs, their families, and multidisciplinary teams.
Wheelchair Service experience is not essential, as the team will support your learning in this post.
Responsibilities
- Assess, prescribe, and support the use of specialist wheelchairs.
- Work closely with individuals with complex mobility needs, their families, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Provide highly specialist intervention using evidence-based, client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate.
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Requirements
- Highly motivated and able to motivate others.
- Ability to work flexibly, respond to service requirements, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.
Who We Welcome Applications From
- Candidates seeking a permanent career move.
- Internal applicants from across the Northern Care Alliance interested in a secondment to broaden their experience.
This post is open to Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. Previous interviewees need not apply.
About the Organisation
You will work as a member of Salford Wheelchair Service under the direct and indirect supervision of the Band 7 Clinical Lead.
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.
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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 are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate, and inspire – to join our team.
Benefits
- A job role with purpose and flexibility.
- Competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Helen Usher
- Job title: Clinical Lead OT - Wheelchair Service
- Email address: salfordasc.occupationaltherapy@nca.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 0161 206 0403
Helen Critten-Rourke
salfordasc.occupationaltherapy@nca.nhs.uk
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