Senior Practitioner for Occupational Therapy | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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This is a new and exciting post created within the Bolton Specialist CMHT's to enhance the support offered to service users to promote recovery and optimum independence. This senior practitioner post will lead a cluster team within the CMHT, in line with the Community Transformation transformed model offer, to offer a flexible and proactive approach to supporting service users in their recovery journey.

Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical and professional leadership, supervision, support and consultation to occupational therapy staff and MDT colleagues in line with CMHT pathways and operational procedures.
  • Lead an identified cluster with a focus on OT and recovery‑based interventions, holding a small caseload of OT‑specific and generic work.
  • Support the care group AHP lead in the operational and strategic development of the OT service.
  • Maintain effective liaison with primary care, GP practices, and local statutory and non‑statutory agencies.
  • Adhere to RCOT Codes of Ethics and Professional Standards and HCPC registration requirements, ensuring compliance of others.
  • Maintain clinical competence, using evidence‑based, client‑centred practice to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate interventions, and record all work in line with CMHT procedures.
  • Participate in the Operational on‑call rota and deputise for the CMHT Team Manager, undertaking delegated duties as required.

Benefits

  • Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
  • 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.

This advert closes on Sunday 17 May 2026.

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Company: Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Apply for the Senior Practitioner for Occupational Therapy | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Bolton
Job Description:

This is a new and exciting post created within the Bolton Specialist CMHT’s to enhance the support offered to service users to promote recovery and optimum independence. This senior practitioner post will lead a cluster team within the CMHT, in line with the Community Transformation transformed model offer, to offer a flexible and proactive approach to supporting service users in their recovery journey.

Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical and professional leadership, supervision, support and consultation to occupational therapy staff and MDT colleagues in line with CMHT pathways and operational procedures.
  • Lead an identified cluster with a focus on OT and recovery‑based interventions, holding a small caseload of OT‑specific and generic work.
  • Support the care group AHP lead in the operational and strategic development of the OT service.
  • Maintain effective liaison with primary care, GP practices, and local statutory and non‑statutory agencies.
  • Adhere to RCOT Codes of Ethics and Professional Standards and HCPC registration requirements, ensuring compliance of others.
  • Maintain clinical competence, using evidence‑based, client‑centred practice to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate interventions, and record all work in line with CMHT procedures.
  • Participate in the Operational on‑call rota and deputise for the CMHT Team Manager, undertaking delegated duties as required.

Benefits

  • Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
  • 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.

This advert closes on Sunday 17 May 2026.

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Posted: May 8th, 2026