Occupational Therapist in Manchester

Bridge College is looking for a passionate and dedicated Occupational Therapist to join their multidisciplinary team in Openshaw, Manchester. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of young people with learning disabilities, autism, and physical disabilities.

As an Occupational Therapist, you will deliver a high‑quality OT service to students aged 16‑25 with complex needs, liaise and provide advice to professionals, students, parents and carers, support teaching staff, and ensure up‑to‑date clinical practice. You will work 37.5 hours per week on a permanent contract with a salary of £36,040.

• Advise others on individualised support strategies, equipment, aids and adaptation needs to facilitate students’ best access to learning.
• Define clear occupational goals for students.
• Assess, monitor and record student progress in all areas of occupation.
• Train and support unqualified staff in delivering OT programmes, ensuring they understand the boundaries of their role.
• Plan, undertake and deliver training for staff, parents and carers to share specialist clinical knowledge.
• Produce reports detailing students’ progress for funding bodies and share information with other professionals during transition and review meetings.
• Provide assessment reports and treatment plans for individual students.
• Ensure clinical practice is up to date and based on agreed best clinical practice and evidence base; participate in relevant education/training opportunities, read and critically appraise research articles in professional journals and utilise audit and research in daily practice.
• Support teaching staff in the effective delivery of learning.
• Work alongside teaching staff in timetabled sessions.
• Advise teaching staff and management on occupational needs and environmental factors.

• BSc (Honours) Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Member of British Association of Occupational Therapists.
• HCPC registration.
• Evidence of engagement in regular postgraduate CPD training and development.
• Intervention planning, target setting and evaluation.
• Ability to review and comment on progress against treatment goals.
• Ability to reflect on and evaluate own work.
• Knowledge of main national policies and procedures relating to working with adults with learning disabilities.
• Ability to undertake physical activity involved with therapeutic handling, including equipment adjustments and manual handling.
• Good presentation skills, both written and verbal.

• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6× basic salary death in service benefit.
• Occupational sick pay and family‑friendly policies, including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
• Real living wage employer.
• Refer‑a‑friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Well‑being promotion across the organisation, including Mental Health First Aiders offering support from trained colleagues and free weekly yoga sessions in person or online.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home.
• Inclusive networks for colleagues to join if they’d like to (Disability & Neurodiversity Action group, Race Equality Network, Proud Together (LGBTQ+ group), Together for Men, Women Together).

Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself). This role will involve regulated activity.

Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio‑economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience. If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you.