Advanced Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust recherche un Advanced Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist pour rejoindre son nouveau service de santé mentale qui ouvrira en 2025. Le candidat idéal travaillera au sein d'une équipe pluridisciplinaire pour offrir des soins centrés sur le patient, tout en développant et en supervisant des thérapies spécialisées.

Benefits

Opportunités de formation continue

Flexibilité dans les horaires de travail

Qualifications

• Degré en Thérapie Occupationnelle requis.
• Inscription actuelle auprès de HCPC nécessaire.
• Qualification de niveau post-gradué ou en cours dans un domaine clinique pertinent.

Responsibilities

• Évaluer et traiter les besoins des patients avec des handicaps d'apprentissage.
• Superviser et encadrer le personnel junior et les étudiants.
• Développer et coordonner les programmes de formation.

Skills

Clinical Governance

Patient Care

Communication

Multi-Disciplinary Teamwork

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Current HCPC Registration

Masters Module/Post Grad Qualification

Job description

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Advanced Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 06 July 2025

Water Meadow View is a new mental health inpatient unit for adults who have learning disabilities, which is due to open in late winter 2025 on our site in Whittingham, Preston. As we prepare to open this unit, we have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to join us and support the Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver outstanding person centred care.

One of the Trust's aims is to deliver the best possible care to our patients, and this new inpatient unit will do just that. Water Meadow View will offer clinical excellence, support, and safety, with patient-centred care at its heart.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, treatment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence based, highly specialised occupational therapy intervention within the areas of:

o LSCFT Inpatient unit -Adults with Learning Disabilities

Video - Welcome to Water Meadow View

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for establishing and maintaining productive multi agency working relationships and communication channels. Promote a positive relationship with all stakeholders.

The post holder will ensure that the needs of service users and carers are meaningfully considered during the process of care and treatment some of which may be of a complex and sensitive nature.

The post holder will have responsibilities for mentoring and supervising junior occupational therapy staff, where required, as well as providing regular fieldwork opportunities for occupational therapy students, and contribute to the learning of other team members or students from other disciplines.

The post holder will be responsible for a highly specialist occupational therapy portfolio which will include provision of expert advice to occupational therapists, senior clinicians, MDT across LSCFT to support them in taking up their duty of care; to develop, co-ordinate and deliver training programmes including competency frameworks, information packages for patients and families together with colleagues working in health, education and social care.

When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on the lives of people with a learning disability by delivering person centred, compassionate care, in a purpose built, co-produced environment, with opportunities to for you to learn and develop throughout your career.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current professional registration with HCPC as Occupational Therapist and responsibility for maintaining this registration
• Masters module/post grad qualification in relevant field of clinical expertise (or working towards) / post-grad qualification/equivalent knowledge & experience to masters level
• Evidence of CPD in related field of clinical expertise.
• Current accredited field work educator.

Knowledge

• Understanding of clinical governance framework and implications for practice including audit and research governance.
• In-depth understanding of current NHS/government policy/Public Health/NICE guidelines on organisational change and the ability to adapt these appropriately to local service needs through publication of documents.
• Knowledge and appreciation of lone working risks - policy and procedure.

Experience

• Treatment of a broad range of conditions relating to clinical speciality
• Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice
• Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change
• Supervision and/or mentoring of staff/students.
• Highly advanced and specialised practice skills in field of expertise.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust