Occupational Therapist

NHS Jobs; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

CNTW NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join North Cumbria memory and Later Life services. You will provide evidence-based, occupation-focused assessments and interventions to patients with complex needs, with the ability to anticipate situations that may affect health and wellbeing of service users and carers.

The post involves working within a multi-disciplinary team to plan and deliver rehabilitation, ensure carer involvement, maintain safety, and promote recovery

Qualifications

• Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification.
• Registered with HCPC.
• Commitment to complete fieldwork education training.
• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy service to service users with diverse needs and complex presentations.
• Manage ongoing assessment and intervention and review plans.
• Involve carers and families in intervention planning where appropriate.
• Deliver evidence-based occupational therapy interventions in collaboration with service users and carers.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality, client-centred care and promote recovery and independence.

Skills

Therapeutic relationship

Evidence-based practice

Communication skills

Written communication

Time management

Autonomous working

Education

Recognised OT degree qualification

HCPC registration

Fieldwork education training

RCOT membership

Job description

Go back Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 09 October 2026

North Cumbria memory and Later Life services - East is looking for highly motivated Occupational Therapists to compliment our Team.

You will provide evidence based occupational focussed assessments and interventions to patients with complex needs with the ability to recognise and anticipate situations that may be detrimental to the Health andWellbeing of service users and their carers.

If you are motivated, creative and passionate about making a difference to our patients lives, then your characteristics is what the team requires.

Main duties of the job

To provide occupational therapy service to service users who have a variety of occupational therapy needs, diverse presentations and a range of mental health conditions, cognitive and age related physical health needs.To manage and provide ongoing assessment and intervention for service users.To consider carer needs and ensure carer and family are involved in intervention planning where appropriate.To develop and deliver evidenced based Occupational Therapy interventions in collaboration with service users and carers where appropriate.The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that high quality, individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.To provide clinical supervision to staff members as delegated by Clinical Lead.To incorporate a client centred philosophy into clinical practice and client centred collaborative care.

About us

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

We welcome your application.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

• Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification


• Registered with HCPC


• Commitment to complete fieldwork education training.


• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Knowledge and Experience

• Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives


• Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of intervention plans


• Multi-disciplinary team work


• Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of and evidence based interventions.


• Previous experience of working in a community setting.


• Experience of involving service users / carers in evaluation / planning and monitoring of services.

Skills and Competencies

• Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers.


• To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions


• Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users.


• Demonstrate effective written and communication skills


• Ability to work under pressure


• Ability to work autonomously and within a team


• Effective time and caseload management skills


• Ability to adapt within a changing environment


• Audit and Evaluation.


• Supervisory Skills.


• Training and presentation skills


• Commitment to using research skills in practice.

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.

Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and wear (CNTW) NHS Foundation Trust

£32,073 to £39,043 a yearper annum pro rata