Occupational Therapist

LSCft; Lytham St Annes; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

DBS check support

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join the Fylde Coast Rotation. The post offers rotation through diverse mental health settings across Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre with 12-month placements in each team.

You will assess patients in hospital, community, and home environments, manage caseloads, and support supervision of staff while contributing to service developments. A passion for flexible working and patient-centered care is essential.

Qualifications

• Diploma/BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy and ongoing HCPC registration.
• Knowledge of OT processes and professional ethics.
• Understanding of CPA, risk assessment and management.
• Experience with undergraduate practice placement and OT process.

Responsibilities

• Manage caseloads across hospital, community and home settings.
• Assess patients and contribute to OT plans for those with complex needs.
• Supervise support staff and contribute to local OT developments.
• Work across Fylde Coast teams for 12-month rotations.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Caseload management

Team collaboration

Risk assessment

Education

Diploma/BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration (ongoing)

Job description

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

To provide routine occupational therapy interventions in order to maintain, restore or create a match beneficial to the individual between the abilities of the person, the demands of his/her occupations in the areas of self care, productivity and leisure and the demands of the environment (adapted from Creek 2003). The post holder works alongside more senior experienced therapist(s) to consolidate and develop their skills, through regular contact and supervision from the senior therapist(s). They will contribute to the Occupational Therapy plans for people with complex needs in various mental health settings. They will not be the responsible therapist in assessing and providing occupational therapy plans for people with complexity and high risk with occupational needs.

Main duties of the job

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is an exciting place to be an Occupational Therapist and it is a highly valued role in our Trust’s approach to multi-disciplinary care. We have sound professional structures to lead and inspire our Occupational Therapy workforce.

We are seeking a compassionate and enthusiastic Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join the Fylde Coast Rotation. If you are an OT who would like to expand your experience within different mental health settings we currently have a vacancy for a full time band 5 Occupational Therapist.

Within the rotational post you will be based with a variety of teams across Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre. You will work within each team for 12 months. The teams will include:

• Older Adult Community Mental Health Services (Fylde Coast Rapid Intervention & Treatment Team (RITT), includes Care Home Liaison) and Memory Assessment Service (MAS)
• Adult Community Mental Health Services (Adult CMHT)
• Older Adult In-Patient Mental Health Wards

The successful candidate will be responsible for caseloads, assessing patients within the hospital, community and home environments and supporting with patient cantered care. They will also be expected to undertake supervision of support staff and assist in local developments related to the Occupational Therapy.

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information about this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/BSc/MSc in Occupational Therapy (OT) Ongoing registration with Health Professionals Council

Knowledge

• Some knowledge of current best practice in OT Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice Understanding of team dynamics
• Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice, including CPA and risk assessment and management
• Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance Health, safety and risk awareness

Experience

• Application of the OT process
• Broad range of under graduate practice placement experience
• Use of functional assessment and the analysis of occupation

You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within four weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.

Please note that further communication from LSCFT will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them.

Please ensure that you read the person specification as your application will be measured against this document.

If you use AI to assist with your application, you must declare this. Undeclared use may result in withdrawal. Please ensure your application reflects your own skills and experiences. While AI tools can assist, they may produce generic or inaccurate content. We encourage you to provide personal examples that demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria.

For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Rebecca Irish Job title Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Additional information

Rebecca Irish
Fylde RITT Team Leader
[e-mail]

Or

Matt St John (OT Clinical Specialist)
Email: [e-mail]

Or

Rebecca Cookman (OT Clinical Specialist)
Email: [e-mail]