Occupational Therapist Carlisle

Meeveem Limited; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

North Cumbria Inpatient services are seeking an Occupational Therapist to join Ruskin, a 15-bed inpatient dementia assessment and treatment unit in Cumwhinton, Carlisle. The role offers opportunities for newly qualified OTs and those seeking a new challenge, in a supportive MDT setting.

You will work with the Specialist OT to provide holistic assessments and evidence-based interventions, following the OT process, in a dynamic NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification.
• Registration with HCPC.
• Commitment to complete fieldwork education training.

Responsibilities

• Provide OT service to patients with diverse needs under supervision.
• Ongoing assessment and intervention for service users.
• Involve carers and family in intervention planning where appropriate.
• Develop and deliver evidence-based OT interventions with service users and carers.

Skills

Therapeutic partnership

Evidence-based interventions

Communication

Autonomy

Teamwork

Time and caseload management

Adaptability

Empathy and compassionate care

IT systems literacy

Education

Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification

HCPC registration

Commitment to fieldwork education training

Job description

Job summary

North Cumbria Inpatient services are looking for highly motivated Occupational Therapists to join out team on Ruskin, a 15 bedded, inpatient dementia assessment and treatment unit.

You will work alongside the Specialist Occupational Therapist, as well as the wider multidisciplinary team to provide assessments and evidence based interventions, following the OT process.

This post is suitable for newly qualified Occupational Therapists, as well as those looking for a new role.

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 patients who have a variety of occupational therapy needs, diverse presentations and learning disabilities, as well as a range of mental health conditions, under the supervision of the Specialist Occupational Therapist.
• 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 the ward leadership team.
• 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.

NHS Employees identified as at risk of compulsory redundancy and those eligible for the NENC Re-Deployment careers hub will receive prior consideration.

Details

Date posted: 01 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 6 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 263-ICG26-063-HN

Job locations: Carleton Clinic, Cumwhinton Drive, Carlisle, CA1 3SX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Person Specification

Education and Qualification

Essential

• Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification
• Registered with HCPC
• Commitment to complete fieldwork education training.

Desirable

• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in a mental health / learning disability setting
• Experience of involving service users / carers in evaluation / planning and monitoring of services

Skills and Competencies

Essential

• 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
• Understanding of the statutory issues which impact on service users
• Ability to use IT system
• Comprehensive continuous assessment of skills
• Risk Assessment/Management skills

Desirable

• Supervisory skills
• Training and presentation skills
• Commitment to using research skills in practice
• Audit and evaluation

Role/Team specific requirements

Essential

• Good, effective communication skills
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Personal Characteristics

Essential

• Innovative and creative
• Flexible and adaptive
• A commitment to equal opportunities and a positive attitude to combating stigma

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Able to meet the mobility requirements of the post

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

We are an equal opportunities employer.