Occupational Therapist | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Chorley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Professional supervision

Personal development opportunities

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Acute Adult Inpatient Unit in Chorley. You will work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver occupational therapy assessments and interventions, focusing on recovery through occupation and holistic care planning.

You will contribute to developing a structured group therapy programme and gain opportunities for clinical development, supervision, and line management through the Team

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy assessments and interventions for adults with mental health needs.
• Develop individualised care plans centred on recovery through occupation.
• Contribute to group therapy programme and MDT collaboration.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Mental Health

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Job description

Occupational Therapist | Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

We are seeking a dynamic occupational therapist to work in the Acute Adult Inpatient Unit at the Chorley within our team delivering care to service users who are experiencing mental health problems. The successful candidate will be working alongside senior occupational therapists and therapy assistants as part of providing an occupational perspective to a well-established multi-disciplinary team.

Within the remit of the Recovery Model you will provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to service users with a range of complex mental health needs. Together you will devise individualised care plans which place recovery through occupation at the heart of the interventions provided. You will have an exciting opportunity to be part of developing a comprehensive group therapy programme as well as chance to cultivate professional skills through involvement in clinical and first line managerial processes.

You will be expected to have well developed interpersonal skills to establish and maintain relationships with other staff within wider services where service users are linked in. You will seek to establish and maintain useful communication with relevant car/ family /friends negotiating appropriate levels of involvement through agreement with the service, and remaining sensitive to the particular needs of the individual and his/her carers.

The successful candidate will receive regular professional supervision from the Senior Occupational Therapist and line management will be via the Team Manager. Learning and development needs will be identified through the Personal Development Process and there will be a wide range of other learning opportunities available through local and Trust wide training and best practice forums.

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.

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.

Keeping our workforce well

This advert closes on Friday 23 Oct 2026

£39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation)