Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Preston is seeking an experienced occupational therapist to join their children’s therapy service. The role involves delivering effective therapy to children with neurological and genetic conditions, with opportunities for professional development and collaboration with experienced therapists. Flexible working patterns can be considered, making this an ideal opportunity for those keen on contributing to pediatric therapeutic interventions.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive clinical supervision

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical therapy with children and young people.
• Ability to promote occupational engagement using compensatory/adaptive approaches.
• Experience in both standardized and non-standardized assessment tools.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective therapy services to children with neurological and genetic conditions.
• Contribute to development of clinical care pathways.
• Support competency development for occupational therapists and support staff.

Skills

Experience with paediatrics

Knowledge of child development

Familiarity with assessment tools

Education

Relevant occupational therapy qualification

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced occupational therapist to join our children’s therapy service in the Central & West Locality at LSCFT.

We are specifically looking for an individual with passion and drive to deliver an effective service to children and young people with long term neurological and genetic conditions, with a particular interest in promoting occupational engagement for this client group and utilising compensatory/adaptive approaches.

We are investing in developing the clinical care pathway for this client group to ensure it achieves the best clinical outcomes for the population of children and young people in need of guidance, support and therapeutic intervention.

Role and Service

We are looking for suitably trained and motivated therapist who can deliver on the pathway and contribute to its ongoing development. We are keen to invest in development at all levels of service provision including: self-management/universal support; targeted advice and strategies; specialist assessment, advice and therapeutic intervention; and highly specialist assessment and support.

You will join our team of highly experienced and skilled therapists to offer a service, based in our Greater Preston team, working closely with Chorley South Ribble and West Lancashire teams. The clinical offer will be delivered by a combination of Telepractice and face to face appointments.

Development and Support

We are looking for an individual who is keen to invest in their own development and in return we will support you through professional and clinical supervision, shadowing and co-working opportunities, in-service training, professional forums, trust wide AHP research group, and funding opportunities for relevant external training courses.

Experience and Pathway Development

You will have experience in a range of assessment tools (both standardised and non-standardised) and treatment approaches. You will have a good understanding of child development and the challenges faced by this client group. You will support pathway development and support competency development for occupational therapists, support staff and students.

Desirable experience

We would welcome motivated applicants with direct experience of working with paediatrics or with clearly demonstrable transferable skills.

How to discuss

For an informal discussion please contact us using the details provided

About the Trust

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.

More information

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

Application and closing

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Nov 2025