Senior Occupational Therapist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Wellbeing resources

Shadowing opportunities

Best Practice Forums

Supervision by Clinical Specialist

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist to work within the Furness Home Based Treatment Team. The role involves OT assessments and home-based interventions to support recovery, with frequent community visits and supervision of junior staff.

Applicants must hold HCPC registration and postgraduate mental health training, and be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team in the adult acute setting.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required to practice as an OT.
• Must have postgraduate mental health training relevant to the specialty.
• Significant OT experience in mental health settings is expected.

Responsibilities

• Provide OT assessments and home-based interventions to support recovery.
• Deliver group and individual OT sessions with informed clinical reasoning.
• Supervise junior staff and contribute to OT service development.
• Travel frequently for home visits in the community.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Team collaboration

Group/individual interventions

Education

BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy

Postgraduate mental health training

Tools

Audit processes

Job description

A qualified Occupational Therapist post in the Furness Home Based Treatment Team at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, under network OT specialist supervision. The postholder carries out occupational therapy assessments and interventions to support recovery, supervises junior staff and helps shape local OT services across the trust. The work is with adults in the acute mental health setting who need home-based treatment, with frequent community visits and a full-time on-site base. Applicants need HCPC registration and postgraduate mental health training.

What the job involves

• Provide occupational therapy assessments and interventions to support recovery within home treatment
• Deliver group and individual interventions using relevant frames of reference and sophisticated clinical reasoning
• Prioritise planning and delivery for people with marked occupational impact, high occupational risk and complex needs
• Supervise junior staff
• Contribute to local OT service developments across the trust footprint
• Work within a multidisciplinary team in the adult acute setting
• Make frequent home visits across the community, with regular travel
• Take part in OT best practice forums

Qualifications

• Diploma or BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy
• Postgraduate training relevant to mental health in an appropriate specialty

Registration & licences

• HCPC registration

Experience

• Significant experience of OT in a mental health setting
• Extensive clinical experience of individual and group work in mental health specialties
• Familiarity with audit processes

Skills & knowledge

• Detailed knowledge of how mental health problems affect occupational performance
• Knowledge of current community mental health best practice and relevant government directives and legislation
• Expert-level application of OT assessments and interventions with expert clinical reasoning

Other

• Able to meet the travel requirements of the role

What's offered

• Flexible working considered, including term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time
• Wellbeing resources and support
• Shadowing opportunities with OTs in other home-based treatment teams
• Occupational Therapy Best Practice Forums
• Supervision by a network OT Clinical Specialist