Senior Occupational Therapist

NHS; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Blackburn is looking for a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join the East Pennine Home Based Treatment Team. The role involves providing assessments and interventions for service users struggling with mental health issues. Successful candidates will supervise junior staff and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to enhance service delivery. This full-time position offers a salary range between £38,682 and £46,580 per year, with opportunities for professional development in a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration.
• Experience in mental health settings required.
• Ability to provide OT assessments and interventions.

Responsibilities

• Provide Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions.
• Supervise junior staff and assist in local developments.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team for home-based treatment.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Time management

Compassionate approach

Education

Diploma/BSC (Hons) in Occupational Therapy

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration

Post Graduate training in mental health

Job description

Job summary

Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist - Full Time

Team: East Pennine Home Based Treatment Team

Base: Pendle House, Nelson

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward-thinking qualified Occupational Therapist to join the East Pennine Home Based Treatment Team based in Nelson. The post will be supported under the supervision of a network Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist. The fully aligned role will involve clinical Occupational Therapy provision working within a multidisciplinary team within the adult acute setting for service users experiencing mental health difficulties requiring home-based treatment.

The successful candidate will provide Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to service users to support recovery within home treatment. The successful candidate will also undertake supervision of junior staff and assist in local developments related to the Occupational Therapy services locally and across the footprint of Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will be supported within Occupational Therapy Best Practice Forums and shadowing opportunities will be provided via Occupational Therapists working within other home-based treatment teams within the trust.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is enthusiastic about working within mental health and possesses good time management skills and a compassionate approach to others.

The successful candidate will be an able team worker with excellent communication skills with experience of working successfully within busy environments.

If you have these qualities and wish to work with a supportive team who strive to achieve high standards, then this could be the role for you.

If you would like further information regarding the role or an informal chat, please contact us using the details provided.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted: 19 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-PEN1048-EB

Job locations

Pendle House, Blackburn, BB9 9TG

Job description & responsibilities

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

Person Specification – Qualifications

• Diploma/BSC (Hons) in Occupational Therapy (OT)
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
• Post Graduate training relevant to mental health work in appropriate speciality

Knowledge

• Detailed knowledge of how mental health problems impact on occupational performance and how occupational therapy theory informs practice within community mental health settings
• Knowledge of current best practice in community mental health and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation
• Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions using expert level clinical reasoning

Experience

• Ability to demonstrate a significant level of experience within a Occupational Therapy a mental health setting
• Familiarity with audit processes
• Extensive clinical experiences including individual and group work in mental health specialties

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, see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Pendle House, Blackburn, BB9 9TG

Website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/