Senior Occupational Therapist

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Morecambe; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

CPD opportunities

Supportive team

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist for the Lancaster and Morecambe Community Mental Health Team. Based in Lancaster, you will manage a dedicated OT caseload, delivering assessment, formulation and interventions for complex mental health needs.

You will provide supervision and contribute to a supportive MDT, with access to CPD opportunities and flexible working arrangements as part of a welfare focused NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Must be aRegistered Occupational Therapist with post‑registration experience.
• Minimum 2 years post registration experience and 18 months in a relevant mental health setting.
• Excellent communication skills and sound clinical reasoning.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist OT assessment, formulation and intervention for complex cases.
• Deliver group facilitation and contribute to MDT discussions.
• Offer consultancy to the multidisciplinary team and support the local OT network.

Skills

Mental health OT

Clinical reasoning

Team consultancy

Communication skills

Education

Registered Occupational Therapist

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic Senior Occupational Therapist within our Lancaster and Morecambe Community Mental Health Team. You will be based in Lancaster.

As part of this team you will have an occupational therapy specific caseload. You will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, formulation and intervention to those with complex occupational, functional or vocational needs and group facilitation. Your role will also involve the provision of support and advice to the multi-disciplinary team through consultancy, to ensure service users occupational needs are considered and met. You will be collaboratively working with our B5 occupational therapist within the team.

We are looking to recruit an occupational therapist who has a keen interest and a passion for occupational therapy in mental health, with at least 2 years post registration experience and 18 months experience in a relevant mental health setting. You will have excellent communication skills, sound clinical reasoning and a strong understanding of the occupational therapy role within recovery.

You will receive regular supervision, access to CPD opportunities and be part of a supportive occupational therapy network.

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.

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