Senior Occupational Therapist

NHS; Morecambe; Presencial; GBP 34.000 - 52.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Lancaster and Morecambe Community Mental Health Team within the Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist. Based in Lancaster, you will manage an occupational therapy caseload with specialist assessment, formulation and intervention for clients with complex needs, and work closely with a multidisciplinary team.

You will require at least 2 years post-registration experience and 18 months in a mental health setting, with strong

Qualificações

• Excellent communication skills and sound clinical reasoning.
• Substantial experience as an Occupational Therapist in mental health services.
• Experience of MDT working and supervising staff/students.

Responsabilidades

• Provide occupational therapy assessment, formulation and intervention for complex needs.
• Engage in group facilitation and collaborative work with the MDT.
• Provide consultancy to the team and support the B5 OT within the team.
• Contribute to recovery-focused occupational therapy and service development.

Conhecimentos

Communication skills

Clinical reasoning

MDT working

Formação

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Descrição da vaga

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children's nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy.

Knowledge

• Specialist knowledge of mental health occupational therapy, occupational performance, recovery, risk assessment, social inclusion and evidence-based practice.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and professional standards.

Experience

• Substantial experience as an Occupational Therapist in mental health services.
• Experience managing complex caseloads.
• Experience of MDT working. Experience supervising staff and/or students.

You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within four weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.

Please note that further communication from LSCFT will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them.

Please ensure that you read the person specification as your application will be measured against this document.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. You are therefore advised to consider applying for this vacancy as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.