Specialist Occupational Therapist

Lincolnshire Community Health Services; Crossgate; Sur place; GBP 40 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work in a community hospital setting at Johnson Community Hospital, Pinchbeck. The role offers full-time/part-time/flexible arrangements with a 37.5-hour week and potential weekend work.

Salary range £39,959–£48,117 per annum, pro rata, with a closing date 21/10/2026. The post focuses on rehabilitation, enabling patients to safely return home, and providing leadership within the therapy team.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Current HCPC registration.
• Membership of Royal College of Occupational Therapy.
• Membership of a special interest group.

Responsabilités

• Assess and develop personalised care plans for individuals admitted on to the ward.
• Complete/delegate visits to individuals' homes where appropriate.
• Provide clinical leadership and supervision to members of the therapy team.
• Work with partner organisations to promote a 'discharge to assess' model of care.
• Collaborate with therapy leads to innovate and develop the therapy service.

Connaissances

Good communication

Motivate others

Prioritize workload

Lead MDT

Clinical governance

Resilience under pressure

Formation

Occupational Therapist degree/diploma

HCPC Registration

Basic IT Skills

Royal College of Occupational Therapy

Special Interest Group membership

Outils

Basic IT Skills

Description du poste

Main area Occupational Therapist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (May include some weekend working) Job ref 818-AHP129-QIA2166-C

Site Johnson Community Hospital Town Pinchbeck Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 21/10/2026 23:59

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at LCHS.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our teams – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).

Our Group values guide everything we do. They are:

• Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognizing their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.
• Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.
• Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the LCHG team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients. We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

Job overview

Lincolnshire is well known for its diverse landscape and offers everything on its doorstep from the historical City of Lincoln and the Cathedral rising above Lincolns skyline to the peace and quiet of the countryside with its picturesque villages, market towns, rolling hills and woodlands.

Not only does it cater for all it also has some of the most affordable living costs in England.

As a specialist occupational therapist working within Community Hospitals you will have the opportunity to champion the key values of your profession.

We understand that through purposeful and meaningful activity we can support people to rehabilitate, recover and self-care. Although your base will be on the ward, we understand that working beyond boundaries is the only way to holistically support people toward their goals to allow individuals safely home.

We strongly believe that our therapy teams within our community hospitals play a vital role not just in the health and well-being of our patients, but for our wider communities as a whole.

As your caseload will be varied, you will have the opportunity to work alongside individuals experiencing a range of long-term health conditions. A key aspect of this will involve assessment of frailty and providing meaningful support for people with palliative health conditions.

This role is to be based in Johnson Community Hospital, Spalding Road, Pinchbeck, PE11 3DT.

Main duties of the job

• To assess and develop personalised care plans for individuals admitted on to the ward
• To (where appropriate) complete/delegate visits to individuals homes
• To provide clinical leadership and supervision to members of the therapy team
• To work with partner organisations in order to promote a 'discharge to assess' model of care
• To work alongside the therapy leads in order to innovate and develop the therapy service

Working for our organisation

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS' workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for further detail regarding the main responsibilities of the role

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent diploma in Occupational Therapist
• Current Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration
• Basic IT Skills
• Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapy
• Member of special interest group

Previous Experience

• Post graduate experience as a occupational therapist in rehabilitation with older people and or long term conditions and or community / community hospitals / in-reach
• Experience in supervision, being supervised and supervising others
• Experience of working in the NHS
• Experience of working in community and community hospital settings

Skills and Knowledge

• Good communication in a variety of levels and methods
• Able to motivate self and other's
• Able to prioritise own and team's workload
• Able to work and lead a multidisciplinary team
• up-to-date knowledge base
• Understanding of Clinical Governance
• Able to maintain judgement under pressure.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK's most welcoming counties.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone.

Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life.

Important Information: All new employees will be subject to a charge if a DBS check is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by LCHS and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a maximum of a 3 month period.

Any existing employees who require a DBS check as part of the application process will be subject to a charge for that DBS check.

We are a Disability Confident employer ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.

We encourage and support vaccination update as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.

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.