Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team in Central Lancashire. The role involves providing rehabilitation to patients with stroke and acquired brain injuries, requiring a commitment to interdisciplinary work and specialized clinical skills.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Professional Degree in Occupational Therapy required.
• Current HCPC registration is mandatory.
• Evidence of continued professional development and specialist experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assessment, treatment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of occupational therapy interventions.
• Work with patients with stroke and neurological conditions.

Skills

Clinical governance

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Advanced practice skills

Education

Professional Degree in Occupational Therapy

Current Professional Registration with HCPC

Job description

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 27 May 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist with specialist clinical skills to be part of the established & expanding Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team (CNRT) in Central Lancashire.

The Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team provides ongoing rehabilitation to patients within the Chorley, South Ribble and Greater Preston locality with predominantly Stroke and ABI diagnosis. Referrals to the team are predominantly from the acute hospital in-patient setting, however, referrals from primary care and the third sector are also accepted. The team has an active involvement with the Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Stroke and Neuro Rehabilitation Delivery Network and the continued implementation of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Stroke Service Specification.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, versatile, innovative individual with a commitment to working within an interdisciplinary environment, who has extensive experience of working with patients with stroke and neurological conditions.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the assessment, treatment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence -based occupational therapy interventions within the areas of

o Stroke/ Acquired Brain Injury and complex neurological conditions

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• -Professional Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• -Current Professional Registration with HCPC
• -Evidence of continued professional development Evidence of formal training / self-study / specialist experience to post graduate level

Knowledge

• Understanding of clinical governance framework & implications for practice, including audit and research governance
• In-depth understanding of current NHS/government policy/Public Health/NICE guidelines on organisational change and the ability to adapt these appropriately to local service needs through publication of documents.
• Knowledge and appreciation of lone working risks - policy and procedure

Experience

• Evidence of recent and relevant post graduate experience encompassing the specialist field of practice. that demonstrates an in depth knowledge of specialist area
• Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working
• evidence of improving and developing service and practice
• Highly advanced and specialised practice skills in field of expertise.

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.

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust