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Senior Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 18 September 2025
A vacancy has arison for a dynamic Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the Occupational Therapy team which is based within acute adult mental health In-patient services within the Pennine locality. The team provides occupational therapy input into all the in-patient wards at Pendleview, Royal Blackburn Hospital and Woodview at Whalley.
The team consists of OTs, Occupational Therapy assistants and Recovery Support workers who work collaboratively with the inpatient multi-disciplinary team to promote a model of recovery.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist who has a commitment to further developing their skills within a mental health setting. We will require at least 18 months post registration experience, with at least 12 months of this working within a mental health setting.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide assessments, plan and deliver interventions for people whose mental health problems have a marked impact on their occupational functioning, and who have complex occupational needs. The successful candidate must be able to effectively manage their own time and work proactively to meet the fast pace and demands of the service. They will require excellent communication skills and an ability to work flexibly to facilitate timely discharges.
We offer clinical and management supervision and continuing professional development.
For further information please contact us on the details provided.
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
* Diploma/BSC (Hons) in Occupational Therapy (OT)
* Post Graduate training relevant to mental health work in appropriate speciality
* Documented evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Knowledge
* Detailed knowledge of how mental health problems impact on occupational performance and how occupational therapy theory informs practice within mental health settings
* Knowledge of current best practice in inpatient 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
* Several years post registration experience including experience in mental health
* Use of evidence-based practice
* 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.
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation)
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