Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapist
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About the Role
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is an exciting place to be an Occupational Therapist and it is a highly valued role in our Trust’s approach to multi-disciplinary care. We have sound professional structures to lead and inspire our Occupational Therapy workforce. We are committed to delivering excellent services, putting occupation at the centre of our work and championing peoples’ rights for their occupational needs to be recognised and addressed.
Job Description
We are seeking a compassionate and enthusiastic Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join the Adult Inpatient Unit at the Harbour on a permanent contract. The post involves working alongside experienced Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants, Health and Wellbeing Workers and the Multidisciplinary Team with inpatients experiencing acute mental health problems.
- Responsible for caseloads, assessing patients within the hospital, community and home environments
- Supporting with patient-centred care and timely discharges to home or the most appropriate placement
- Undertaking supervision of support staff
- Assisting in local developments related to the Occupational Therapy department and wider hospital community
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Requirements
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is enthusiastic about working in adult mental health with excellent communication skills and who wants to develop their clinical skills in this exciting area. They will be supported to consolidate and develop their skills through regular contact and supervision from senior therapists as well as being supported and encouraged with their own professional development.
Diversity and Inclusion
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.
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Flexible Working
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.
Wellbeing
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.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Margaret Michael
- Job title: Associate Director for AHPs
- Email address: margaret.michael@lscft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01253 447971
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