Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist
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About the Role
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking qualified Occupational Therapist to join the Furness Home Based Treatment Team based in Barrow. The post will be supported under the supervision of a network Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist. The fully aligned role will involve clinical Occupational Therapy provision working within a multidisciplinary team within the adult acute setting for service users experiencing mental health difficulties requiring home-based treatment.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to service users to support recovery within home treatment.
- Undertake supervision of junior staff.
- Assist in local developments related to the Occupational Therapy services locally and across the footprint of Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
- Be based on-site on a full-time basis.
- Travel frequently and meet the travel requirements of the role.
- Be supported within Occupational Therapy Best Practice Forums.
- Shadowing opportunities will be provided via Occupational Therapists working within other home-based treatment teams within the trust.
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Requirements
- Enthusiastic about working within mental health.
- Good time management skills.
- Compassionate approach to others.
- An able team worker with excellent communication skills.
- Experience of working successfully within busy environments.
- Substantial experience, special interest, and expertise in Mental Health Occupational Therapy.
- Deep understanding of the relationship between occupation and mental health.
- Ability to provide occupational therapy to maintain, restore, or create a beneficial match between the abilities of the person, the demands of their occupations in the areas of self-care, productivity, and leisure, and the demands of the environment.
- Delivery of a range of group and/or individual interventions demonstrating sophisticated clinical reasoning skills.
- Prioritizing planning and delivering interventions for people with marked impact on their occupational functioning, high occupational risk, and complex occupational needs.
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About Us
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, ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area.
LSCFT supports flexible working, believing 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.
Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, please contact:
- Name: Philip Bradley
- Job Title: Occupational Therapist
- Email Address: philip.bradley@lscft.nhs.uk
- Telephone Number: 01772 773525
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