Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Occupational Therapist
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Job Opportunity: Occupational Therapist
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic, and forward-thinking qualified Occupational Therapist to join the Occupational Therapy team on the acute mental health inpatient unit based at Dane Garth, Furness General Hospital. The post will be supported under the supervision of the Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist. The fully aligned role will involve clinical Occupational Therapy provision working within a multidisciplinary team within the adult acute inpatient setting for service users experiencing mental health difficulties.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to service users to support recovery within inpatient settings and support with discharge processes.
- 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.
Requirements
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is enthusiastic about working within mental health and possesses good time management skills and a compassionate approach to others.
Role Description
The post holder will have substantial experience, special interest, and expertise in Mental Health Occupational Therapy. They will use their deep understanding of the relationship between occupation and mental health to provide occupational therapy to maintain, restore, or create a match beneficial to the individual between the abilities of the person, the demands of her/his occupations in the areas of self-care, productivity, and leisure, and the demands of the environment (adapted from Creek 2003).
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- Deliver a range of group and/or individual interventions drawn from relevant frames of reference, demonstrating sophisticated clinical reasoning skills.
- Prioritize planning and delivering interventions for people whose mental health problems have a marked impact on their occupational functioning, who demonstrate high occupational risk, and who have complex occupational needs.
- Liaise and negotiate across service boundaries and in varied settings.
- Be an emergent leader and skillful communicator.
- Be research aware and use evidence to support and develop practice.
Diversity and Inclusion
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognizing 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.
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Flexible Working
LSCFT supports 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.
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Contact Information
For further details or informal visits, contact:
Name: Jakki Strickleton
Job Title: Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
Email Address: Jakki.Strickleton@lscft.nhs.uk
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