Senior Occupational Therapist | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

We are excited to announce that a full-time post has now arisen for an experienced and dynamic Senior Occupational Therapist (Band 6) to join our Pendle Community Mental Health Team. The unique role of Occupational Therapy is highly valued within the team, and you will have a predominantly OT specific workload. This will include providing specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, formulation and intervention to those with complex occupational, functional, social or vocational needs. The roles will also involve the provision of support and advice to the multi-disciplinary team through consultancy, to ensure service users' occupational needs are considered and met. We are looking to recruit an OT who has a keen interest and passion for Occupational Therapy in mental health. You will have excellent communication skills, sound clinical reasoning and a strong understanding of the OT role in promoting recovery. The successful candidate will receive regular supervision, access to CPD opportunities and be part of a supportive OT network. Additionally, there will be the potential to further develop supervisory skills and assist with service developments, including an evolving OT group-work project. Please note:This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check. This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly. All posts are subject to the nationally agreed Agenda for Change terms and conditions.

• Assume clinical responsibility for the management of a specific caseload, assessing and reviewing appropriateness of referrals and level of need.
• Select, undertake and interpret the outcomes of OT assessments for people whose severe MH problems impacts on their occupational performance to explore strengths and deficits and establish appropriateness of intervention.
Work collaboratively with service users to identify their OT goals as part of an overall care plan.
• In collaboration with the service user, plan, implement and modify where necessary, individual and/or group interventions to promote peoples' occupational performance, enhance ability to fulfil meaningful life roles, develop daily living skills, address occupational risk factors (e.g. occupational deprivation, imbalance, alienation) and promote inclusion in their local communities.
• Apply specialised knowledge and research awareness to initiate innovative clinical projects that promote service users' social inclusion and counter occupational risk factors for people with MH problems.
• Seek opportunities to deliver interventions in the most socially and culturally appropriate venues, in ordinary settings, to promote the person's participation in everyday community activities, employment opportunities and social and leisure activities.
  
  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.