Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
1. Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
2. Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
3. Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
Job overview
Adult Community Physical Health
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Occupational Therapist with specialist clinical skills to be part of the established & expanding Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team (CNRT) in Central Lancashire.
The Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team provides ongoing rehabilitation to patients within the Chorley, South Ribble and Greater Preston locality with predominantly Stroke and ABI diagnosis. Referrals to the team are predominantly from the acute hospital in-patient setting, however, referrals from primary care and the third sector are also accepted. The team has an active involvement with the Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Stroke and Neuro Rehabilitation Delivery Network and the continued implementation of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Stroke Service Specification.
The CNRT is a large multidisciplinary team, led by a dynamic team of Clinical Specialists, an operational lead and a Principal Practitioner. The team includes Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy disciplines along with Neuropsychology and highly experienced generic rehabilitation assistants. We are proactive, open to new ideas and innovative in neuro rehabilitation practice.
We are a large, supportive, friendly team that values interdisciplinary working, striving to provide clinical excellence. We are committed to providing an enhanced, evidence based, interdisciplinary approach to patient care within a dynamic MDT. Our rehabilitation pathway is patient centered where functional goals are embedded within team practice and shape and inform the delivery of therapy.
We provide therapy in a number of environments including clinics, patients’ homes and other community settings. We use Ampcare, React2 and Tactus software to support patient therapy programmes and have access to N-ROL & Videofluroscopy clinics.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, versatile, innovative individual with a commitment to working within an interdisciplinary environment, who has extensive experience of working with patients with stroke and neurological conditions.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the assessment, treatment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence –based occupational therapy interventions within the areas of
1. Stroke/ Acquired Brain Injury and complex neurological conditions
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Professional Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
* Current Professional Registration with HCPC
* Evidence of continued professional development Evidence of formal training / self-study / specialist experience to post graduate level
Knowledge
* Understanding of clinical governance framework & implications for practice, including audit and research governance
* Knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools for children with diverse needs.
* Knowledge of a range of therapy techniques and programmes for children with diverse needs/ related to client group
Experience
* Evidence of recent and relevant post graduate experience encompassing the specialist field of practice that demonstrates an in depth knowledge of specialist area
* Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working
* Experience of working with children with complex needs and their families in community/non clinical setting
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Please ensure that you read the person specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document.
Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts.
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LSCft is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (particularly those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. If there is anything you’d like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name Anne Marie Clarke Job title Clinical Lead Telephone number 01772 777871 Additional information
For further information contact:
Anne Marie Clarke, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
Telephone: 01772 777871
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