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
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) to work as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist. The role is based within the Care Home Liaison function of the Integrated Older Adult Community Mental Health Team.
We are looking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking Occupational Therapist with an interest in working with older adults who wants to expand their clinical skills within mental health. You will have excellent communication skills and can demonstrate sound clinical assessment skills with the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills using preceptorship and will work with and receive supervision from experienced therapists within the team. There are plenty of opportunities for professional development including evidence based practice forums, Occupational Therapy best practice forums, continuing professional development training sessions, and an AHP research forum. We highly value staff health and wellbeing and provide opportunities for one to one and group time within work.
LSCFT is an exciting place to be an Occupational Therapist, and be highly valued in our Trust’s approach to multidisciplinary care. We are committed to delivering excellent services, putting occupation at the centre of our work and championing people’s rights for occupational needs to be recognised and addressed.
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSc Hons in Occupational Therapy or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification
* Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council
* Ability to share/cascade relevant knowledge and skills
Knowledge
* Knowledge of evidence based practice relating to occupational therapy
* Knowledge of mental health needs for older people
* Knowledge of dementia care
Experience
* Application of the Occupational Therapy process
* Previous transferable work or personal experience of working with older adults with mental health difficulties
* Experience in functional assessment and activity analysis
Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts.
You are advised to consider applying for LSCft vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.
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
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Katherine Garrigan Job title Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist Email address Katherine.Garrigan@lscft.nhs.uk Telephone number 01524 550154 Additional information
Jason Bleazare - Team Leader
Jason.Blezard@lscft.nhs.uk
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