Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-SPS1488-MS
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Guild Lodge
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum (subject to confirmation)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist
Band 6
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:
• 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.
• Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• 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.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Please note that further communication from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCft to contact them.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a senior Occupational Therapist to join our well established, forward thinking, highly motivated team.
Band 5 applicants would be required to have 2 years experience post graduate, however if you have less experience we would consider your application within a band 5-6 development post.
We are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic, compassionate and motivated. There is great team work within Guild Lodge and you will be working alongside staff and service users to promote the importance of occupation and meaningful activities as part of an individual’s recovery journey.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is an exciting place to be an Occupational Therapist. We have sound professional structures to lead and inspire our substantial Occupational Therapy workforce. We are committed to delivering excellent services, putting occupation at the centre of our work and championing peoples’ rights for occupational needs to be recognised and addressed.
For enquiries please contact:
Rebecca Kenyon 01772 406693
Main duties of the job
The post holder will deliver a range of group and/or individual interventions drawn from relevant frames of reference, demonstrating sophisticated clinical reasoning skills. They will prioritses planning and delivering interventions for people whose mental health problems have a marked impact on their occupational functioning and who have complex occupational needs. This senior position requires achieving an appropriate balance between the provision of specialist occupational therapy and taking on shared roles that contribute to the efficient functioning of the team.
As an emergent leader and skillful communicator, the post holder will liaise and negotiate across service boundaries and in varied settings. They are research aware, and use evidence to support and develop practice. The post holder will provide regular fieldwork opportunities for occupational therapy undergraduates, and contribute to the learning of other team members or students from other disciplines. They have responsibilities for mentoring and/or developing others and supervise more junior practitioners and support staff, delegating work to add to the effectiveness and efficiency of the team.
Working for our organisation
The post holder represents a specialist clinical resource with whom other team members can consult on the complex and very idiosyncratic impact mental health problems can have on peoples’ occupational performance, and advises the team with regard to the relationship between mental health and occupation. They champion social inclusion and employment issues, and are a key contributor to meeting the team’s objectives concerning promoting its service users’ greater social inclusion, health promotion and quality of life.
The post holder will be working alongside vulnerable adults who experience a range of mental health and challenging behaviours (including on occasions physical health difficulties) within the Men’s Service (medium, low & step down secure environments). They will be involved in the maintenance and development of the occupational therapy services providing assessment and treatment for such individuals as part of the overall programme of activities for Guild Lodge.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/BSC (Hons) in Occupational Therapy (OT)
- State registered with Health Care Professionals Council.
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Practice Placement Qualification (Undergraduate OT student educator) within 1 year of appointment
- Post Graduate training relevant to mental health work in appropriate speciality
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Detailed knowledge of how mental & physical health problems impact on occupational performance and how occupational therapy theory informs practice within low and medium secure mental health setting.
- Knowledge of current best practice in low and medium secure settings , and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation
- Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions using expert level clinical reasoning.
- Ability to devise specialist interventions to address occupational dysfunction to improve occupational performance.
- Sophisticated reasoning skills to analyse professional and ethical issues.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Two years post registration experience with at least six months in setting which has developed directly transferable skills relevant to mental health care.
- Familiarity with audit processes
- Use of evidence-based practice
- Extensive clinical experiences including individual and group work in mental health specialties
Personal
Essential criteria
- Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice.
- Commitment to life long learning.
- Good time Management skills.
- Able to work in a changing environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca Kenyon
- Job title
- Recruiting Manager
- Telephone number
- 01772 406693
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