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Job summary

Main area
Community Occupational Therapist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
22.5 hours per week (Service operates: Monday - Friday 08:00 - 18:30, Saturday and Sunday 08:30 - 16:30)
Job ref
331-7793298-UHMB
Employer
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Lancaster Infirmary
Town
Lancaster
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/04/2026 23:59
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Community Occupational Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

 

Job overview

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join the North Lancashire Integrated Community Therapy & Rehabilitation Service, working across the Royal Lancaster Infirmary and community offices.   Part of a newly integrated Community Therapy Team supporting Home Assessment discharges from the hospital when on rota to fulfil the Responder role + urgent and routine Community Therapy Assessment & Rehabilitation, including CHC assessments for equipment provision. Further hours may be available in addition to the hours advertised.
Working alongside Clinical Lead Therapy colleagues and Occupational Therapists you will be responsible for managing a clinical caseload within the geographical area. 
The service works closely with the Integrated Care Communities, local GP's, Adult Social Care, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and hospital discharge teams. The  service supports people with a wide variety of conditions including elderly care, frailty and falls, orthopaedics and long-term condition management.  
Do you want to work for a Trust which  
  • values inclusivity?  
  • invests in you with ongoing in-service training, development and supervision from expertly trained clinical specialists?  
  • is at the start of a transformational journey where collaboration between sector partners is core business?  
  • values and invests in YOU?  
Why not come and see what UHMBT, the countries most inclusive employer, has to offer? We are a multi-disciplinary team who would welcome you to join us.   

Main duties of the job

As a confident clinician with a wide experience of clinical presentations, complete a dynamic, holistic assessment with the patient / family at the point of discharge from hospital, when rostered to fulfil the Responder role. 

Also carrying a caseload of patients on the Community Pathway, will integrate assessment findings, information from several sources, using dynamic and positive risk taking principles, you will support the patient/family to overcome risks,  addressing the patients occupational therapy needs. Make ongoing rehab and social care referrals where this is appropriate.   You will need to be prepared to work in complex situations and be confident in clinical decision making and reasoning. 
The role will incorporate all aspects of the B6 OT Community Therapy role.  You will contribute to the rota for urgent response same day / next day discharge (Home Assessment) and also respond to referrals prioritised for assessment within 3-day, 2-week, 4-week and 10-week pathways. This will include falls prevention, community rehabilitation, long-term condition management and continuing healthcare referrals, into a patients home, residential or nursing home across the Lancaster District. The service also provides the therapy to a 23-bed step-down residential rehabilitation unit.
In addition to a comprehensive induction package we offer Team support, staff supervision and in-service training opportunities
Full UK driving licence and access to own car is essential.

Working for our organisation

We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.
FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. 

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

Our community services for adults are provided in people’s homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

The team delivers a 5 day service Monday to Friday.  You will be expected to be able to travel across south Cumbria and North Lancashire and be flexible for the needs of the service with some expectation to work across traditional boundaries.  A broad experience of delivering rehabilitation is  advantageous. 

In addition to a comprehensive induction package we offer Team support, staff supervision and in-service training opportunities. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/   

Person specification

Education and Qualification

Essential criteria
  • Health and Care Professions Council registered OT
  • Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy approved by the Royal College of OT, UK
  • Post graduate training or experience to post graduate diploma level or equivalent
  • Full UK driving licence, or equivalent qualification.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of research or audit
  • Membership of the British Association of Occupational Therapists.
  • Accredited training in risk assessment and risk management. Practice placement educator accreditation

experience

Essential criteria
  • Relevant post registration experience as an OT to achieve knowledge and skills applicable to this post
  • Experience of assessment and prescription of aids and adaptations.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience as a supervisor of OT (Band 5) and/or OT support staff and/or OT students
  • experience within community rehab setting
  • Experience of caseload management and lone working as an autonomous practitioner.

Skills, ability and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Transferable knowledge and skills at basic practitioner level with aptitude to develop to specialist OT practitioner level
  • Assessment, observation, evaluation and reporting skills
  • Ability to develop effective working relationships / team working
  • Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
  • Ability to work under pressure and recognise when support is required
  • Effective personal organisational skills to manage own workload and to determine priorities to support delivery of the OT service
  • Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
  • Applied knowledge of health and social care legislation and guidelines e.g. National service Frameworks (NSF’s) and National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for clinical conditions and application to OT practice.
  • Ability to apply knowledge of the principles of clinical governance.
  • Application of knowledge of Health & Safety and risk management policies and related procedures.
  • Understanding of professional conduct and confidentiality
  • Understanding of team dynamics.
  • Ability to build effective working relationships.
  • Written and oral communication skills in English sufficient to communicate effectively with patients to gain consent and explain treatment interventions and gain information required for the patient’s medical/social history relevant to OT.
  • Basic computer skills e.g. word processing, email and internet skills.
Desirable criteria
  • evidence of multidisciplinary team working
  • evidence of IT skills

personal qualities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to participate in manual handling tasks and therapeutic handling
  • Ability to travel to provide assessment and treatment to patients in the community and to attend meetings
  • Able to demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning.
  • Willingness to work flexibly to meet unexpected and unusual circumstances related to providing direct patient care, and have the ability to work across different sites/bases/locations
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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Pam Marshall
Job title
Clinical Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07810768078
Additional information

Vicky White

Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist

[email protected]

07917 271 189

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Level 1
Fusion House
Evolution Park
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 2FD
Telephone
03033 301 033

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