Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Lancashire South Cumbria Foundation Trust’s (LSCFT) Central and West Network to work as a Senior Therapist.

The role will sit within the acute therapy delivery within Care Connexions provided by LSCFT as part of the Urgent Community Response, Virtual Ward and Home First teams, made up of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and technical instructors. With a focus on admission avoidance work in the community and early supported discharge from the acute hospital by providing a therapy assessment of patients function and care needs in their home environment following the principles of discharge to assess model.

The teams work collaboratively with other social care providers to provide an integrated health and social care team working together to ensure the most appropriate intermediate care services are commissioned based on the patient’s needs.

You will improve experience for patients and their families in relation to the discharge process; promote continuity of care from the acute into the community by supporting an integrated approach. Enable patient’s to recover within their home environment after assessment of needs within their usual place of residence.

Main duties of the job

In this role there maybe times where you are asked to cover across the wider community network including triage work as part of Care Connexions single point of access.  

Within the Specialist Therapist position part of the position will be to undertake clinical triage supporting timely discharges from acute ensuring the most appropriate services are commissioned and also to support admission avoidance triage.

We are looking to appoint dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking therapist to join our service. With excellent communication skills who can demonstrate sound assessment skills and has the ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.

Hours may be required to be worked over 7 days between 08.00am and 08.00pm, depending on service need.

If you would like further information about the role or an informal chat please contact us using the details provided

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.