Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-CEN2657-VD
- Employer
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Community Rehab Service, Leyland House
- Town
- Leyland
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata (subject to confirmation)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive 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, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated clinician to join the Community Rehabilitation Service. The team is an integrated multi-disciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants.
This role will involve assessing patients within an LCC lead short-term bed setting - as part of intermediate care. You will support patient integration back into the community due to deterioration in health or functional ability. This role would suit a clinician that has a keen interest in assessing patients living with Dementia/cognitive difficulties. You would have the opportunity to access supervision and training in relation to rehabilitation with this complex cohort of patients.
Main duties of the job
You will need excellent communication skills and have experience of working as part of a multidisciplinary team. The role will involve delivering excellent Occupational Therapy care with an opportunity to take part in activities which encourage continued professional development. The role will involve a holistic approach to emphasising the elements of recuperative and rehabilitative care for individuals with complex needs.
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.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration
- Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of CPD in relevant areas
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience and ability to work effectively within an MDT
- Evidence of clinical topic training / staff presentations
- Evidence of supervision of assistant staff / students
Experience
Essential criteria
- Treatment of a broad range of conditions
- Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service /practice
- Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change
Personal skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills
- Skills for assessing, diagnosing and treating a range of conditions
- Ability to prioritise a workload effectively
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlotte Ellison
- Job title
- Operational Team Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Alternative contact details: Julia Martindale on [email protected]
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