Job summary
North Cumbria memory and Later Life services - East is looking for highly motivated Occupational Therapists to support our team for 12 months to cover maternity leave.
You will provide evidence based occupational focussed assessments and interventions to patients with complex needs with the ability to recognise and anticipate situations that may be detrimental to the Health andWellbeing of service users and their carers.
If you are motivated, creative and passionate about making a difference to our patients lives, then your characteristics is what the team requires.
Main duties of the job
To provide occupational therapy service to service users who have a variety of occupational therapy needs, diverse presentations and a range of mental health conditions, cognitive and age related physical health needs.To manage and provide ongoing assessment and intervention for service users.To consider carer needs and ensure carer and family are involved in intervention planning where appropriate.To develop and deliver evidenced based Occupational Therapy interventions in collaboration with service users and carers where appropriate.The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that high quality, individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.To provide clinical supervision to staff members as delegated by Clinical Lead.To incorporate a client centred philosophy into clinical practice and client centred collaborative care.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 29th May 2025
Closing date : 12th June 2025
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date : 29th May 2025
Closing date : 12th June 2025
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification
- Registered with HCPC
- Commitment to complete fieldwork education training.
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of intervention plans
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
- Multi-disciplinary team work
- Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of and evidence based interventions.
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in a community setting.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers.
- To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions
- Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users.
- Demonstrate effective written and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- Commitment to using research skills in practice.
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- commitment to equal opportunities and a positive attitude to combating stigma
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification
- Registered with HCPC
- Commitment to complete fieldwork education training.
Desirable
- Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with service users and carers in successful delivery of intervention plans
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
- Multi-disciplinary team work
- Knowledge of relevant contemporary professional theories of and evidence based interventions.
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in a community setting.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers.
- To provide evidence based therapeutic interventions
- Proven ability to be able to communicate interventions to service users.
- Demonstrate effective written and communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- Commitment to using research skills in practice.
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- commitment to equal opportunities and a positive attitude to combating stigma
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
