Senior Occupational Therapist - South Lakes HTT
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Job summary
Band 6 Occupational Therapist
37.5 hours per week
Base: South Lakes (Kendal) Home Based Treatment Team, Garburn House, Westmorland Hospital, Burton Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7RG
We have an exciting new opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking qualified Occupational Therapist to join the South Lakes (Kendal) Home Based Treatment Team. The post will be supported under the supervision of a network Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist. The role will involve clinical Occupational Therapy provision working within a multidisciplinary team within the adult acute setting for service users experiencing mental health problems requiring home based treatment.
The successful candidate will offer Occupational Therapy assessments and treatments to service users within the community to support recovery. The successful candidate will also undertake supervision of junior staff and assist in local developments related to the Occupational Therapy services locally and across the foot print of Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be supported within Occupational Therapy Best Practice Forums and shadowing opportunities will be provided via Occupational Therapists working within other home based treatment teams within the trust.
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is enthusiastic about working within mental health and possesses good time management skills and a compassionate approach to others. The successful candidate will be an able team worker with excellent communication skills with experience of working successfully within busy environments. If you have these qualities and wish to work with a supportive team who strive to achieve high standards, please apply.
About us
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.
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.
Details
Date posted
23 May 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-BAY454-LG
Job locations
Garburn House
Kendal
LA9 7RG
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Garburn House
Kendal
LA9 7RG
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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