Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist - Band 7

Bay Locality Lancaster and Morecambe - Older Adult Community Mental Health Services

Part time position (30 hours)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a part time Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the established Lancaster and Morecambe Older Adult Mental Health Services.

The post holder will use their highly developed, specialist knowledge and understanding of the relationship between occupational therapy and mental health to act as an expert resource for occupational therapy practice with Integrated Older Adult CMHT in Lancaster and Morecambe.

If you are an existing Band 7 Occupational Therapist looking for a specialist role in older adult mental services, or an experienced band 6 in older adult mental health looking for a professional developmental opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion please contact us on the details provided.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to primarily have a clinical caseload in the home treatment team (HTT) function within the Rapid Intervention and Treatment Team (RITT). RITT is a 7 day service operating between the hours 8 am - 8 pm and there may be some requirement to work at weekends.

The successful candidate will also provide supervision to band 5 and band 6 OT staff in the older adult CMHT and memory assessment functions, so a broad range and understanding of this specialism is essential.

The post holder will innovate and lead improvements, acting as a champion of new ideas within older adult mental health. The post holder will offer an occupational perspective to service developments and team approaches, and clearly articulate occupational therapy roles to local managers, team colleagues, service users and carers. The post holder will assist local managers to develop multi-disciplinary team practice, so that teams are effective in meeting the occupational needs of their populations. They will act as consultants in terms of clinical developments, monitoring local practice relative to national guidance and established best practice.

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

De-Vitre House

Lancaster

LA1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

De-Vitre House

Lancaster

LA1 5AN

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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