Occupational Therapy Assistant
The closing date is 24 November 2025
Job summary
Are you a person who enjoys working with people and is an excellent communicator? Are you looking for an opportunity to be involved with a forward thinking team comprising of people who care passionately about a good patient experience and enabling recovery? Do you have a good knowledge of social inclusion, benefits, local resources or accommodation services? Are you the kind of person who enjoys challenges, learning and developing your skills?
If so we have a rare opportunity to recruit an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our team in Wesham Rehabilitation Centre a mental health rehabilitation service. The successful candidate will work within the Occupational Therapy service alongside a strong multidisciplinary team helping people with complex mental health issues to develop activities of daily living's, independent living skills, confidence and autonomy in order to achieve successful and timely discharge from hospital settings and prevent readmissions.
We are looking for someone with a compassionate nature who can communicate successfully with people who have different abilities and presentations. Knowledge of social inclusion and experience of goal setting would be an advantage alongside being able to work to effectively and have excellent workload management skills. Experience of leading groups and working individually with people and using activity to help promote independence would also be beneficial.
Main duties of the job
Working directly with service users, under the supervision and direction of the Occupational Therapy Team. This post holder will support Occupational Therapists through contribution to the assessment, intervention and analysis of strengths and needs, providing interventions, reporting on progress, and supporting service users to care to achieve their personal goals and aspirations.
Service requirements may involve some flexibility of work hours and the post holder is expected to respond to service user need relating to this.
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
10 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-SPS1521-JD
Job locations
Wesham Rehabilitation Unit
Preston
PR4 3HA
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wesham Rehabilitation Unit
Preston
PR4 3HA
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
Heather Standfield
heather.standfield@lscft.nhs.uk
01772215120
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