Rotational Occupational TherapistinChorleyinChorleyPUBLISHED FRI 28 FEB 2025

Lancashire and South Cumrbria Foundation Trust is an exciting place to be an occupational therapist, and be highly valued in our Trust's approach to multi-disciplinary care. We have sound professional structures to lead and inspire our substantial occupational therapy workforce. We are committed to delivering excellent services, putting occupation at the centre of our work and championing peoples' rights for occupational needs to be recognised and addressed.

We currently have a vacancy for a full time Band 5 occupational therapist on our 12 monthly rotation. The rotational posts include:

o Secure services, in patients at Guild Lodge, Prestono Older Adults Care Home liasion, Bamber Bridgeo Adult Mental Health in-patients, Chorleyo Community Physical placement in the Falls Prevention Service, Centurion Way, Leylando Adult Community Mental Health Team, Strand House, Preston

You will have the opportunity to develop and enhance your skills using preceptorship and will work with and receive supervision from experienced therapists. We are looking for a therapist who is enthusiastic, motivated and willing to learn. All areas offer different experiences We have clear clinical as well as an exciting range of vocational pathways- and focus very much on occupation.

So if you are someone that enjoys team work, occupations, is supportive of inclusion and diversity and enjoys having the chance to experience a broad and comprehensive range of opportunities and skills - come and join us! We are a warm welcoming and forward thinking profession!

Working pattern (hours): Full time

Hours / sessions per week: 37.5 hours per week

Key Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of a senior therapist, accept clinical responsibility for the management of a specific caseload, assessed by the supervisor as appropriate and of priority.
• Select, undertake and interpret the outcomes of occupational therapy assessments for people whose mental health problems impact on their occupational performance to explore strengths and deficits and establish appropriateness of intervention.
• Work collaboratively with service users to identify their occupational therapy goals as part of an overall care plan

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• In collaboration with the service user, plan, implement and modify where necessary individual and/or group interventions to promote their occupational performance, enhance ability to fulfill meaningful life roles, develop daily living skills, address occupational risk factors (e.g. occupational deprivation, imbalance, alienation) and promote inclusion in their local communities.
• Seek opportunities to deliver interventions in the most socially and culturally appropriate venues, in ordinary settings, to promote the persons participation in everyday community activities, employment opportunities, and social and leisure activities.Evaluate the outcomes of interventions within the Care Programme Approach (CPA) and to ensure therapy is effective and acceptable to the individual service user and, if appropriate, their carers/families.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the effects of mental illness on peoples day-to-day functioning and advice on strategies to reduce the impact of their disabilities through work with the individual, and through adapting their social contexts and environments.
• Fulfill shared team roles in responding to individuals ongoing and changing mental health needs, coordinating the input of other professionals and evaluating and monitoring risk factors, communicating all of above to the wider team as necessary.
• Delegate and supervise planned interventions to support staff where applicable.
• Through discussion with co-workers, contribute insights in respect of the impact of mental health problems on an individuals occupational performance and opportunities for social inclusion.

Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy for the full responsibilities of this role.