Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the East Lancashire Community Living Skills Mental Health Team.
LSCFT Specialist Mental Health Rehabilitation is currently undergoing transformation across inpatient and community services in order to implement a robust pathway for people with complex mental health needs in the least restrictive and safest way. The aim of the transformation is to provide a service that offers a whole pathway of support locally, identified in both national plans and clinical guidance, which includes inpatient and community service offers that match the identified need of the LSCFT population. In order to achieve our aims, LSCFT MH Rehab needs to standardise the approach to the provision of these services, identify and reduce inequalities, and improve quality, ensuring services are safe, effective, evidence-based, and informed.
This role is to work within an Occupational Therapy led service in delivering intensive rehabilitation to service users in the community. You will provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to service users with complex needs and devise individualised rehabilitation plans to be delivered by our Support Time and Recovery workers. We are looking to recruit an occupational therapist that has a keen interest and a passion for occupational therapy in mental health, with post-registration experience and experience in a relevant mental health setting. You will have excellent communication skills, sound clinical reasoning, and a strong understanding of the occupational therapy role within recovery.
You must have knowledge of current best practice in community mental health and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation.
You will receive regular supervision, access to CPD opportunities, and be part of a supportive occupational therapy network.
Main Duties of the Job
Work within an Occupational Therapy led service to deliver intensive rehabilitation to service users in the community.
Provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to service users with complex needs.
Devise individualised rehabilitation plans to be delivered by Support Time and Recovery workers.
Maintain knowledge of current best practices and relevant legislation.
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 encourages flexible working, believing 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.
Person Specification Qualifications
Diploma/BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy (OT)
State registered with Health and Care Professions Council.
Post Graduate training relevant to mental health work in appropriate specialty
Documented evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Practice Placement Qualification (Undergraduate OT student educator) within 1 year of appointment
Knowledge
Detailed knowledge of how mental health problems impact on occupational performance and how occupational therapy theory informs practice within mental health settings
Knowledge of current best practice in inpatient mental health and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation
Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions using expert level clinical reasoning.
Knowledge of current research in specialist area and ability to implement into practice.
Experience
2 years post-registration experience with at least 1 year in mental health
Familiarity with audit processes
Use of evidence-based practice
Extensive clinical experiences including individual and group work in mental health specialties
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.
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
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LSCFT Specialist Mental Health Rehabilitation is currently undergoing transformation across inpatient and community services in order to implement a robust pathway for people with complex mental health needs in the least restrictive and safest way. The aim of the transformation is to provide a service that offers a whole pathway of support locally, identified in both national plans and clinical guidance, which includes inpatient and community service offers that match the identified need of the LSCFT population. In order to achieve our aims, LSCFT MH Rehab needs to standardise the approach to the provision of these services, identify and reduce inequalities, and improve quality, ensuring services are safe, effective, evidence-based, and informed.
This role is to work within an Occupational Therapy led service in delivering intensive rehabilitation to service users in the community. You will provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to service users with complex needs and devise individualised rehabilitation plans to be delivered by our Support Time and Recovery workers. We are looking to recruit an occupational therapist that has a keen interest and a passion for occupational therapy in mental health, with post-registration experience and experience in a relevant mental health setting. You will have excellent communication skills, sound clinical reasoning, and a strong understanding of the occupational therapy role within recovery.
You must have knowledge of current best practice in community mental health and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation.
You will receive regular supervision, access to CPD opportunities, and be part of a supportive occupational therapy network.
Main Duties of the Job
Work within an Occupational Therapy led service to deliver intensive rehabilitation to service users in the community.
Provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to service users with complex needs.
Devise individualised rehabilitation plans to be delivered by Support Time and Recovery workers.
Maintain knowledge of current best practices and relevant legislation.
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 encourages flexible working, believing 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.
Person Specification Qualifications
Diploma/BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy (OT)
State registered with Health and Care Professions Council.
Post Graduate training relevant to mental health work in appropriate specialty
Documented evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Practice Placement Qualification (Undergraduate OT student educator) within 1 year of appointment
Knowledge
Detailed knowledge of how mental health problems impact on occupational performance and how occupational therapy theory informs practice within mental health settings
Knowledge of current best practice in inpatient mental health and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation
Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions using expert level clinical reasoning.
Knowledge of current research in specialist area and ability to implement into practice.
Experience
2 years post-registration experience with at least 1 year in mental health
Familiarity with audit processes
Use of evidence-based practice
Extensive clinical experiences including individual and group work in mental health specialties
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.
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