Advanced Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in Preston

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve. As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
• Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.

Water Meadow View is a new mental health inpatient unit for adults who have learning disabilities, which is due to open in late winter 2025 on our site in Whittingham, Preston. As we prepare to open this unit, we have an exciting opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to join us and support the Multi-Disciplinary Team to deliver outstanding person centred care.

One of the Trust's aims is to deliver the best possible care to our patients, and this new inpatient unit will do just that. Water Meadow View will offer clinical excellence, support, and safety, with patient-centred care at its heart.

The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, treatment, planning, delivery and evaluation of evidence based, highly specialised occupational therapy intervention within the areas of:

• LSCFT Inpatient unit - Adults with Learning Disabilities

Main duties of the job include establishing and maintaining productive multi-agency working relationships and communication channels, promoting a positive relationship with all stakeholders, and ensuring that the needs of service users and carers are meaningfully considered during the process of care and treatment.

The post holder will have responsibilities for mentoring and supervising junior occupational therapy staff, providing regular fieldwork opportunities for occupational therapy students, and contributing to the learning of other team members or students from other disciplines.

The post holder will be responsible for a highly specialist occupational therapy portfolio which will include provision of expert advice to occupational therapists, senior clinicians, MDT across LSCFT to support them in taking up their duty of care; to develop, co-ordinate and deliver training programmes including competency frameworks, information packages for patients and families together with colleagues working in health, education and social care.

When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on the lives of people with a learning disability by delivering person centred, compassionate care, in a purpose built, co-produced environment, with opportunities for you to learn and develop throughout your career.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation 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.

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Qualifications required include:

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current professional registration with HCPC as Occupational Therapist
• Masters module/post grad qualification in relevant field of clinical expertise (or working towards)
• Evidence of CPD in related field of clinical expertise.
• Current accredited field work educator.

Essential knowledge includes understanding of clinical governance framework and implications for practice including audit and research governance, in-depth understanding of current NHS/government policy/Public Health/NICE guidelines on organisational change, and knowledge and appreciation of lone working risks - policy and procedure.

Essential experience includes treatment of a broad range of conditions relating to clinical speciality, demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice, evidence of leading and implementing clinical change, supervision and/or mentoring of staff/students, and highly advanced and specialised practice skills in field of expertise.

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Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts. For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice.

LSCft is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation.