Community Occupational Therapist

NHS

  • Kendal, Cumbria
  • £38,682-46,580 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 7 days ago
We have an exciting new position for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the long-term conditions services in the North Lancashire area. The role will be embedded within the Care Home Support & Long Term Conditions team, providing a multi-disciplinary approach to patient centred care. The post holder will work closely with the Advanced Physiotherapist within the Care Home Support & Long Term Conditions Team, and with therapy colleagues across the wider Community Therapy team, including profession specific clinical supervision and support.The Care Home Support Team support staff in registered Nursing homes in the North Lancashire footprint to deliver safe, high-quality care for their residents.The Long-Term Conditions (LTC)Team plays a significant part in caring for people, who have been assessed as having a long-term condition or who are frail and whose care is more appropriately delivered at home.All these teams work towards admission avoidance and early discharge from hospital, following the Government plan to prevent, delay or divert the need for acute hospital or long-term bed-based care.Main duties of the jobThe post holder will work independently as an autonomous practitioner managing a caseload of patients with a range of frequently complex conditions, appropriate to specialist knowledge and skill level and experience; providing flexible and patient centred programmes of Occupational Therapy (OT) interventions.The post holder will take responsibility for the management of their own caseload without direct supervision, whilst continuing to develop specialist clinical skills, knowledge and experience as identified in the post holder's Performance and Development Plan (PDP).The post holder will assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individualised programmes of evidence-based care providing highly specialist advice to patients, carers/relatives, and the multidisciplinary team.About usWe operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.The team delivers a 5 day service Monday to Friday. You will be expected to be able to travel across south Cumbria and North Lancashire and be flexible for the needs of the service with some expectation to work across traditional boundaries. A broad experience of delivering rehabilitation is advantageous.In addition to a comprehensive induction package we offer Team support, staff supervision and in-service training opportunities.DetailsDate posted27 August 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annumContractPermanentWorking patternFull-time, Part-time, Flexible workingReference number331-C18420825Job locationsWestmorland General hospitalBurton RoadKendalLA9 7RGJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/ Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/Person SpecificationEducation and QualificationEssential
  • Health and Care Professions Council registered OT
  • Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy approved by the Royal College of OT, UK
  • Post graduate training or experience to post graduate diploma level or equivalent
  • Full UK driving licence, or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
  • Experience of research or audit
  • Membership of the British Association of Occupational Therapists.
  • Accredited training in risk assessment and risk management. Practice placement educator accreditation
ExperienceEssential
  • Relevant post registration experience as an OT to achieve knowledge and skills applicable to this post
  • Experience of assessment and prescription of aids and adaptations.
Desirable
  • Experience as a supervisor of OT (Band 5) and/or OT support staff and/or OT students
  • experience within community rehab setting
  • Experience of caseload management and lone working as an autonomous practitioner.
Skills, ability and knowledgeEssential
  • Transferable knowledge and skills at basic practitioner level with aptitude to develop to specialist OT practitioner level
  • Assessment, observation, evaluation and reporting skills
  • Ability to develop effective working relationships / team working
  • Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
  • Ability to work under pressure and recognise when support is required
  • Effective personal organisational skills to manage own workload and to determine priorities to support delivery of the OT service
  • Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
  • Applied knowledge of health and social care legislation and guidelines e.g. National service Frameworks (NSF's) and National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for clinical conditions and application to OT practice.
  • Ability to apply knowledge of the principles of clinical governance.
  • Application of knowledge of Health & Safety and risk management policies and related procedures.
  • Understanding of professional conduct and confidentiality
  • Understanding of team dynamics.
  • Ability to build effective working relationships.
  • Written and oral communication skills in English sufficient to communicate effectively with patients to gain consent and explain treatment interventions and gain information required for the patient's medical/social history relevant to OT.
  • Basic computer skills e.g. word processing, email and internet skills.
Desirable
  • evidence of multidisciplinary team working
  • evidence of IT skills
personal qualitiesEssential
  • Ability to meet the physical requirements of the post
  • Ability to participate in manual handling tasks and therapeutic handling
  • Ability to travel to provide assessment and treatment to patients in the community and to attend meetings
  • Able to demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning.
  • Willingness to work flexibly to meet unexpected and unusual circumstances related to providing direct patient care, and have the ability to work across different sites/bases/locations
Person SpecificationEducation and QualificationEssential
  • Health and Care Professions Council registered OT
  • Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy approved by the Royal College of OT, UK
  • Post graduate training or experience to post graduate diploma level or equivalent
  • Full UK driving licence, or equivalent qualification.
Desirable
  • Experience of research or audit
  • Membership of the British Association of Occupational Therapists.
  • Accredited training in risk assessment and risk management. Practice placement educator accreditation
ExperienceEssential
  • Relevant post registration experience as an OT to achieve knowledge and skills applicable to this post
  • Experience of assessment and prescription of aids and adaptations.
Desirable
  • Experience as a supervisor of OT (Band 5) and/or OT support staff and/or OT students
  • experience within community rehab setting
  • Experience of caseload management and lone working as an autonomous practitioner.
Skills, ability and knowledgeEssential
  • Transferable knowledge and skills at basic practitioner level with aptitude to develop to specialist OT practitioner level
  • Assessment, observation, evaluation and reporting skills
  • Ability to develop effective working relationships / team working
  • Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
  • Ability to work under pressure and recognise when support is required
  • Effective personal organisational skills to manage own workload and to determine priorities to support delivery of the OT service
  • Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
  • Applied knowledge of health and social care legislation and guidelines e.g. National service Frameworks (NSF's) and National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for clinical conditions and application to OT practice.
  • Ability to apply knowledge of the principles of clinical governance.
  • Application of knowledge of Health & Safety and risk management policies and related procedures.
  • Understanding of professional conduct and confidentiality
  • Understanding of team dynamics.
  • Ability to build effective working relationships.
  • Written and oral communication skills in English sufficient to communicate effectively with patients to gain consent and explain treatment interventions and gain information required for the patient's medical/social history relevant to OT.
  • Basic computer skills e.g. word processing, email and internet skills.
Desirable
  • evidence of multidisciplinary team working
  • evidence of IT skills
personal qualitiesEssential
  • Ability to meet the physical requirements of the post
  • Ability to participate in manual handling tasks and therapeutic handling
  • Ability to travel to provide assessment and treatment to patients in the community and to attend meetings
  • Able to demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning.
  • Willingness to work flexibly to meet unexpected and unusual circumstances related to providing direct patient care, and have the ability to work across different sites/bases/locations

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