Senior Occupational Therapist

This post provides applicants with an opportunity for leadership in developing the local service and working with service users to strengthen and develop the local service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with experience of working with children with additional and complex needs., We can offer clinical and management supervision, specialist support by experienced senior staff, continuing professional development and specialist OT Forums. The successful candidate must be able to effectively manage their own time and demonstrate excellent communication skills. You will need to be well-organised, confident planning your own routes, and comfortable working in a community-based environment.

A key part of this role involves travelling across the locality to undertake home and community visits. Some areas are not accessible by public transport, so the ability to travel independently and efficiently between sites is essential.The Children's Therapy Team has a strong network of Clinical Leads and a Professional Lead for Children's OT.

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.