Job summary
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist - Children's LD
Band 6
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, 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
A vacancy has arisen for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the Children’s Community Learning Disability Team. The Children’s Learning Disability Team is part of the all age learning disability service. We work closely with families, education, social care colleagues, respite services, advocacy and community services.
Our children’s learning disability service is commissioned to support children and young people up to the age of 18. We are a multi-disciplinary team of nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, and nursery nurses. We support families with sleep difficulties, self-care tasks, understanding their child’s sensory needs and supporting engagement through meaningful activity. This may be through parent workshops or working directly with young people and their families. We provide specialist assessments to understand a young person’s needs and work together to support these, including individual or group based approaches.
Main duties of the job
We support a seamless transition to the adult learning disability service following our transition pathway. We assist people to access mainstream health and mental health services supporting reasonable adjustments to allow young people with a learning disability to access them.
We work Monday to Friday between the core hours of 9am until 5pm, with some flexibility required on occasion to meet individual need and preferences.
Working for our organisation
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.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details of this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC Registration
- Degree / Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of CPD in relevant areas
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good knowledge of current best practice in within clinical area
- Knowledge of health legislation and current practice, risk assessment and management
- Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work effectively within an MDT Knowledge and appreciation of lone working risks Excellent time management skills Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Application of the Occupational Therapy process and relevant evidence base.
- Experience of occupational formulation or formulating treatment plans.
- Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service /practice
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebekah Gerrard
- Job title
- Service Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
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