Senior Occupational Therapist

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The closing date is 21 January 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking qualified Occupational Therapist to join the West Lancs Home Based Treatment Team based at Ormskirk Hospital. The post will be supported under the supervision of a network Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialist. The fully aligned role will involve clinical Occupational Therapy provision working within a multidisciplinary team within the adult acute setting for service users experiencing mental health difficulties requiring home-based treatment.

The successful candidate will provide Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to service users to support recovery within home treatment. The successful candidate will also undertake supervision of junior staff and assist in local developments related to the Occupational Therapy services locally and across the footprint of Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

The successful candidate will be supported within Occupational Therapy Best Practice Forums and shadowing opportunities will be provided via Occupational Therapists working within other home-based treatment teams within the trust.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is enthusiastic about working within mental health and possesses good time management skills and a compassionate approach to others. The successful candidate will be an able team worker with excellent communication skills with experience of working successfully within busy environments. The post may have some working days/hours flexibility at the discretion of the team manager.

If you have these qualities and wish to work with a supportive team who strive to achieve high standards, please apply.

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.

For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.

• Diploma/BSC (Hons) in Occupational Therapy (OT)
• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
• Student Educator Qualification and experience supporting undergraduate learners

• Detailed knowledge of how mental health problems impact on occupational performance and how occupational therapy theory informs practice within community mental health settings
• Knowledge of current best practice in community mental health and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation
• Knowledge of current research in specialist area and ability to implement into practice.

• Ability to demonstrate a significant level of experience within an Occupational Therapy a mental health setting
• Extensive clinical experiences including individual and group work in mental health specialties
• Familiarity with audit processes

• Ability to work as autonomous specialist OT within an MDT
• Supervisor and appraisal skills
• Excellent presentation and training skills

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

07 January 2026

Band 6

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum, pro rata