Job summary
- Main area
- Community Mental Health Team
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-PEN1074-LW
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Mount
- Town
- Accrington
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive 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, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
We are excited to announce that a 30-hour post has now arisen for an experienced and dynamic Senior Occupational Therapist (Band 6) to join our Hyndburn & Rossendale Community Mental Health Team.
The unique role of Occupational Therapy is highly valued within the team, and you will have a predominantly Occupational Therapy specific workload. This will include providing specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, formulation and intervention to those with complex occupational, functional, social or vocational needs. The roles will also involve the provision of support and advice to the multi-disciplinary team through consultancy, to ensure service users’ occupational needs are considered and met.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit an Occupational Therapist who has a keen interest and passion for Occupational Therapy in mental health. You will have excellent communication skills, sound clinical reasoning and a strong understanding of the Occupational Therapy role in promoting recovery.
The successful candidate will receive regular supervision, access to CPD opportunities and be part of a supportive Occupational Therapy network. Additionally, there will be the potential to further develop supervisory skills and assist with service developments, including an evolving OT group-work project.
Working for our organisation
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.
The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/BSC (Hons) in Occupational Therapy (OT)
- HCPC Registration
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 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
- Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions using expert level clinical reasoning
Experience
Essential criteria
- Familiarity with audit processes
- Use of evidence-based practice
- Extensive clinical experiences including individual and group work in mental health specialties
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good time management skills
- Commitment to lifelong learning
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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
- Jenny Peacock
- Job title
- Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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