Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Lancaster, Lancashire | United Kingdom
Job description
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 & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
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 & South Cumbria 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.
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Lancaster and Morecambe Older Adult Community Mental Health Services
An interesting and varied opportunity for 0.6 WTE (22.5 hours weekly) has become available for a dynamic band 4 Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor (OT TI) to work primarily in the Lancaster and Morecambe Rapid Intervention and Treatment Team (RITT) function. The team is part of the wider Older Adult Community Mental Health Team supporting those residing in the Lancaster and Morecambe catchment areas.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about the role and its development, and be committed to providing excellent occupational therapy services to the local older adult population.
Ideally, applicants should have an understanding of the remit occupational therapy, experience of working with older adults with mental health needs, and the ability to deliver and support OT specific treatment plans and interventions. The role will be under the direction and supervision of a qualified occupational therapist. Applicants should also have excellent communication skills and a willingness to actively participate and contribute to wider professional and service improvements.
The core functions of the service are: The Community Mental Health Team, Memory Assessment Service, Home Treatment and Care Home Liaison. The post holder will be expected support 7-day service cover and required to work a flexible shift pattern within the hours of 8am – 8pm.
To work as a Technical Instructor, predominantly in a community setting, including home visits.
The post holder will carry out assigned tasks involving direct patient care, patient groups, individual therapeutic interventions and implementation of programmes of care. There will be close liaison and co-operation with other members of the team Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Consultants, Nurses, Administration Staff and the wider multidisciplinary team.
The post holder will work regularly with indirect supervision planning, and managing a delegated caseload.
The role will involve working within a MDT to support older adult mental health service users in the community to remain at home and prevent hospital admission. Please see the job description for further details about the role and expectations.
In addition, the post holder will be expected to undertake a range of other generic duties to support the overall team function and be responsive to the needs of patients, their family and carers
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.
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Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Please note that further communication from Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCFT to contact them.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document. Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts. For all posts which require a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure & Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).You are advised to consider applying for LSCFT vacancies as soon as possible as in some instances vacancies are closed as soon as a sufficient number of applications have been received. If you are not invited to interview within three weeks of the closing date then please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful, as it is not possible to contact all unsuccessful candidates.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Care is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability (especially those with experience of accessing mental health, or Learning Disability Services or caring for someone who has accessed mental health services or Learning Disability Services), ethnicity, gender, religion or belief or sexual orientation. Our goal is for the Trust to be truly representative of the communities we serve so we are particularly keen to receive applications from people in under-represented groups. The organisation is proud to be listed as one of the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers and our HR department holds the Lancashire LGBT Quality Mark. If there is anything you’d like to discuss in relation to your application then please ask.
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.
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£25.15k - £27.6k per annum
