Trainee Aspiring Consultant Occupational Therapist
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Job summary
A unique and exciting aspiring consultant post opportunity has arisen at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) in the field of Children and Young Peoples Mental Health.
You will be a clinical expert in the field of children and young people's mental health. The role will take a leadership and strategic function in advising, developing and ensuring the delivery of high quality Occupational Therapy practice across all CYPMH community teams and inpatient site, The Cove.
You will be part of a highly skilled multi-disciplinary senior leadership team.
In addition, the post holder will play a lead role in the development and delivery of services across CYPMH, which are recovery focussed.
The post holder will be an Occupational Therapist; however will have leadership responsibility for Allied Health Professionals within CYPMH.
Main duties of the job
To reflect the core functions of an Occupational Therapy Consultant:
- An expert clinical practice function, holding a complex caseload and supporting OT's across the services
- A professional leadership and consultancy function, leading on the delivery of the Occupational Therapy clinical pathway
- An education, training and development function, dedicated to improving knowledge of you and others
- A practice and service development research and evaluation function, with a strong empathies on quality improvement
- Enabler of transformation and new ways of working towards recovery for service users and staff. Contribute on behalf of the OT workforce to the programme of Community Transformation.
- Developing OT peer support networks across CYPMH services
As an aspiring consultant, you will be supported using the consultant framework to develop a plan of support to achieve the requirements of the consultant role.
About us
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.
Details
Date posted
18 July 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
351-SPS1080-MF-A
Job locations
Trust Wide
Preston
PR5 6AW
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trust Wide
Preston
PR5 6AW
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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