Senior Occupational Therapist

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you an experienced physiotherapist looking for your next challenge? Then Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust has the perfect community based job for you. We are seeking a caring and compassionate part time Band 6 Physiotherapist, who is an enthusiastic learner, to join our Falls Prevention Service.

The Falls Prevention Service is a multidisciplinary team providing community based assessments for service users who are at risk of falling. Therapists take a holistic approach to treatment following completion of a multifactorial assessment and provide rehabilitation either at home or in one of our group based exercise classes. We cover the areas of Chorley, Preston and South Ribble.

Main duties of the job

The post offers excellent personal and professional development within a well-established and supportive environment.

There is a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist and Clinical Specialist for Falls who will provide supervision and ensure personal development plans are implemented.This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure and the successful applicant will be required to pay for their DBS check.

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so youare advised to apply promptly.

The Trust is committed to equality and diversity in employment and is committed to inclusion. We would like to encourage interviewees to bring any notes that would assist them in the interview process. We will also give interviewees the opportunity to see the interview questions 30 minutes prior to the interview.The Trust is committed to improving the working lives of its staff and mayhave flexible working options available.We are a no smoking organisation.

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.

Date posted

30 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-CEN2265-CPC

Job locations

LeylandHouse

Centurion Way

Leyland

PR26 6TY

Job description

Job responsibilities

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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC Registration
Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
Evidence of CPD in relevant areas

Knowledge

Essential

Experience and ability to work effectively within an MDT
Evidence of clinical topic training / staff presentations
Evidence of supervision of assistant staff / students

Experience

Essential

Treatment of a broad range of conditions
Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service /practice
Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change

Skills

Essential

Skills for assessing, diagnosing and treating a range of conditions
Able to work independently as an autonomous practitioner
Ability to make clinical decisions, demonstrating good leadership skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HCPC Registration
Degree/Diploma in Physiotherapy
Evidence of CPD in relevant areas

Knowledge

Essential

Experience and ability to work effectively within an MDT
Evidence of clinical topic training / staff presentations
Evidence of supervision of assistant staff / students

Experience

Essential

Treatment of a broad range of conditions
Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service /practice
Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change

Skills

Essential

Skills for assessing, diagnosing and treating a range of conditions
Able to work independently as an autonomous practitioner
Ability to make clinical decisions, demonstrating good leadership skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.