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Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Occupational Therapist - Children's Therapy Service

The closing date is 30 September 2025

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Job summary

Base: Minerva Health Centre & Leyland House

We are looking for enthusiastic Occupational Therapists with experience of working with children with additional and complex needs. The Children's Therapy Team provides an excellent opportunity to work alongside dedicated professionals providing excellent high quality care to reduce the impact of disability to children and their families.We work with children and young people aged 0-19 with well developed and evidenced based pathways covering the needs of children with a wide range of physical difficulties.

Main duties of the job

The team comprises of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists. We work closely with colleagues in health, education and social care to provide a genuinely child-centred service. We work in a variety of locations, including clinics, children's own homes, nurseries and schools.This post provides applicants with an opportunity for leadership in developing the local service and working with service users to strengthen and develop the local service.We can offer clinical and management supervision, specialist support by experienced senior staff, continuing professional development and specialist OT Forums. The successful candidate must be able to effectively manage their own time and demonstrate excellent communication skills.The Children's Therapy Team has a strong network of Clinical Leads and a Professional Lead for Children's OT.

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.

Details

Date posted

22 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

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

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-CEN2314-CC

Job locations

Minerva Centre

Lowthorpe Road

Preston

PR1 6TD


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

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
  • Current Professional Registration with HCPC
  • Evidence of formal training / self-study / specialist experience to post graduate level

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of clinical governance framework & implications for practice, including audit and research governance
  • Knowledge of a range of therapy techniques and programmes for children with diverse needs/ related to client group
  • Creative and a willingness to look at different ways of working

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of recent and relevant post graduate experience encompassing the specialist field of practice. that demonstrates an in depth knowledge of specialist area
  • Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice
  • Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change

Skills

Essential

  • Able to work independently as lead specialist
  • Problem solving/ Decision making in relation to clinical practice, HCPC standards and implications for practice
  • Ability to analyse and interpret data /evidence and apply to practice
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
  • Current Professional Registration with HCPC
  • Evidence of formal training / self-study / specialist experience to post graduate level

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of clinical governance framework & implications for practice, including audit and research governance
  • Knowledge of a range of therapy techniques and programmes for children with diverse needs/ related to client group
  • Creative and a willingness to look at different ways of working

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of recent and relevant post graduate experience encompassing the specialist field of practice. that demonstrates an in depth knowledge of specialist area
  • Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice
  • Evidence of leading and implementing clinical change

Skills

Essential

  • Able to work independently as lead specialist
  • Problem solving/ Decision making in relation to clinical practice, HCPC standards and implications for practice
  • Ability to analyse and interpret data /evidence and apply to practice

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Minerva Centre

Lowthorpe Road

Preston

PR1 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Minerva Centre

Lowthorpe Road

Preston

PR1 6TD


Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Coordinator

Louise Tillett

01772777318

Details

Date posted

22 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

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

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-CEN2314-CC

Job locations

Minerva Centre

Lowthorpe Road

Preston

PR1 6TD


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