Children’s Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapists to join our children's therapy service in the Pennine Locality at LSCFT.

We are specifically looking for an individual with passion and drive to deliver an effective service to children and young people with neurodevelopmental disabilities (e.g. developmental coordination disorder, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, autistic spectrum disorder) who are experiencing difficulties with the development of their fine motor and coordination skills. We also currently offer environmental assessment for this client group who are experiencing safety related concerns due to challenging behaviours.

We are investing in developing the clinical care pathway for this client group to ensure it achieves the best clinical outcomes for the population of children and young people in need of guidance, support and therapeutic intervention.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for suitably trained and motivated therapist who can deliver on the pathway and contribute to its ongoing development. We are keen to invest in development at all levels of service provision including self-management/universal support; targeted advice and strategies; specialist assessment, advice and therapeutic intervention; and highly specialist assessment and support

You will join our team of highly experienced and skilled therapists to offer a service, based across the Pennine locality. The clinical offer will be delivered by a combination of Telepractice and face to face appointments.

We are looking for individuals who are keen to invest in their own development and in return we will support you through professional and clinical supervision, shadowing and co-working opportunities, in-service training, professional forums, trust wide AHP research group, and funding opportunities for relevant external training courses.

You will have experience in a range of assessment tools (both standardised and non-standardised) and treatment approaches. You will have a good understanding of child development and the challenges faced by this client group. You will support pathway development alongside the Clinical Lead, support junior staff members and students.

About us

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peter's Centre

Burnley

BB11 2DL

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

St Peter's Centre

Burnley

BB11 2DL

Employer's website

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

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