Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- experience
Relevant post registration experience as an OT to achieve knowledge and skills applicable to this post
- experience
Experience of assessment and prescription of aids and adaptations.
- Education and Qualification
Health and Care Professions Council registered OT
- Education and Qualification
Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy approved by the Royal College of OT, UK
- Education and Qualification
Post graduate training or experience to post graduate diploma level or equivalent
- Education and Qualification
Full UK driving licence, or equivalent qualification/ability to travel
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Transferable knowledge and skills at basic practitioner level with aptitude to develop to specialist OT practitioner level
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Ability to develop effective working relationships / team working
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Ability to work under pressure and recognise when support is required
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Applied knowledge of health and social care legislation and guidelines e.g. National service Frameworks (NSF’s) and National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for clinical conditions and application to OT practice.
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Ability to apply knowledge of the principles of clinical governance.
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Written and oral communication skills in English sufficient to communicate effectively with patients to gain consent and explain treatment interventions and gain information required for the patient’s medical/social history relevant to OT.
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Basic computer skills e.g. word processing, email and internet skills.
- Skills, ability and knowledge
Understanding of MOHO and person centred approach to therapy
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- experience
Experience as a supervisor of OT (Band 5) and/or OT support staff and/or OT students
- experience
experience within community setting
- experience
Experience of caseload management and lone working as an autonomous practitioner.
- Education and Qualification
Experience of research or audit
- Education and Qualification
Membership of the British Association of Occupational Therapists.
- Education and Qualification
Positive risk taking training/experience
Job overview
We are looking to recruit a Community Occupational Therapist to join our Therapy team in South Cumbria. You would be joining the team at an exciting time as we are in the process of integrating discharge to assess, supported discharge and intermediate care to form a wider therapy team based in the community setting to provide a comprehensive quality service for our service users.
We are a multi-disciplinary team of Community Occupational Therapists, Community Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners and Therapy Assistants based at Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal.
Working closely with the Integrated Care Communities, local GP's, Adult Social Care, Rapid Response teams and hospital discharge teams we provide rehabilitation and admission avoidance within patients own homes or care settings and CHC assessments, supporting people with a wide variety of conditions including frailty and falls, amputees, neurological conditions, orthopaedics and long term conditions.
We support under-graduate clinical education to occupational therapy students on placement from the local universities.
The service hours are Monday - Friday 8am - 630pm, Saturday and Sunday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Main duties of the job
Working independently as an autonomous practitioner supporting occupational therapy pathways, providing therapeutic assessment, diagnosis, treatment and being responsible for managing a caseload of patients with a range of frequently complex conditions.
To regularly assist in the planning & delivery of team and departmental training and education sessions, to further professional and personal development for staff, working with the guidance and support of senior members of staff if required
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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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This advert is for Community Occupational Therapist with University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust in Kendal, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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