Occupational Therapist

Job overview

North Cumbria Inpatient services are looking for highly motivated Occupational Therapists to join out team on Ruskin, a 15 bedded, inpatient dementia assessment and treatment unit.

You will work alongside the Specialist Occupational Therapist, as well as the wider multidisciplinary team to provide assessments and evidence based interventions, following the OT process

This post is suitable for newly qualified Occupational Therapists, as well as those looking for a new role.

If you are motivated, creative and passionate about making a difference to our patients lives, then your characteristics is what the team requires.

Main duties of the job

To provide occupational therapy service to patients who have a variety of occupational therapy needs, diverse presentations and learning disabilities, as well as a range of mental health conditions, under the supervision of the Specialist Occupational Therapist. To manage and provide ongoing assessment and intervention for service users. To consider carer needs and ensure carer and family are involved in intervention planning where appropriate. To develop and deliver evidenced based Occupational Therapy interventions in collaboration with service users and carers where appropriate. The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team ensuring that high quality, individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence. To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity. To provide clinical supervision to staff members as delegated by the ward leadership team. To incorporate a client centred philosophy into clinical practice and client centred collaborative care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 1st September 2026

Closing date : 15th September 2026

We welcome your application.

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.