Technical Instructor (Occupational Therapy) | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,625 - £25,674 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 August 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, PR3 2JH |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7338899/351-SPS1428-EB |
Summary
SPECIALIST SECURE SERVICESSecure Services Guild Lodge
Medium/Low/Step Down Secure Unit
We are looking for an individual who is enthusiastic, compassionate, hardworking and keenly motivated to join our well established and innovative occupational therapy team, within the occupational therapy department at Guild Lodge.
You will be part of a team working alongside service users and staff to promote the importance of engagement and occupation.
As a technical instructor being based and working within a secure environment your role will focus on developing good working relationships with service users – identifying their interests and supporting their pathway through secure services. Predictable structure routine as well as the protective factors of occupation play an integral part of a service user’s journey within Guild Lodge.
We have a range of excellent environments and opportunities for services users – namely a large Therapeutic Resources Centre & Sports Hall (that includes pottery, art rooms, and library, kitchen and gym/sport facilities) as well as the Tarnbrook Vocational Unit (this has metal and woodwork as well as silversmithing, horticulture and IT resources). We also access and use community facilities.
We always support and encourage our staff through personal development and appraisal and value the importance of regular supervision. This is an excellent chance to gain a range of really good skills in a fantastic environment.
To participate as a member of the Occupational Therapy (OT) service assisting with specified duties and taking some responsibility for his/her own work within a broad framework laid down by an OT.
The post will require specialised expertise and involve responsibilities over and above those normally expected of a Technical Instructor.
As part of the OT Service the job holder will be required to work across men’s, female and Forensic Brain injury service line, including medium secure, low secure and step-down units.
The jobholder will be required to provide individual and group interventions in a variety of environments (ward, hospital & community-based facilities). Service requirements may occasionally involve some flexibility of work.
For further information and/or informal visit please contact us on the details provided.
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.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
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This advert closes on Thursday 24 Jul 2025