Specialist Occupational Therapist | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 15 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 October 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, PR1 7LY |
| Company: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7482733/351-SPS1460-CLK |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join the Specialist Autism Team, a unique and continuously developing service which works closely with secondary mental health care services to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions for autistic individuals.
This post is a fantastic opportunity for a creative and innovative practitioner with a passion for delivering person-centred care, which is driven by the individuals whom we support.
We are looking for an exceptional Band 7 practitioner who is able to demonstrate daily clinical leadership to the staff team to ensure the delivery of high quality specialist, bespoke services which are designed to meet individual need and preference.
The Specialist Autism Team adopts a multidisciplinary team approach to working which supports the evolutionary scope of the service. The MDT is made up of Occupational Therapists, Nurses (RMN & RLD), Speech and Language Therapists, Therapy Assistants & Clinical Psychologists.
Through such an approach we are continually learning, developing and findings different ways of working in order to meet the needs and wishes of the individuals we work with. For this reason we have regular team development sessions and each team member plays a vital role in sharing knowledge and information.
We work as a tertiary service between the core hours of 9am until 5pm (Monday-Friday), with some flexibility required on occasion to meet individual need and preferences.
If you are a motivated clinician with a keenness to showcase and adapt your transferrable skillset then please review the attached job description and person specification for further details.
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
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role
This advert closes on Monday 29 Sep 2025