Band 6 Occupational Therapist | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £39,959 - £48,117 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2026 |
| Location: | Lytham, FY8 5DZ |
| Company: | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7910495/382-NBC11-26 |
Summary
Are you passionate about supporting individuals on their rehabilitation and recovery journey? Do you believe in rehabilitation that empowers people to regain independence, confidence, and wellbeing? If so, we would love to welcome you to our team for a fixed term post over 15 months.
We are looking for a dedicated, compassionate and professional Band 6 Occupational Therapist who wants to make a genuine difference in the lives of people working within our Community Therapy South Team.
What We’re Looking For
• Qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Experience in community-based rehabilitation or recovery work
• Strong communication, empathy, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to motivate and encourage individuals at varying stages of recovery
• A commitment to holistic, strengths-based rehabilitation
What You’ll Do
• Provide person-centred rehabilitation therapy in clients’ homes and community settings
• Support clients to develop daily living skills, mobility, confidence, and independence
• Deliver structured intervention plans and monitor progress
• Work collaboratively with physiotherapists, OTs, nurses and wider MDTs
• Facilitate group-based rehabilitation, wellbeing sessions, or community outreach and in-reach
• Promote safety, dignity, and empowerment in every aspect of care
The service has recently undergone an exciting restructure to help support and empower our patients even further with specialities for service development being fundamental in our approach.
What We Offer
• A supportive, forward-thinking rehabilitation environment
• Ongoing training, supervision, and professional development
• Flexible working patterns to support work–life balance
• Opportunities to shape and grow community rehabilitation services
• The chance to create meaningful, lasting impact in people’s recovery journeys
Work within and adhere to the College of Occupational Therapists (COT) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, The Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) standards of practice, The Trust relevant policies and guidelines.
The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, responsible for provision of highly specialised assessment, treatment, intervention and discharge planning of clients referred to the service.
Responsible for managing a caseload of patients with a variety of complex
conditions including chronic, disabling and life limiting illnesses.
Carry out specialist assessment and treatment including the prescription of essential equipment as part of the therapeutic intervention. Specifically assessing issues related to the barriers which prevent the individual carrying out activities of daily living e.g. mobility, moving and handling, functional restrictions, activity tolerance, hand eye coordination, positioning, cognitive impairment, social and psychological
issues, environmental restrictions.
The post holder will act as a source of expertise and demonstrate advanced knowledge, skill and experience in their role.
Assist the Clinical Specialist in planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the therapy service.
Educate other health care professionals, multi-agency professionals and therapy students within the speciality.
Work in the community as a lone practitioner in line with the Trust Lone Worker Policy.
The post holder may be responsible for deputising for the Clinical Specialist as appropriate.
This advert closes on Wednesday 3 Jun 2026
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