Job summary
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.

Service hours
Monday - Friday 8am - 6:30pm, 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.

About us
We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

The team delivers a 5 day service Monday to Friday. You will be expected to be able to travel across south Cumbria and be flexible for the needs of the service with some expectation to work across traditional boundaries. A broad experience of delivering rehabilitation is advantageous.

In addition to a comprehensive induction package we offer team support, staff supervision and in-service training opportunities.

Details
Date posted: 16 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year (£38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 331-8281465-UHMB
Closing date: 29 October 2026

Essential Person Specification

• Health and Care Professions Council registered OT
• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy approved by the Royal College of OT, UK
• Post graduate training or experience to post graduate diploma level or equivalent
• Full UK driving licence, or equivalent qualification/ability to travel
• Relevant post registration experience as an OT to achieve knowledge and skills applicable to this post
• Experience of assessment and prescription of aids and adaptations
• Transferable knowledge and skills at basic practitioner level with aptitude to develop to specialist OT practitioner level
• Ability to develop effective working relationships / team working
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Ability to work under pressure and recognise when support is required
• Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
• 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
• Ability to apply knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
• 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
• Basic computer skills e.g. word processing, email and internet skills
• Understanding of MOHO and person centred approach to therapy

Desirable Person Specification

• Experience of research or audit
• Membership of the British Association of Occupational Therapists
• Positive risk taking training/experience
• Experience as a supervisor of OT (Band 5) and/or OT support staff and/or OT students
• Experience within community setting
• Experience of caseload management and lone working as an autonomous practitioner

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Contact: Lorna Brown, Team Lead Community Therapies South Cumbria, Lorna.Brown2@mbht.nhs.uk, 07816250989

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