Band 7 Occupational Therapist Clinical Specialist


Company:	Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£49,387 - £56,515 Pa
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Lytham, FY8 5DZ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Sept 2026
Closing date:	4 Oct 2026

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Summary

A Vacancy at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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 well-being? If so, we would love to welcome you to our team.

We are expanding our Rehabilitation Community Therapy service and are looking for a dedicated, compassionate and professional Band 7 Occupational Therapist Clinical Specialist who wants to make a genuine difference in the lives of people.

What We’re Looking For

• Qualification in Occupational Therapy

• Experience in Leadership

• 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, evidenced-based rehabilitation

What You’ll Do

• Clinical management of a multidisciplinary team (physiotherapists, occupational therapists, technical instructors, falls nurses and core-coordinators).

• Providing clinical leadership, supervision, and, in some cases, complex caseload management (approx. 80-20% clinical/management split)

• 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, well-being 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 your professional Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, and 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 leading service delivery, staff supervision, clinical audit,, and implementing policies, requiring, strong leadership, communication, and, clinical expertise. 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, coordinating, 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 Team Leader as appropriate.

This advert closes on Wednesday 9 Sep 2026

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