Job Description

This post will provide you with the opportunity to use a holistic approach to support people with a learning disability. You will work alongside an experienced MDT and with many external agencies to provide excellent care to meet the needs of this client group. You will have the chance to be creative in developing bespoke programmes for each individual and support people with a learning disability to increase their engagement in meaningful occupations in a range of settings. If you are passionate about working with people with a learning disability, and supporting them to improve their quality of life, this is the post for you!



To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT), offering a comprehensive service to service users who require specialist health interventions. To participate in the ongoing development and maintenance of quality services, ensuring ongoing commitment to the care programme approach, managing complex care, and acting as a Care Co-ordinator where appropriate. To support and guide junior staff members and participate in the education and supervision of a range of students. To maintain clear links with your professions structures and your professions lead within theTrust.



Support the professions development and modernisation and the adherence to your professions standards and codes of practice. To utilise your core occupational therapy skills to provide high quality occupational therapy interventions to people with a learning disability treatment. To be responsible and accountable for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for defined service users We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.



All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.netAttached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments. To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.



So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply. For further informal enquiries please contact: Katie Hemingway Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist / 07890308049 / katie.hemingway@nhs.netJulia Dixon Clinical Team Manager / 07970614722 / Julia.dixon@nhs.net