Allied Health Professionals (AHP) Jobs

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist – Band 6
Trust – Ribbleton Clinic, Preston
Area: North West NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length: Ongoing
Job details:  To be responsible for the assessment, treatment, planning and delivery of evidence –based occupational therapy interventions within the areas of
• Stroke/ Acquired Brain Injury and Complex other Neurological conditions
• Rehabilitation
This is a community-based post.  The candidate must be able to travel to different locations. JD available on request.
Working hours: Full time. 37.5 hours per week. Monday to Friday.
Code:  U.2102.003001.B10905
 

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist – Band 6
Trust – Leyland House, Lancashire Enterprise Park, Leyland
Area: North West NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length: Ongoing
Job details:  To start asap. Community based. Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist required to work in the Urgent Care Response Team covering the areas of Preston, Chorley, South Ribble. The work requires therapy interventions and appropriate provision of equipment to keep patients safely out of hospital. The team is fully support by Advanced Clinical Practitioners with close liaison with GPS and the Acute Trust. Working hours: 7 day working. 8am – 8pm. Rota basis hours to be discussed.
Code:  U.2101.018012.B10803

Job Title:  Mental Health Practitioner (RMN/SW/OT) – Band 6
Area: North West NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length: Ongoing
Job details:  Home Based Treatment Team Pennine West. The successful applicant will be dynamic and forward thinking they will be passionate about working with service users with acute mental health concerns and providing a recovery focused approach. The successful applicant will have the ability to work as part of a Team and in partnership with local services.
Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN/Dip SW/OT)
In-depth knowledge of mental health problems
In-depth knowledge of issues that impact upon people with mental health problems
Detailed knowledge of the impact of risk and protective factors that affect people with mental health problems
Knowledge of medication prescribed for management of mental health issues
In-depth knowledge of diversity and anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice.
Knowledge of current mental health legislation/policy
Experience of post qualification clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems
Experience of delivering evidence based interventions in a time-limited framework
Evidence of assessment across a broad range of mental health problems
Evidence of continuing professional development
Working hours: 24 hour service 07.30 – 19.30. 09.00 – 21.00 Over 7 days. 37.5 hour per week
Code:  U.2096.018012.B10791
 

Job Title:  Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist – Band 6
Area: North West NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length: Ongoing
Job details:  To start asap. Community based. Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist required to work in the Urgent Care Response Team covering the areas of Preston, Chorley, South Ribble. The work requires therapy interventions and appropriate provision of equipment  to keep patients safely out of hospital. The team is fully support by Advanced Clinical Practitioners with close liaison with GPS and the Acute Trust. Working hours: 7 day working. 8am – 8pm. Rota basis hours to be discussed.
Code:  U.2101.018012.B10789
 

Job Title:  Senior Mental Health Practitioner (RMN, OT, SW) – Band 6  
Area: North West NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length: Ongoing
Job details:  To start asap. The post will be to provide a robust risk assessment, care plan and safety plan within the Emergency Department within our acute Hospitals, for Children and Young people who have attended following an incident of self-harm, or who are presenting with suicidal ideation/in crisis.
The practitioner will assess and feedback to the community teams to ensure that each young person is receiving the ongoing treatment required.
To ensure that all CYP are supported or signposted on discharge and receive a 7 day follow up appointment
To ensure that all documentation following the assessment is clear and accurate.
To ensure that any young people who are deemed to need inpatient care are identified and the process is followed.
To work closely with the Rapid Assessment and Intensive Support Team to ensure that all CYP are provided with support
Working hours: Full time or Part time. Monday to Friday, 8am – 4pm/9am – 5pm. Flexible working can be discussed.
Code:  U.2075, 2076, 2077 and 2078.020011.B10560
 

Job Title:  Senior Mental Health Practitioner (RMN, OT, SW) – Band 6  
Area: North West NHS
Salary: £negotiable
Job Type: Locum
Contract length: Ongoing
Job details:  To start asap. CAMHS.
To assume responsibility for management of a defined caseload using specialist knowledge and advanced
clinical reasoning to undertake assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care programs
for children and families, liaising with and referring to relevant agencies as appropriate.
To take an active role in the holistic assessment and treatment of young people who present to the
service, with mental health problems and especially those that are at risk of, or have attempted deliberate self-harm.
Provide liaison with other professionals and agencies in order to provide effective communication leading
to a comprehensive and integrated package of care around the young person, their families and/or carers.
To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
To offer therapeutic interventions based on evidence-based practice and in line with the NICE guidelines.
To ensure the clients’ rights of confidentiality are maintained at all times.
To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording,
report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with
professional codes of practice/ conduct.
To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of
children, young people and their families/carers.
To provide an assessment and therapy service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and
integration of complex data from a variety of sources, including psychological assessments, self-report
measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations as well as interviews with children,
young people and their families/carers.
To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children, young people and their
families/carers.
To act as an advocate to facilitate the views and choices expressed by children, young people, families,
groups and communities, where appropriate.
Working hours: Full time. Monday to Friday, 09.00 – 17.00. Weekend working can be accommodated.
Code:  U.2079 and 2080.020011.B10559
 

Job Title:  Speech and Language Therapist – Band 7 
Area:  Lancashire NHS
Salary:  £negotiable 
Job Type:  Locum
Contract length: Ongoing
Job Details: Therapies. To cover vacancy. Working hours: 09.00 – 17.00. 
Code: : U.PWRU5.007011.B10463