Occupational Therapist Lead

Contract Type: Permanent

Contract Hours: 37 per week

Salary: Grade H3 SCP 36-40 £48,738 - £53,051 per annum

Closing Date: 4th November 2026 at 23:59pm

This post is open to employees currently On Notice/At Risk and Internal.  Please note applications from employees currently On Notice/At Risk will be given priority. On Notice/At Risk employees should complete the application form as normal, upon submission you must email the Recruitment Team - [email removed] to ensure that your application form is marked as priority.

Blackpool Adult Social Care are establishing an Occupational Therapy Team. 

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated Occupational Therapy Lead who will support a team of Therapists to enrich the Blackpool Adult Social Care Offer to enable the people of Blackpool to live better lives.

The successful person will work amongst a Multi-Disciplinary team of Social Workers, Stakeholders, Providers and Social Care Practitioners. 

We are looking for someone with leadership skills who can drive a service to support, with amongst other things, Reablement, Proportionate Care (Ao1) and the Adult Social Care Front Door.

If you are highly motivated, dynamic, forward thinking, with an ability to lead a team, with a genuine care of people approach, then we are looking for you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Lynne Jenkinson on [phone removed]

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are protected' and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)