Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist

Merseywestlancs; Knowsley; A distancia; GBP 42.000 - 52.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Advanced Occupational Therapist (Band 7) to join the Frailty Therapy Intervention Team. This senior role focuses on supporting older adults living with frailty, helping them maintain independence and discharge planning.

The post offers breadth across the full frailty pathway, opportunities to develop clinical leadership, supervision of junior staff, and involvement in service improvement initiatives across multiple

Responsabilidades

• Completing comprehensive occupational therapy assessments for patients with complex frailty needs.
• Developing person-centred rehabilitation and discharge plans that promote independence and reduce unnecessary hospital stays.
• Working closely with consultants, nursing colleagues, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, physiotherapists, social care and community services to deliver coordinated care.
• Providing specialist advice to colleagues across the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting and supervising junior Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants and students.
• Leading service improvement initiatives and contributing to audits, quality improvement projects and service evaluation.
• Supporting evidence‑based practice and helping shape the future direction of frailty services within the Trust.

Descripción del empleo

We want talented and enthusiastic people from all backgrounds to join #TeamMWL, with us you can learn, grow and develop yourself and your career, realising your true ambitions and aspirations.

Whatever you’re looking for in your career, you’ll find it here at MWL.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post you are agreeing to "name of trust" transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Job overview

Advanced Occupational Therapist – Band 7

Frailty Therapy Intervention Team

Ready to take the next step in your career?

We're looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist who is ready to take on a rewarding senior role within our Frailty Therapy Intervention Team at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a service that continues to evolve and grow. You'll play a key role in supporting older adults living with frailty, helping them maintain their independence, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions where possible, and return home safely following illness. If you're an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist looking for your first Band 7 role, or an existing Band 7 looking for a new challenge, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

What will you be doing?

As a senior member of the multidisciplinary team, you'll manage a complex clinical caseload while supporting the ongoing development of the service.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Completing comprehensive occupational therapy assessments for patients with complex frailty needs.
• Developing person‑centred rehabilitation and discharge plans that promote independence and reduce unnecessary hospital stays.
• Working closely with consultants, nursing colleagues, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, physiotherapists, social care and community services to deliver coordinated care.
• Providing specialist advice to colleagues across the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Supporting and supervising junior Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants and students.
• Leading service improvement initiatives and contributing to audits, quality improvement projects and service evaluation.
• Supporting evidence‑based practice and helping shape the future direction of frailty services within the Trust.

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.

You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Why join our team?

Frailty is one of the fastest developing areas of healthcare. As services continue to expand, Occupational Therapists have an increasingly important role in assessment, rehabilitation, discharge planning and admission avoidance.

This post offers the opportunity to work across the full frailty pathway, providing a breadth of clinical experience that few roles can offer.

You’ll work across a range of services including:

• GP Assessment Unit
• Medical Assessment Unit
• Frailty Reablement Unit