Clinical Lead OT- Paediatrics Complex Disability Team

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bebington; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join the Children’s Complex Disability team at Leasowe Millennium Centre. The role leads the OT service across school-age children with complex disabilities and neurological conditions, coordinating assessments and interventions in educational and community settings.

You will provide expert guidance on housing adaptations, manual handling, and access within educational

Qualifications

• Postgraduate experience in paediatric occupational therapy.
• Experience with children with complex disabilities and neurological conditions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop OT services for school-age children with complex disabilities.
• Coordinate assessments, interventions and advice for educational and community settings.
• Provide housing, adaptation, and manual handling guidance for educational settings.

Job description

Clinical Lead OT- Paediatrics Complex Disability Team

Company:

Company: Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A Vacancy at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced innovative Paediatric OT to join our Children's Complex Disability team team based at Leasowe Millenium Centre. As part of the wider Paediatric OT team including Early Years and Sensory Motor team you will work alongside the clinical leads of these areas to lead the Children's OT service.

The post will give opportunity to lead and develop OT services for school age children with complex disabilities andneurological conditions. You will be required to carry out a range of assessments and interventions and to provide advice and support to a variety of educational and community settings.

A significant aspect of the role is to assess and provide advice and support for Housing and adaptation, manual handling and access and support within educational and community settings.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and pro-active OT with post graduate experience in a core range of specialities including children's services and neurological conditions.

To communicate effectively with staff, patients, carers and other agencies to co-ordinate care and to ensure effective and appropriate planning and delivery of treatment.

To collect, analyse and deliver a range of more complex clinical information to staff groups, agencies, lay people etc for educational purposes, or service development.

To be a resource to support staff with complex patients requiring a high level of decision making.

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your work including patient treatment, equipment use, resources and documentation

To provide specialist comprehensive assessment of patients, with complex presentations, requiring a range of specialist skills, including highly developed physical skills, analytical skills and cognitive analysis skills

To provide education and advice to own profession staff, other staff groups, agencies, patient groups, relatives and carers and the general public

To organise and undertake audit, patient surveys or research in order to

analyse effectiveness of service, identify patient need and to plan for improving and developing services

To provide a good example of leadership, through effective team working,

flexibility, enthusiasm and commitment to own speciality

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for more information about the Clinical Lead OT opportunity available with WUTH.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Company: Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata

Hours: Part-time

Location: Bebington, CH63 4JY

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 23 Oct 2026

Closing date: 22 Nov 2026

Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced innovative Paediatric OT to join our Children's Complex Disability team team based at Leasowe Millenium Centre. As part of the wider Paediatric OT team including Early Years and Sensory Motor team you will work alongside the clinical leads of these areas to lead the Children's OT service.

The post will give opportunity to lead and develop OT services for school age children with complex disabilities andneurological conditions. You will be required to carry out a range of assessments and interventions and to provide advice and support to a variety of educational and community settings.

A significant aspect of the role is to assess and provide advice and support for Housing and adaptation, manual handling and access and support within educational and community settings.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and pro-active OT with post graduate experience in a core range of specialities including children's services and neurological conditions.

To communicate effectively with staff, patients, carers and other agencies to co-ordinate care and to ensure effective and appropriate planning and delivery of treatment.

To collect, analyse and deliver a range of more complex clinical information to staff groups, agencies, lay people etc for educational purposes, or service development.

To be a resource to support staff with complex patients requiring a high level of decision making.

To be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of your work including patient treatment, equipment use, resources and documentation

To provide specialist comprehensive assessment of patients, with complex presentations, requiring a range of specialist skills, including highly developed physical skills, analytical skills and cognitive analysis skills

To provide education and advice to own profession staff, other staff groups, agencies, patient groups, relatives and carers and the general public

To organise and undertake audit, patient surveys or research in order to

analyse effectiveness of service, identify patient need and to plan for improving and developing services

To provide a good example of leadership, through effective team working,

flexibility, enthusiasm and commitment to own speciality

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Please see the attached Job Description & Person Specification for more information about the Clinical Lead OT opportunity available with WUTH.

This advert closes on Friday 6 Nov 2026

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