Occupational Therapist

NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Aintree University Hospital is recruiting an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Department of Medicine for Older People’s Service (DMOPS). You will perform skilled assessments, clinical reasoning and provide treatment, while coordinating discharge planning for complex cases in a multidisciplinary setting.

The post offers regular supervision and support from Band 7s, with a commitment to staff development.

Qualifications

• Role requires an experienced Occupational Therapist with clear understanding of the developing role within integrated therapy services.
• Clinical experience working with adults with complex presentations, particularly older people with multi-morbidity.

Responsibilities

• Complete skilled assessment and clinical reasoning to provide treatment.
• Promote recovery, risk assess and arrange complex discharges at the earliest and safest opportunity.

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking Occupational Therapist to join the Department of Medicine for Older Peoples Service (DMOPS) at Aintree University Hospital.

You will have a key role in completing skilled assessment and clinical reasoning to provide treatment, promote recovery, risk assess and problem solve to arrange complex discharges at the earliest and safest opportunity.

We are committed to staff development and training including leadership. You will have peer support, access to regular supervision and support from the Band 7s.

The team work 8am - 4pm Monday to Friday.

We wish to recruit an experienced clinician who has a clear understanding of the developing role of Occupational Therapy within integrated therapy services, and the ability to support leadership of a team which delivers innovative, responsive services to meet both the needs of patients and the organisation. The post holder will have clinical experience working with adults with complex presentations, in particular older people with multiple co-morbidity.

The role requires excellent communication skills and the ability to work as an effective member of the wider team as well as with other external agencies.

We have regular team meetings and are committed to continuing professional development. We have a clear supervision structure and advice is available from our highly skilled Band 7s within the department.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Thomas- Marshall Job title: Inpatient Therapy lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0151 529 3268