Occupational Therapist (Community) (NHS AfC: Band 6) - Community - OT - The Walton Centre NHS F[...]

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, seeks an enthusiastic and experienced Occupational Therapist to join its Community Specialist Rehabilitation Team. This part-time position offers the chance to enhance your expertise in neurorehabilitation while providing critical support to patients with complex needs within a dynamic interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Registered member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy.
• Evidence of relevant post graduate training relevant to complex rehabilitation.
• Experience of working in a community environment.

Responsibilities

• Work as an autonomous practitioner providing interventions for complex rehabilitation patients.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors and act as a positive role model in the team.
• Manage time effectively within clinical and non-clinical activities.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Leadership

Organizational Skills

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Education

Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Main area Community - OT Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (22.5 hours per week) Job ref 160-6959676-C

Employer The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Locality 2 Community Specialist Rehabilitation Team L9 7LJ Town Aintree Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/06/2025 23:59

Occupational Therapist (Community)

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

Our Community Specialist Rehabilitation Service comprises 2 teams, which provide specialist inter-disciplinary rehabilitation to patients with complex rehabilitation needs, as part of Cheshire and Merseyside Rehabilitation Network (CMRN)

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Locality 2 Community Specialist Rehabilitation Team, which covers Liverpool and Sefton region. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your post-graduate experience in neurorehabilitation/complex rehabilitation in a supportive interdisciplinary community team.

Support, learning and development opportunities are available via the the service, as well as the wider CMRN and organisation. You will be supported in your role by the Lead Occupational Therapist and the wider interdisciplinary team with access to regular clinical supervision.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Abigail Hayes Lead Occupational Therapist, Locality 2 CSRT

0151 556 3277

Main duties of the job

You will work as an autonomous practitioner carrying out a range of specialist and comprehensive evidence based Occupational Therapy interventions for patients with complex rehabilitation needs in a community setting.

Working for our organisation

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and we invest in wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal and pain management services we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009.

With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification document for detailed information about the job description for this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Registered member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) and the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Evidence of relevant post graduate training relevant to complex rehabilitation

Knowledge & Experience

• Evidence of working with patients with Complex Rehab needs
• Evidence of working in an NHS environment
• Able to demonstrate a range of clinical skills relevant to patients with a broad range of complex rehabilitation presentations.
• Ability to initiate and apply evidence based practice within a clinical area
• Awareness of current NHS issues and relevant frame work / quality indicators.
• Effective team player within a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of current DH guidance
• Experience of working in a community environment.

Skills & Atttributes

• Demonstrates leadership behaviour’s and acts as a positive role model.
• High level organisational skills
• Able to manage own time within clinical and non-clinical activity and to guide others using problem solving and decision making skills
• Able to use basic IT systems, Word, Excel, and Outlook

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.