Occupational Therapist - Urgent & Emergency Care

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Urgent & Emergency Care Therapy Services at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. The role focuses on supporting patient flow across Frailty, Emergency Department and Acute Medical Units, with multidisciplinary collaboration.

The post involves leadership of the therapy team, working with colleagues including Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants, and partnering with community

Qualifications

• Registered Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration.
• Postgraduate experience in urgent care preferred.
• Commitment to patient-centred care and multidisciplinary teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the therapy team in urgent care pathways.
• Collaborate with wards and community partners to ensure safe transitions.
• Manage a varied and complex caseload with focus on patient flow.
• Provide supervision and development for junior staff and students.
• Participate in seven-day service delivery and shift patterns.

Skills

Postgraduate clinical experience

Audit experience

Staff supervision

Teaching of junior staff

Inter-agency collaboration

Clinical specialty in OT

Communication and presentation skills

Time management

Change implementation

Education

BSc/Masters/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

CPD evidence

Job description

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapist - Urgent & Emergency Care

The closing date is 25 November 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Urgent and Emergency Care Therapy Services at the Royal Liverpool Hospital.

This role offers the opportunity to work within a fast-paced and evolving clinical environment, supporting patient flow across Frailty, Emergency Department and Acute Medical Units, while working closely with multidisciplinary teams and community partners to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred care.

You will join a forward-thinking therapy service within a modern, purpose-built hospital, working within integrated teams to support patient flow and deliver high-quality care across the urgent care pathway.

Main duties of the job

This role offers an exciting opportunity to work across a dynamic and fast-paced clinical environment, supporting patients within Frailty, Emergency Department, and Acute Medical Units. The post holder will utilise advanced clinical reasoning, clinical judgement and problem-solving skills to enable patients to optimise their independence, avoid unnecessary hospital admission, and support safe and timely discharge.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong understanding of the Occupational Therapy role within urgent care pathways and will work collaboratively with fellow Band 7 Therapists to lead and support the therapy team, including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants.

A key aspect of the role will be working in partnership with community providers to support seamless patient pathways, ensuring safe transitions of care and continuity of rehabilitation within community settings.

You will be confident managing a varied and complex caseload within a challenging environment, demonstrating resilience and adaptability.

We are committed to staff development and offer regular supervision, appraisal, and personalised development planning. The role includes responsibility for the supervision, support and development of junior staff and students.

UHLG staff are required to work flexibly, to support seven-day services and participation in shift patterns over an extended working day.

About us

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 Hospitalis 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 Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal 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 theircareers page.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details

For additional information please contact Martin Schofield - [e-mail] / 07768558272

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc, Masters or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration as an Occupational Therapist
• Evidence of CPD

Skills & Experience

• Demonstrable postgraduate clinical experience
• Active experience in audit
• Supervision of staff and students
• Teaching of junior staff
• Experience of working with other agencies
• Experience in clinical speciality
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Good time management
• Ability to implement change

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearper annum, pro rata