Specialist Occupational Therapist - Elderly Frailty

NHS; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist to develop skills in elderly frailty. You will work with experienced teams, provide clinical advice, and contribute to service improvements. Successful candidates will have a Degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration. This position offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a relevant junior role managing a range of conditions.
• Evidence of additional knowledge from clinical supervision.
• Delivery of relevant audit and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the delivery of therapy services across the Medicine speciality.
• Provide specialist advice to therapy staff and multidisciplinary team members.
• Participate in clinical and management supervision.

Skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Client-centered care

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC Registered Occupational therapist

Job description

Go back York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Occupational Therapist - Elderly Frailty

The closing date is 07 October 2025

Are you an Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to develop your elderly frailty skills?

Are you keen to develop your leadership skills and have new opportunities?

Do you want to play a key role in improving the experience of our patients?

Do you want to be part of an innovative and highly motivated Occupational Therapy team, making positive changes happen daily?

This Occupational Therapy role offers the chance to experience clinical practice in Elderly Frailty, and especially around preventing deconditioning. We have enthusiastic and experienced clinical teams, who will support your development.

You will have opportunities to support staff and students, as well as drive and lead in service development projects and quality patient care. The Trust actively promotes staff development through a structured support process, which will be available to you for both clinical and managerial supervision and encouragement to explore other learning opportunities.

If you have any queries or wish to discuss further please do not hesitate to get in touch.

This post is not eligible for the Trust's relocation package.

If you are currently employed by the Trust and you wish to apply for this role on a secondment basis, please seek permission from your current line manager before applying for the post.

Main duties of the job

• To be a team member contributing to the delivery of therapy services across the Medicine speciality, alongside the senior leadership team.
• To provide specialist advice to therapy staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team and wider team.
• To use client-centred approaches to patient care.
• To participate in and provide clinical and management supervision.
• To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working.
• To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives.
• To use the Trust electronic patient record system.
• To abide by all Trust policies and procedures.
• To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges.

About us

Trust Information Pack:

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You areadvised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive fromdifferent backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:[e-mail].

As part ofseekingto become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

• oExperience in a relevant junior role, including the management of a range of conditions, with evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
• oDeveloped / Specialist clinical skills within relevant area
• oDelivery of relevant audit and service improvement
• oExperience of working in a client-driven/NHS environment.
• oExperience of training/supporting/supervising others (including students)

Qualifications and Training

• oDegree in Occupational Therapy
• oHCPC Registered Occupational therapist
• oEvidence of specialist post graduate CPD activities
• oEvidence of post graduate training within specialist area
• oExperience in the use of outcome measures to evaluate occupational therapy intervention

Skills and Abilities

• oI am able to communicate complex information effectively, clearly, and accurately in plain simple language, both verbally and in writing.
• oI am organised, prioritise my own workload and take responsibility for delivering results within agreed timescales with changing priorities, pressures and with frequent interruptions.
• oI am committed to development and improvement of myself and the wider team. I welcome the opportunity to implement change and improvements.
• oI can use my own initiative, exercise judgment, resolve problems and stay calm under pressure.

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.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust