Specialist Occupational Therapist | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk - Jobboard; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the North West is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist for their Mental Health Care Division. This role involves assessing and delivering treatment plans for patients in various inpatient wards within the Liverpool area. Ideal candidates will possess a relevant degree and have experience in partnership working and service development. The role offers flexible working options to accommodate staff needs.

Qualifications

• Professional development commitment.
• Flexibility in working hours to meet client needs.
• Experience in delivering evidence-based assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and intervention for service users.
• Demonstrate effective partnership working.
• Contribute to organisational development of services.

Skills

Assessment and intervention skills

Partnership working

Service development experience

Supervision and mentorship

Education

Relevant degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

There are several exciting opportunities to work as a Specialist Occupational Therapist within Mental Health Care Division, and Secure Division of Mersey Care, across Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens & Knowsley, and Halton and Warrington. We are looking for dedicated Occupational Therapists to join our enthusiastic, innovative, and expanding teams seeking to develop their clinical experience and knowledge, and to strengthen their leadership and managerial skills.

Posts are available across the following wards; Newton, Dee, Windsor, Fern Wards

The post holder will be responsible for providing high quality assessment, delivering treatment interventions plans, and evaluating outcomes for individuals with complex needs.

Please contact for further information about these areas, visits to services are welcomed.

Please note that if the initial work base / location will be on our Windsor Housesite that there will be an expectation on the re-siting of the services to Mossley Hill that the staff base / location will change at that time.



To utilise and develop specialist knowledge providing; professional, up to date interventions within a designated Occupational Therapy Services and to assist in the organisational development, co-ordination, and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy Service in conjunction with the Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist, Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy and relevant Team/Service Manager.

The post holder will contribute to an environment that works with local services to provide evidence-based assessment and delivery of care, using the Model of Human Occupation, and within the context of the effective patient journey. They will continue with their own professional development and assist with that of other Occupational Therapy staff. They will be required to have a flexible approach to working hours to ensure that the needs of their clients are met.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Please see job description for further information. In summary:

- Provide assessment and intervention for service users residing within the inpatient services in the Mental health/ Secure care division

- Demonstrating effective partnership working

- Experience of Service development and innovation

- Experience in providing supervision and mentorship to others


This advert closes on Sunday 3 Aug 2025