Specialist Occupational Therapy Lead for Home First

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Specialist Occupational Therapy Lead for their Home First team. This role involves leading a team to conduct home assessments, support timely hospital discharges, and collaborate with local stakeholders. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree, registration, and experience in clinical settings. Competitive salary of £47,810 to £54,710 per annum pro rata.

Qualifications

• 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 specialty.

Responsibilities

• Provision of specialist assessment and treatment of patients.
• Co-ordinate and work collaboratively with others providing service.
• Development and supervision of others.

Skills

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Good time management

Ability to implement change

Education

BSc or Diploma in OT

HCPC Registration

Evidence of CPD

Job description

Overview

Go back Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Occupational Therapy Lead for Home First

The closing date is 20 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the newly developed Aintree Therapy Home First Team based on the Aintree Site of University Hospital of Liverpool Group. This band 7 Team Lead post will be a dynamic role in providing both Clinical and Non-clinical Responsibilities across a 7 day service. There will be an expectation to carry out Clinical care, conducting community working by carrying out assessments with patients within their home environments.

The focus of this team is Discharge to Assess visits. This model prioritizes timely hospital discharge for patients who are medically stable, with assessments for ongoing needs completed after they return home. This "home first" approach aims to reduce hospital stays and promote independence, focusing on providing support and rehabilitation in the community.

You will be working collaboratively with stakeholders such as Merseycare, City council Social work teams to make sure patients can remain at home.

You will lead a team of OTs, Physios, Assistant practitioners & Therapy Assistants providing supervision, appraisal, training and service improvement. Any training you require to fulfil this post will be available to you along with regular supervision from a therapy lead.

There is an expectation to be flexible over a 7 day service. Flexible working will be considered. Community working experience is desirable. Car driver/access to own vehicle is desirable.

Main duties of the job

• Expert assessment of patients within their home environment to encourage and support timely hospital discharges from the acute trust.
• Have a sound knowledge of local stakeholders across the main local boroughs to utilise to maintain patients safety and well being within their home environment.
• Audit of the service against local and national standards in close partnership with the management team
• Training and support of junior staff members
• Senior oversight of a therapy team including aspects such as performance reporting, sickness management and supervision
• Participation in national audit and research projects
• Ensure adherence to governance processes including datix and complaint investigations
• Support staff with health, wellbeing and sickness management

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 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.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to Job description and Person Specification

Responsible for provision of specialist assessment and treatment of patients.

To co-ordinate and work collaboratively with others providing a service which meets the needs of the patients

Responsible for development and supervision of others

Person Specification

Qualifications

• BSc or Diploma in OT
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of CPD

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

Skills

• 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

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rata