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We are excited to announce the recruitment for an Occupational Therapy post within the Hospital at Home Team to support our Urgent 2‑hour Community Response (UCR) service and virtual ward offer, to best meet the needs of our local population. The Hospital at Home Service is an exciting place to work, with many training opportunities available.

This is a 7‑day service and operates from 08:00‑20:00, with a base at Custom House, Ellesmere Port. You would be expected to be able to cover all aspects of the shift pattern. This is a full‑time role, 37.5 hours a week.

You will be a member of a holistic team which consists of GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Therapists, Therapy Assistants, Pharmacists and Clerical Support.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, flexible and innovative, and enjoy working as part of a dynamic and pro‑active team. We are committed to providing an excellent service to our patients.

• Provide a 2‑hour response for patients entering a health crisis and provide therapy input to patients on the virtual wards.
• Work as an autonomous practitioner to perform a specialist therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations.
• Use clinical reasoning to provide a diagnosis, deliver and adapt an individualised treatment programme within the patient’s own home.
• Work in collaboration with the Community Care Teams, Northwest Ambulance Service, Social Services, Millbrook and the patient’s registered GP, to support the patient at home.
• Work flexibly in response to service needs, ensuring allocation of an appropriate caseload for the Therapy Assistants.

Shortlisting for this vacancy is due to be completed on 15/12/2025 and the proposed interview date is 23/12/2025.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all‑age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire. We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport. Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person‑centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences. We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to three weeks training to support you to meet the induction/initial training requirements of the role.

Before applying, we encourage you to review CWP’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

For further help and support for completing your application you can access our website or contact our recruitment team via email at cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or by calling 01244 393100.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025.