Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

Advanced Occupational Therapist – Band 7

Frailty Therapy Intervention Team

Permanent | Full-time | 37.5 Hours per Week

Ready to take the next step in your career?

We’re looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist who is ready to take on a rewarding senior role within our Frailty Therapy Intervention Team at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a service that continues to evolve and grow. You’ll play a key role in supporting older adults living with frailty, helping them maintain their independence, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions where possible, and return home safely following illness. If you’re an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist looking for your first Band 7 role, or an existing Band 7 looking for a new challenge, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

What will you be doing?

As a senior member of the multidisciplinary team, you’ll manage a complex clinical caseload while supporting the ongoing development of the service.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Completing comprehensive occupational therapy assessments for patients with complex frailty needs.
  • Developing person-centred rehabilitation and discharge plans that promote independence and reduce unnecessary hospital stays.
  • Working closely with consultants, nursing colleagues, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, physiotherapists, social care and community services to deliver coordinated care.
  • Providing specialist advice to colleagues across the wider multidisciplinary team.
  • Supporting and supervising junior Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants and students.
  • Leading service improvement initiatives and contributing to audits, quality improvement projects and service evaluation.
  • Supporting evidence-based practice and helping shape the future direction of frailty services within the Trust.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC registration
  • Clinical Educators Certificate or equivalent/experience
  • MSc in relevant health studies or equivalent qualification/experience

Experience

Essential

  • Advanced clinical knowledge relevant to the care environment and evidence of evidence based practise in relevant health setting
  • Awareness of own strengths and limitations
  • Knowledge of relevant national policies and guidance and relevant assessment tools
  • Experience of leadership of a team including change management
  • Evidence of effective working within an MDT
  • Experience of Service development
  • Demonstrate experience of problem solving approaches
  • Audit and research in a clinical area
  • Demonstrates continuous Professional Development

Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrates ability to motivate team performance to achieve objectives
  • Ability to prioritise and work to deadlines
  • Ability to communicate effectively in a variety of settings
  • Accurate record keeping, report writing and IT skills including presentation skills
  • Have a flexible approach to working with good time management

Other

Essential

  • Ability to travel various hospital locations by own car/ assisted driver

Our values

Essential

  • We are Kind
  • We are Open
  • We are Inclusive

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 15 November 2026

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