Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Clinical Specialist Band 7 Occupational Therapist Medicine Therapy Team - Preston Lodge.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the therapy team at the newly opened Preston Lodge (UHL) as part of the Phase 2 opening in November 2025.

Preston Lodge will be a 56-bedded reablement focused unit providing the 3R model (rehabilitation, reablement and recovery) for patients who are not yet ready to return home, and have been referred for a D2A pathway from UHL. The aim is to improve patient care and experience, and support faster discharges.

Main duties of the job

• Be responsible for managing a complex clinical caseload from assessment to discharge/transfer of care within defined protocols, in order to facilitate a timely and safe discharge from Preston Lodge.
• To provide appropriate education to patients and carers in order to encourage patient participation in the management of their condition either on an individual or group basis
• To liaise with, and involve patient's carers with patient's treatment as appropriate
• To make onward referrals and liaise and engage with System Partners to support the appropriate discharge of patients from Preston Lodge.
• Set outcome related goals with the patient which are consistent with the standards of the department, in order to meet the needs of the patient
• To use specialist techniques for the handling of patients with physical deficits often within confined spaces.
• Plan, deliver and progress treatment interventions using clinical reasoning and decision making skills in order to work towards and achieve identified patient goals.
• To have responsibility for the management of the Preston Lodge OT clinical caseload and ensure patients receive high standards of intervention at all times in accordance with the College of OT Code of Professional Conduct.
• Apply knowledge of OT process, in order to deliver appropriate treatment interventions and facilitate appropriate clinical decisions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Alongside the Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist, you will provide day to day leadership to a team of Therapists (OT's, Physio's and TSW's) at Preston Lodge. You will demonstrate excellent communication and time management skills working within a multidisciplinary team carrying out assessments and interventions to to patients with complex cognitive and physical needs to facilitate safe and effective discharge. An extensive range of clinical skills and knowledge of a variety of conditions is essential for this role. Significant experience in rehabilitation and discharge of complex patients, including those with cognitive impairments is required. Previous D2A setting experience would be highly beneficial.

You will be part of the wider Medicine Therapy team that work across LRI and LGH. There may be times when you are asked to support therapy work on other UHL sites.