# Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/8a326a54-7312-41b6-b7e8-966a0cd0f311 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/8a326a54-7312-41b6-b7e8-966a0cd0f311.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Catherine's Health Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Salary:** £32073.00 to £39043.00 - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 9 months (rotational) - **Employment type:** Part time - 28.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-06T12:37:44.022Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8288676 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8288676?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.wchc.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity has arisen to work within a dynamic, innovative, and friendly team within Wirral Community NHS Foundation Trust’s Community Response Division, as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist. You will be expected to be part of the weekend rota to cover service need. ### Main duties of the job We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Occupational Therapist to join our busy, pro-active, integrated services based within our |Community Response Directorate. The role will involve completing comprehensive assessments for patients with a wide variety of both physical and mental health conditions as well as complex social issues, implementing treatment plans and collaborative working with MDTs. You will be expected to liaise and refer into wider health, social care and voluntary agencies, when appropriate, to ensure best possible outcomes are achieved for patients, their Carers and families. You need to have a good understanding of risk management and moving and handling. Excellent communication skills and an ability to prioritise a large caseload of complex patients are essential. You will need good time management skills. This post would suit an Occupational Therapist wishing to develop their skills and knowledge in a supportive environment. The post holder will be expected to contribute to service improvement initiatives and actively participate in continuous professional development activities. There will be the opportunity for supervision and to attend in-service training and professional development. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Current HCPC registration with the relevant, therapy qualification is essential to this post. Travel is an essential part of this role and therefore access to a car for work purposes is essential. Appointment to the post will be subject to successful interview, references, DBS clearance and Occupational Health checks. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Punctuality - Ability to work as an autonomous practitioner - Ability to empathise with others - Flexibility to work over 7 days ### Sills and Attributes **Essential** - Excellent communication skills - Ability to manage own time and determine priorities - Highly developed organisational skills - Ability to work under pressure and respond quickly to unpredictable caseloads - Computer literate **Desirable** - Ability to manage, supervise and motivate staff. ### Experience and knowledge **Desirable** - Experience of working in a rehabilitation setting - Demonstrate an understanding of the clinical governance agenda ### Qualifications and professional training **Essential** - Occupational Therapy degree or equivalent qualification - Registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC) as an Occupational Therapist ## Documents - [band 5 ot jd (pdf, 576.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10606234) - [band 5 ot ps (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10606236) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.