Job overview
Are you a motivated and skilled Occupational Therapist with a passion for improving outcomes for older people? We are seeking a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Frailty Therapy Intervention Team and play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care to frail adults across a range of acute and community-facing settings.
Why This Role Is an Excellent Opportunity
Frailty care continues to evolve rapidly, with a strong emphasis on early intervention, admission avoidance, and supporting safe, timely discharge. This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop specialist skills in frailty, working at the interface of acute, sub-acute, and community services while contributing meaningfully to service delivery and improvement.
You will manage a varied and rewarding caseload, gaining experience across settings such as the GP Assessment Unit, Medical Assessment Unit, Bevan Court’s specialist frailty beds, and the Frailty Reablement Unit. There will also be opportunities to work alongside Admission Avoidance services, including Emergency Department support, Frailty Ambulatory Clinics, Urgent Crisis Response, Community Frailty, and Virtual Ward pathways.
Your Contribution
As a core member of the multidisciplinary team, you will use your occupational therapy expertise to assess functional ability, cognition, environmental needs, and risk, supporting frail patients to maintain independence and quality of life.
Main duties of the job
Your role will include:
- Undertaking specialist OT assessments and interventions for frail and complex patients, with support from senior clinicians.
- Contributing to safe discharge planning through timely assessment, equipment provision, and liaison with community services.
- Working closely with physiotherapists, nurses, consultants, ACPs, and other MDT members to deliver coordinated care.
- Supporting service evaluation, audits, and quality improvement projects within the frailty pathway.
- Participating in supervision of junior staff and students and contributing to in-service training and education.
What We’re Looking For
- HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist.
- Experience working with older adults and/or patients with complex physical, cognitive, or social needs.
- Sound clinical reasoning skills and the ability to work effectively within a fast-paced clinical environment.
- A genuine interest in frailty and holistic, person-centred care. Strong communication skills and confidence working within a multidisciplinary team.
- Commitment to professional development and progression within specialist practice.
The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What We Offer
- A supportive and experienced frailty therapy team with strong clinical leadership.
- Regular supervision, mentorship, and opportunities to develop specialist frailty skills.
- Access to training, CPD, and service development opportunities.
- Exposure to innovative models of care across acute and community interfaces.
- A positive team culture that values collaboration, learning, and patient experience.
If you are looking to develop your career as a specialist Occupational Therapist and want to make a real difference to the lives of frail patients, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now and join a team committed to delivering compassionate, effective, and forward-thinking frailty care.
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel various hospital locations by own car/ assisted driver
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
Desirable
- Mentorship skills
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 line managing a team including setting objectives, conducting appraisals and effective delegation and co-ordination
- Evidence of effective working within an MDT
- Experience of Service development
- Demonstrate experience of problem-solving approaches
- Demonstrates continuous Professional Development
Desirable
- Audit and research in a clinical area
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Occupational Therapist
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Clinical Educators Certificate
- Post Grad accredited study e.g. MSc in relevant health studies
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This advert is for Specialist Occupational Therapist with Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Prescot, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 29 Jun 2026.
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