Job Title: Occupational Therapist Band: Band 6 Hours: 36 hours per week Location: Bootle, Lancashire Rate: Competitive, to be discussed upon application An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our esteemed private client’s dynamic team based in Bootle, Lancashire. This position is available for an immediate start, offering competitive rates. Key Responsibilities: As an Occupational Therapist, you will play a pivotal role in promoting health and independence through the delivery of high-quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions. You will assist with a backlog within children's OT, providing clinical leadership, supervision, and consultation to the wider multidisciplinary team. You will demonstrate highly specialist expertise in areas such as occupational engagement, environmental adaptation, and the development and maintenance of skills for meaningful participation. Your experience in managing a designated caseload will be key, using both theoretical knowledge and practical experience to complete assessments, plan and implement interventions, and evaluate outcomes aligned with care plans. Your responsibilities will also include effective communication with a variety of stakeholders, including clinicians, managers, directors, people accessing services, carers, family members, and external agencies. You will offer compassionate and effective leadership to junior staff, including support staff and assistants, and ensure the successful delivery of occupational therapy student placements. Additionally, you will support junior staff through appraisals and personal development plans, and be responsible for developing and implementing relevant policies, protocols, and care pathways to maintain high standards of care. Qualifications and Experience: An Occupational Therapy professional qualification. Extensive and relevant post-qualification clinical experience with children and young people who have complex needs. Extensive experience of applying occupational frames of reference and approaches. Highly effective clinical reasoning skills. Highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models. Knowledge of how to work with neurodiverse individuals. How to Apply: If you are a dedicated professional looking to advance your career and make a meaningful impact in the field of occupational therapy, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV below to apply. If you are registered with Pulse and recommend a friend to us, you can earn £300 per recommendation once they have worked over 200 hours*. Why Work with Pulse: From the moment you register with us, our focus is entirely on you. During our initial conversation, you’ll quickly see that we understand your speciality inside and out. Our expert recruitment consultants are committed to finding you the best opportunities and supporting you every step of the way to secure the perfect placement. With our preferred or sole supplier status with many clients, you’ll have access to exclusive opportunities that you won’t find anywhere else. We always prioritise your best interests, engaging in meaningful conversations and truly listening to you. You are an individual, a professional—not just a resource. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement. We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.