A Vacancy at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step into a highly specialist leadership role?
Do you want to make a meaningful impact on frailty care while enjoying life on the stunning North Yorkshire coastline?
If you’re passionate about advancing frailty care and want to bring your expertise to a role where you can truly make a difference, we would love to hear from you!
We are seeking an Advanced Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to continue to lead and develop our frailty pathway within the East Coast inpatient services at Scarborough Hospital. This is a pivotal role for a clinician who can provide highly specialist assessment, treatment, and leadership for patients with complex physical, cognitive, psychological, behavioural, and social needs. You will act as the Lead Specialist Clinician for Frailty shaping service development and supporting the wider occupational therapy workforce to deliver evidence‑based care. This includes providing expert advice, supervision and training to colleagues and students, as well as contributing to research, audit, and service evaluation. This is an exciting opportunity to influence clinical standards, champion innovation, and embed high‑quality occupational therapy practice across the frailty pathway.
Responsibilities
* Managing a highly complex clinical caseload using advanced clinical reasoning and occupation‑focused assessment.
* Leading specialist practice in frailty, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence‑based care.
* Acting as a resource for highly specialist advice across the Trust.
* Providing leadership, supervision and mentorship to staff and students.
* Driving service development, innovation and quality improvement initiatives.
* Contributing to research, audit, and evaluation activities.
* Communicating complex and sensitive information with clarity, empathy and professionalism.
* Collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams and across organisational boundaries.
Qualifications
* Specialist experience in frailty or a related clinical area.
* Advanced clinical reasoning and ability to manage complex presentations.
Why Join Us on the East Coast?
Working at Scarborough Hospital means being part of a supportive, forward‑thinking team—while enjoying the unique lifestyle benefits of the North Yorkshire coast. You’ll have access to:
* Beautiful beaches, coastal walks and the North York Moors on your doorstep.
* A friendly, welcoming community.
* Affordable living compared to major cities.
* A chance to enjoy a healthier work–life balance in a scenic environment.
Trust Information Pack
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Benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, including a lump sum and pension for dependants.
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service).
* Variety of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave.
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme.
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme.
* Extensive range of learning and development opportunities.
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers.
Diversity & Inclusion
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that we co‑developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence. Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone and work with our Staff Networks—including Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks—to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, actively promoting SaBRE – Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
Please ensure you have approval from your current line manager before applying for this secondment post.
Working for the Trust: If a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. This advert closes on Monday 9 Mar 2026.
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