Main area Occupational Therapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent: flexible across 7 days Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (flexible across 7 days)
Employer Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Aintree University Hospital Town Liverpool Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 29/10/2025 23:59
Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced senior Occupational Therapist to join our Trauma Orthopaedic inpatient service at Aintree Hospital, managing patients’ needs from admission through rehabilitation and discharge across a 7‑day rota.
The successful candidate will provide senior support to the team led by the band 7 OT and physiotherapist. Applicants must possess excellent communication, organisational, supervisory and leadership skills.
The service provides specialist assessment and treatment of trauma orthopaedic in‑patients, ensuring high quality care across the pathways. Preference will be given to candidates with proven experience dealing with trauma orthopaedic patients, especially those with acute critical care, orthopaedics and home‑first and discharge assessment models.
You will support the MDT in delivering interventions that improve trauma orthopaedic patient outcomes, with strong patient‑centred values, an ability to drive forward positive change and a commitment to integrated MDT working.
At Aintree, you’ll be part of a supportive, forward‑thinking therapy department committed to staff development, advanced practice and research. We’re proud of our inclusive culture, where your voice and expertise are genuinely valued. You’ll have access to mentorship, CPD opportunities and the chance to shape the future of AHP service delivery.
Main duties of the job
* Provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service to patients with orthopaedic conditions.
* Be knowledgeable in the management of patients presenting with a wide range of orthopaedic conditions and provide educational/supervisory service to fellow physiotherapists, patients, relatives and other healthcare professionals.
* Complete specialist orthopaedic assessment and treatment of patients who may have complex and/or chronic presentation, determining clinical diagnosis and OT treatment.
* Work cohesively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure a holistic and coordinated approach to patient care.
* Manage own caseload and be responsible for junior members in supporting, prioritising and delegating caseload.
* Support in supervisory, teaching and education of team members and be a Clinical Educator for students on clinical placement.
* Contribute to operational management of the team and deputise for the team leaders in their absence, liaising with Therapy Managers.
* Utilise evidence‑based practice and support in management of orthopaedic service development and audits, providing recommendations for change.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Description
Clinical
1. To undertake Occupational Therapy (OT) assessment, clinically diagnose and implement agreed treatment plans, evaluating care delivery according to health care needs for routine and complex patients.
2. To advise, assist and educate junior OT and other members of the team / students in the management of routine patients.
3. To ensure effective communication with patients, carers and all other Health & Social Care Professionals regarding all aspects of patient care. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating.
4. To participate in Departmental Planned Out of Hours weekend Working.
5. Represent OT/Therapy team at Multidisciplinary Meetings to ensure the delivery of a coordinated Multidisciplinary Service.
6. Attend relevant ward rounds and clinics, working alongside the Multidisciplinary Team, assessing, advising and treating patients as required.
7. To carry out environmental and discharge to assess assessments.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
* HCPC Registration
* Member of Special Interest group
Experience
* Post‑registration experience in a junior rotational post providing a broad experience in musculoskeletal / medical surgical conditions
* Evidence of a contribution to clinical education of less‑experienced staff, students or assistants.
* Evidence of participation in audit
* Evidence of the advanced skills required to plan complex and rapid discharges
Knowledge
* Evidence of sound clinical knowledge and specialist skills relevant to the clinical caseload
* Broad knowledge of current best practice in Occupational Therapy
* Have an understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession
Skills
* Ability to manage own workload, determine priorities and delegate tasks
* Effective written and oral communication skills
* Ability to keep accurate legible patient notes
* Teaching / Presentations at In – Service level
* Able to evaluate and be critical of self
* Competent IT Skills
Other
* Flexible and open to change
Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.
Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right-to-work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under‑represented in our workforce: black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16‑24.
The Trust is committed to promoting balance between work and life and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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