Overview
Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Liverpool, L7 8TF
Pay:
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Disability Confident: No
Closing Date: 08/03/2026
About this job
We are seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work within our multidisciplinary Sexual Health team, providing specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention to support patients whose physical, psychological, or functional needs affect their ability to access and engage with sexual health care.
This is a specialist OT role within a non-traditional clinical setting, requiring autonomous practice, advanced clinical reasoning, and close collaboration with clinical and non-clinical colleagues across the service.
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.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specializes in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year.
The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
Key Responsibilities
* Undertake holistic OT assessments focusing on functional ability, independence, access, and participation
* Deliver person-centred interventions to support safe engagement with sexual health services
* Advise on reasonable adjustments, environmental adaptations, and access needs within clinic and outreach settings
* Work closely with clinicians, nurses, health advisers, psychologists, and Public Health colleagues
* Contribute to service development, pathway redesign, and inclusive practice aligned to Public Health priorities
* Maintain high standards of clinical documentation, governance, and confidentiality
* Support delivery of commissioned outcomes, KPIs, and service transformation linked to contract requirements
About You
* Be a HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist
* Have post-qualification experience within community, physical health, mental health, or specialist services
* Demonstrate strong clinical reasoning, autonomy, and adaptability
* Be confident working with complex needs, sensitive issues, and diverse populations
* Be committed to inclusive, trauma-informed, and non-judgemental care
* Experience in sexual health is not essential
* Full induction, training, and supervision will be provided.
Why Join Us
* Be part of a Public Health-led, values-driven service
* Contribute to innovative sexual health and HIV prevention programmes
* Work within a supportive MDT with strong clinical governance
* Shape a developing specialist OT role within Sexual Health
* Access CPD, supervision, and professional development opportunities
This advert closes on Friday 20 Feb 2026
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