Employer Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Arrowe Park Hospital Town Wirral Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/08/2025 23:59
Senior Occupational Therapist- Surgery
Band 6
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Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join our in-patient therapy teams covering surgical areas and working alongside the respiratory team. The post holder will have the opportunity to gain experience in this specific area. The team have a therapy office shared between physio and OT, which supports blended working. Ensuring Wirral patients are in the right place at the right time is supported by Home First.
There are opportunities to engage in training and development, innovative practice and service development. There will be opportunities to develop skills within critical care.
You will have professional support for your CPD from Therapy Team and Clinical Leader and support from Senior Occupational Therapists from other specialities as required. The services also support student training and apprenticeships enabling you to contribute to the future of the profession.
We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic candidates to come and join our friendly teams.
Main duties of the job
* Assesses and treats own caseload of patients / clients in a speciality and maintains associated records.
* To have a responsibility for Training & Development of occupational therapy staff, students and other staff groups in this speciality.
* Supervise less experienced occupational therapists, assistants, apprentices and students.
* Participates as a member of the therapy team and the MDT within a specified clinical area.
* Has a responsibility re-own CPD and other developmental activities.
* Involvement in identifying and carrying out departmental audit, research or service development activity.
* Participates in providing 7-day services and extended working day, as required by the service. (Some of our services work on extended hours rotas working between 8 am and 8pm.)
Working for our organisation
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description for further information about the Senior Occupational Therapist position available with WUTH.
If successful in this role, there is a requirement for you to have an enhanced DBS. This will be paid for by the Trust and then deducted from your salary over a period of 3 month.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills
* Basic computer skills, including use of an electronic patient record system
* Well developed theoretical knowledge under pinning Occupational Therapy practice
* Good written and oral communication skills
* Good analytical, problem solving and clinical reasoning skills
* Ability to communicate within difficult circumstances and demonstrate empathetic approach to patients
* Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), analytical, problem solving skills and clinical reasoning
* Understanding of national issues and relating them to own clinical practice
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
* Graduate Diploma or BSc Occupational Therapy or equivalent qualification recognised by HCPC
* HCPC registration
* Active collection of relevant CPD in portfolio
* Appropriate experience as a qualified Occupational Therapist
* Core Rotations as an Occupational Therapist in a range of core areas: o Orthopaedics o Medical or Frailty Inpatients o Neurological Rehabilitation
* Experience working as part of multidisciplinary team
* Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists or similar
* High level of clinical reasoning with excellent theoretical knowledge underpinning practice
* Demonstrate a good awareness of needs of patient and appropriate action to take
* Demonstrate awareness of the roles of others in providing patient care and ability to work as an effective team member
* Experience supervising junior, students, apprentices or non-registered staff
Personal Attributes
* Ability to be flexible and adaptable in order to support others and needs of the service
* Good organisational skills
* Ability to show initiative but understanding when to refer to trained staff
* Ability to organise own workload an administrational procedures
General Information
You are required to apply for this role via apps.trac.jobs and this is where you will be able to track the progress of your application. This will ensure we deal with your application quickly and efficiently.
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 throughout the process.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust viewing and managing the information contained in the application.
Please note; that if you are offered a position, your personal details will automatically be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).
The Trust reserves the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum amount of applications from which to make a shortlist. To prevent this happening please complete and submit your application without delay.
DBS Information
Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing a DBS application is met by the successful applicant/s. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following starting in post.
If the post you are applying for requires a DBS - Inline with Trust policy the cost of submitting and processing a DBS for successful applications would be met by the individual themselves. The amount would vary depending on the level required: Standard Disclosure £21.50+£6.50 or Enhanced Disclosure £49.50+£6.50 (please be aware the additional sum is an administration fee and may increase due to inflation). This will be deducted from your salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment.
The Trust would encourage all post holders who require a DBS for their role to registered with the DBS Update Service. You can find out more information and guidance on how to do this at DBS Update Service - GOV.UK
Please note that it is the responsibility of applicants to assess their own eligibility for apprenticeship opportunities in relation to the role they are applying for. Eligibility is determined by specific residency requirements set by government funding rules and is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Our organisation cannot guarantee eligibility for all applicants.
UK nationals or individuals with the right of abode typically meet the residency requirement if they have been ordinarily resident in the UK, the British Overseas Territories, or the Crown Dependencies (Channel Islands and Isle of Man) for at least three years prior to the start date of the apprenticeship.
Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified during the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have the right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for visa sponsorship. Please note that it is the responsibility of applicants to assess their own eligibility for visa sponsorship in relation to the role they are applying for. Our organisation cannot guarantee sponsorship for all roles, and eligibility is determined by the UK Home Office’s points-based immigration system on a case-by-case basis. For further information please see: Skilled Worker Visa Eligible Occupations and Codes .
This information does not constitute legal advice, and we strongly recommend seeking independent legal guidance tailored to your individual circumstances.
For further details on skilled worker sponsorship, please consult the UK Home Office guidance: Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK. Additionally, the New guidance for overseas applicants | NHS Employers provides helpful information on the recr uitment process for candidates applying for roles in the UK.
Safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all unborn babies, children and adults and is signed up to both the Wirral Safeguarding Childrens Partnership and the Wirral Safeguarding Adults Partnership Board associated policies and procedures. All Trust staff must be familiar with, and adhere to these procedures. It is the post holders responsibility to attended the Trusts mandatory training Protecting Vulnerable People training, and to follow the relevant Trusts polices and practice guidance.
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.
Name Christine Irvin Job title Clinical Lead - Medical and Surgical Team Email address c.irvin1@nhs.net Telephone number 0151 604 7059 Additional information
Alterative contact:
Lucinda Rowlands - Clinical lead respiratory team lucinda.rowlands@nhs.net
0151 6785111 ext 2389
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