Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join Community Occupational Therapy Adult Rehabilitation Team (COTART) / Specialist Falls Team. The successful candidate will undertake comprehensive assessments of service users with a variety of physical, cognitive and/or learning disabilities and will have responsibility for the delivery of Occupational Therapy interventions to patients based in the community, optimising their function within the home environment and helping to prevent hospital admission. Many service users present with complex multi-pathologies which require a high level of understanding of the impact of these conditions/disabilities.
Key skills and requirements
* Practical problem solving skills, with sound clinical reasoning skills.
* An effective team player with excellent organisational and communication skills required to work in a busy service.
* You will have access to internal leadership training opportunities, B6 peer support, clinical supervision and CPD opportunities.
Responsibilities
* Manage a caseload of patients with co-morbidities as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence-based/patient-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions for the patient group.
* Provide leadership for junior staff, when appropriate, through supervision and appraisal.
* Participate in planning, development and evaluation of OT services within a designated area/team, holding responsibility for defined projects.
* Take a holistic approach in the assessment and treatment of service users/patients, providing high-quality care to a defined caseload which may be complex, using the appropriate model of care and evidence-based practice.
* Work in partnership with other professionals to enable patients/clients to be maintained in an appropriate environment, thus avoiding hospital admission.
* Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Occupational Therapy profession within the Community Occupational Therapy Service and facilitate effective learning within the area of practice for all students and practitioners.
* Work professionally and collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team; where required, be involved in the multidisciplinary team duty system and undertake duty assessments as necessary.
* Fulfil the care-coordinator role under ECC framework, including planning and coordinating Case Conferences/Reviews.
* Ensure interventions are provided in a range of settings suitable to meet the needs of clients.
* Provide information, education and support for family members, carers and other relevant professionals.
* Participate and promote positive intra-agency working.
* Participate in case load supervision to monitor the standards of service user care and ensure record keeping is in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
* Participate in regular clinical supervision with Occupational Therapy Team Lead, as per Trust policy.
* Contribute to the development and implementation of integrated care pathways, including appropriate service user assessments/referrals and models of care.
* Contribute to client-related developments and therapeutic interventions carried out by the whole team.
* Compile and maintain effective client records and record outcome measures in conjunction with clients and in accordance with Professional and Trust policies, procedures and standards.
* Participate in the induction, training or education of a variety of staff, students or volunteers attached to the team/service.
About Mersey Care
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
Our approach and benefits
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Additional information
Please refer to attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Nov 2025
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