A new and exciting position has become available to work across the Hospital to Home Therapy Team and the Department for Older People's Medicine Inpatient Therapy Team at Aintree Hospital as part of a static internal rotation. Timing of the rotation across both specialities will coincide with the external rotations across LUHFT.
Hospital to Home Therapy Team (H2H)
The H2H team is made up of a mixture of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners and Therapy Assistants. The team accepts referrals from the therapy inpatient teams across Aintree to carry out Discharge to Assess, Same Day/Next day follow up visits and Environmental visits in patients’ own homes.
Older People’s Inpatient Therapy Team (DMOPS)
The DMOPS team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Assistant Practitioners and Therapy Assistants. The team covers three inpatient DMOPS wards and supports an outpatient falls clinic. You will work closely with the AHP team and the wider MDT covering a DMOPS caseload, supporting patient discharges by carrying out vital OT assessments and interventions, and may also support falls clinic by completing post‑fall assessments in patients’ own homes.
Responsibilities
* Provide key OT assessment and treatment plans for patients in acute inpatient and community settings.
* Carry out discharge to assess visits, complex follow‑up visits and environmental visits.
* Manage a designated caseload with complex needs using evidence‑based, client‑centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
* Maintain records that fulfil legal requirements.
* Supervise B5, B4 or B3 staff and OT students.
* Provide leadership for junior staff through supervision and performance reviews.
* Participate in the planning, development and evaluation of both services.
* Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust OT service.
Qualifications
* Experience working both in acute inpatient settings and in the community.
* Qualified Occupational Therapist.
* Evidence of ability to supervise and lead junior staff.
* Strong organisational and communication skills.
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Apr 2026.
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