Job overview
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step into a highly specialist leadership role?
Do you want to make a meaningful impact on frailty care while enjoying life on the stunning North Yorkshire coastline?
If you’re passionate about advancing frailty care and want to bring your expertise to a role where you can truly make a difference, we would love to hear from you!
We are seeking an Advanced Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to continue to lead and develop our frailty pathway within the East Coast inpatient services atScarborough Hospital. This is a pivotal role for a clinician who can provide highly specialist assessment, treatment, and leadership for patients with complex physical, cognitive, psychological, behavioural, and social needs.
You will act as the Lead Specialist Clinician for Frailty shaping service development and supporting the wider occupational therapy workforce to deliver evidence‑based care. This includes providing expert advice, supervision and training to colleagues and students, as well as contributing to research, audit, and service evaluation.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence clinical standards, champion innovation, and embed high‑quality occupational therapy practice across the frailty pathway.
We are looking for someone who has some specialist experience in frailty or a related clinical area and can demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning and the ability to manage complex presentations.
Main duties of the job
This is an opportunity to develop confidence in leading change, supporting others, and promoting best practice.
1. Managing a highly complex clinical caseload using advanced clinical reasoning and occupation‑focused assessment.
2. Leading specialist practice in frailty, ensuring safe, effective, and evidence‑based care.
3. Acting as a resource for highly specialist advice across the Trust.
4. Providing leadership, supervision, and mentorship to staff and students.
5. Driving service development, innovation, and quality improvement initiatives.
6. Contributing to research, audit, and evaluation activities.
7. Communicating complex and sensitive information with clarity, empathy, and professionalism.
8. Collaborating effectively within multidisciplinary teams and across organisational boundaries
Working for our organisation
Why Join Us on the East Coast?
Working at Scarborough Hospital means being part of a supportive, forward‑thinking team—while enjoying the unique lifestyle benefits of the North Yorkshire coast. You’ll have access to:
9. Beautiful beaches, coastal walks, and the North York Moors on your doorstep
10. A friendly, welcoming community
11. Affordable living compared to major cities
12. A chance to enjoy a healthier work–life balance in a scenic environment
Trust Information Pack:
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
13. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
14. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
15. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
16. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
17. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
18. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
19. Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please ensure you have approval from your current line manager before applying for this secondment post.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
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Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
20. Degree or diploma in pre-registration Occupational Therapy
21. Evidence of relevant CPD activities
22. HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
23. Post graduate qualification relevant to post or willingness to complete
Desirable criteria
24. Membership of Professional body
25. Practice placement supervisor qualification
26. Masters level study within relevant area of practice or research and evidence-based practice
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
27. Experience in specialist role, including the management of a range of specialist conditions, with substantial evidence of additional knowledge acquired through formal and informal clinical supervision
28. Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of complex clinical presentations in specialist area
29. Substantial experience of assessment and provision of specialist equipment
30. In-depth understanding of current issues in health care knowledge and understanding of Occupational Therapy Standards of Professional Practice
Desirable criteria
31. Evidence of progression through occupational therapy career pathway or framework
32. Significant experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
33. Experience of delivering relevant audit/research projects