Job overview
Are you a specialist Occupational Therapist looking for the next step in your career, or already working at an advanced level and looking for a change?
York Hospital Elderly and Community Teams are looking for a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to take on the role of Advanced Clinical Specialist.
Based at York, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, supporting integrated pathways across acute inpatient, outpatient and community services. You will be providing clinical leadership and expertise in relation to frailty as well as driving service developments, quality improvements and outcomes in relation to the service.
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. 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!
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
If applying for this post as a secondment, please ensure you have approval from your current line manager.
Working for our organisation
Trust Information Pack:
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
9. Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
10. 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
11. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
12. Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
13. NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
14. An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
15. 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
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
16. Degree or diploma in pre-registration Occupational Therapy
17. Evidence of relevant CPD activities
18. HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
19. Post graduate qualification relevant to post or willingness to complete
Desirable criteria
20. Membership of Professional body
21. Practice placement supervisor qualification
22. Masters level study within relevant area of practice or research and evidence-based practice
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
23. 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
24. Evidence of ability to lead and act as an authority on the management of complex clinical presentations in specialist area
25. Substantial experience of assessment and provision of specialist equipment
26. In-depth understanding of current issues in health care knowledge and understanding of Occupational Therapy Standards of Professional Practice
Desirable criteria
27. Evidence of progression through occupational therapy career pathway or framework
28. Significant experience of training/supporting others (including students) within specialist clinical area
29. Experience of delivering relevant audit/research projects