Specialist Occupational Therapist

Liverpool

Full-Time

Immediately

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Job Description

Job Title: Band 6 Occupational Therapist
Location: Leigh Moss Community Hub, Leigh Moss Hospital, Liverpool L14 5NX

Overview:
We are excited to be recruiting a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work within our Community Mental Health Team. This role will require the post holder to travel regularly between multiple sites to perform duties.

Role Details:

Dynamic and flexible clinical role that interfaces with both dementia care pathways and mental health care pathways across the Liverpool and Kirby footprint.
Work autonomously carrying a complex caseload within a multidisciplinary team.
Full support from a range of professionals including Consultant Psychiatrist, Mental Health Nurses, Physio, SALT, and Support Workers.
Regular meetings with fellow Occupational Therapists for support and leadership.
Working hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Responsibilities:

Effectively manage a caseload of clients with complex needs as an autonomous practitioner.
Use evidence based/client centered principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
Provide leadership for junior staff through supervision and appraisal when appropriate.
Participate in planning, development, and evaluation of OT services within a designated area/team.
Hold responsibility for defined projects.
Maintain close links with team members and liaise with external agencies to contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust OT 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. We also provide commissioned services that cover the North West, North Wales, and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services supporting physical and mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services.
One of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

Our Commitment:
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 costs.

Flexible Working:
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Job Requirements

Work permit in United Kingdom: Required

English language skill: Intermediate (B1)

Driver's license: Not required

Suitable Qualifications

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