Advanced Occupational Therapist – Band 7
Frailty Therapy Intervention Team
Permanent | Full-time | 37.5 Hours per Week
Ready to take the next step in your career?
We're looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist who is ready to take on a rewarding senior role within our Frailty Therapy Intervention Team at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a service that continues to evolve and grow. You'll play a key role in supporting older adults living with frailty, helping them maintain their independence, avoid unnecessary hospital admissions where possible, and return home safely following illness. If you're an experienced Band 6 Occupational Therapist looking for your first Band 7 role, or an existing Band 7 looking for a new challenge, we'd love to hear from you.
The JD & PS are currently under AfC review and are subject to change.
I nterviews will take place week commencing 5th August, 2026
What will you be doing?
As a senior member of the multidisciplinary team, you'll manage a complex clinical caseload while supporting the ongoing development of the service.
Your responsibilities will include:
Completing comprehensive occupational therapy assessments for patients with complex frailty needs.
Developing person-centred rehabilitation and discharge plans that promote independence and reduce unnecessary hospital stays.
Working closely with consultants, nursing colleagues, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, physiotherapists, social care and community services to deliver coordinated care.
Providing specialist advice to colleagues across the wider multidisciplinary team.
Supporting and supervising junior Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants and students.
Leading service improvement initiatives and contributing to audits, quality improvement projects and service evaluation.
Supporting evidence-based practice and helping shape the future direction of frailty services within the Trust.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
You will be expected to undertake the Trusts' commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Why join our team?
Frailty is one of the fastest developing areas of healthcare. As services continue to expand, Occupational Therapists have an increasingly important role in assessment, rehabilitation, discharge planning and admission avoidance.
This post offers the opportunity to work across the full frailty pathway, providing a breadth of clinical experience that few roles can offer.
You'll work across a range of services including:
GP Assessment Unit
Medical Assessment Unit
Bevan Court Specialist Frailty Service
Frailty Reablement Unit
No two days are the same. You'll work with patients who present with complex physical, cognitive and social needs, requiring advanced assessment, clinical reasoning and collaborative decision-making.
About our team
We're a supportive, approachable and ambitious team that values collaboration and shared learning.
Our therapists work closely together, drawing on each other's experience to manage complex clinical situations and continuously improve patient care. We encourage new ideas, value professional curiosity and actively support staff who want to develop specialist interests or leadership skills.
You'll receive regular clinical and management supervision, opportunities for continuing professional development and encouragement to become involved in quality improvement, teaching and service development.
Whether you're developing your leadership skills, expanding your clinical expertise or contributing to innovation within frailty care, you'll find opportunities to grow here.
Who are we looking for?
We're looking for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and thrives on clinical challenge.
The successful candidate will demonstrate:
HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist.
Post-registration experience in management of complex patients in frailty.
Excellent clinical reasoning and sound decision-making skills.
Confidence in working autonomously while recognising the value of multidisciplinary working.
Experience supervising or supporting less experienced staff or students.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
A commitment to delivering compassionate, person-centred care.
Enthusiasm for service improvement, quality improvement and professional development.
What can we offer you?
Joining our team means becoming part of a service that is committed to both excellent patient care and staff development.
We offer:
A welcoming and supportive multidisciplinary team.
Regular clinical supervision and leadership support.
Opportunities for specialist training and continuing professional development.
Involvement in quality improvement, research and service development.
Opportunities to present work locally and nationally.
A varied and rewarding clinical role where your contribution genuinely makes a difference to the lives of older people every day.
We'd love to meet you
Choosing the right role is an important decision, so we encourage prospective applicants to arrange an informal conversation or visit before applying.
This is a great opportunity to meet the team, learn more about the service and discuss how your experience and career aspirations align with the role.
For an informal discussion or to arrange a visit, please contact:
