There are several exciting opportunities to work as a Specialist Occupational Therapist within Mental Health Care Division, and Secure Division of Mersey Care, across Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens & Knowsley, and Halton and Warrington. We are looking for dedicated Occupational Therapists to join our enthusiastic, innovative, and expanding teams seeking to develop their clinical experience and knowledge, and to strengthen their leadership and managerial skills.
Posts are available across the following areas:
• Acute mental health and PICU wards at Clock View Hospital and Windsor House.
• Older Adults Mental Health Wards at Hartley Hospital and Leigh Moss Hospital.
• Ashworth High Secure Hospital
• Rowan View Medium Secure Hospital
The post holder will be responsible for providing high quality assessment, delivering treatment interventions plans, and evaluating outcomes for individuals with complex needs.
Please contact for further information about these areas, visits to services are welcomed.
Shortlisting date is planned for 4th April 2025
Interview date is planned for 17th April 2025
To utilise and develop specialist knowledge providing; professional, up to date interventions within a designated Occupational Therapy Services and to assist in the organisational development, co-ordination, and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy Service in conjunction with the Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist, Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy and relevant Team/Service Manager.
The post holder will contribute to an environment that works with local services to provide evidence-based assessment and delivery of care, using the Model of Human Occupation, and within the context of the effective patient journey. They will continue with their own professional development and assist with that of other Occupational Therapy staff. They will be required to have a flexible approach to working hours to ensure that the needs of their clients are met.
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 and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
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 cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Please see job description for further information. In summary:
- Provide assessment and intervention for service users residing within the inpatient services in the Mental health/ Secure care division
- Demonstrating effective partnership working
- Experience of Service development and innovation
- Experience in providing supervision and mentorship to others
This advert closes on Thursday 3 Apr 2025