Senior Occupational Therapist - Unplanned Care

We have an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join our Unplanned Care Therapy Team. The post holder will have the opportunity to gain experience in working across our busy A&E, Assessment areas including frailty at the front door.

You will have professional support for your CPD from Band 7 Therapy team Leaders and support from Senior Occupational Therapists from other specialities as required. The post may also require working with the other inpatient therapy teams to provide senior therapy support.

• Assess and treat own caseload of patients/clients in a speciality and maintain associated records.
• Have a responsibility for training & development of occupational therapy staff, students and other staff groups in this speciality. Supervise less experienced occupational therapists, assistants and students.
• Participate as a member of the therapy team and the MDT within a specified clinical area.
• Have a responsibility re-own CPD and other developmental activities.
• Involvement in identifying and carrying out departmental audit, research or service development activity.
• Participate in weekend, evening and Bank Holiday on‑call for acute respiratory patients.
• Participate in providing 7‑day services and extended working day, as required by the service (our service works on extended hours rotas working between 8 am and 6.30 pm).

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.