Occupational Therapist

Overview

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The closing date is 20 February 2026

We are seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to work within our multidisciplinary Sexual Health team, providing specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention to support patients whose physical, psychological, or functional needs affect their ability to access and engage with sexual health care.

This is a specialist OT role within a non-traditional clinical setting, requiring autonomous practice, advanced clinical reasoning, and close collaboration with clinical and non-clinical colleagues across the service.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year.

The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake holistic OT assessments focusing on functional ability, independence, access, and participation
• Deliver person-centred interventions to support safe engagement with sexual health services
• Advise on reasonable adjustments, environmental adaptations, and access needs within clinic and outreach settings
• Work closely with clinicians, nurses, health advisers, psychologists, and Public Health colleagues
• Contribute to service development, pathway redesign, and inclusive practice aligned to Public Health priorities
• Maintain high standards of clinical documentation, governance, and confidentiality
• Support delivery of commissioned outcomes, KPIs, and service transformation linked to contract requirements

About You

You will:

• Be a HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist
• Have post-qualification experience within community, physical health, mental health, or specialist services
• Demonstrate strong clinical reasoning, autonomy, and adaptability
• Be confident working with complex needs, sensitive issues, and diverse populations
• Be committed to inclusive, trauma-informed, and non-judgemental care

Experience in sexual health is not essential full induction, training, and supervision will be provided.

• Be part of a Public Health-led, values-driven service
• Contribute to innovative sexual health and HIV prevention programmes
• Work within a supportive MDT with strong clinical governance
• Shape a developing specialist OT role within Sexual Health
• Access CPD, supervision, and professional development opportunities

• Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
• HCPC Registration

• Demonstrable previous experience of working with young people and /or in a sexual health setting
• Evidence of a contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants.
• Evidence of participation in audit
• Evidence of the advanced skills required to plan complex interventions

• Evidence of sound clinical knowledge and specialist skills relevant to the clinical caseload
• Broad knowledge of current best practice in Occupational Therapy
• Have an understanding of the legal responsibilities of the profession

• Willingness to undertake further training in clinical skills such as the Diploma of the College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
• Ability to manage own work load, determine priorities and delegate tasks
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Ability to keep accurate legible patient notes
• Teaching / Presentations at In - Service level
• Able to evaluate and be critical of self
• Competent IT Skills

• Flexible and open to change

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