Specialist Occupational Therapist; IMC

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Specialist Occupational Therapist (IMC at Home)

The closing date is 08 January 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for rehab focussed Occupational Therapists to join the Community Division in the Wigan borough.

We are aiming to recruit suitably qualified, enthusiastic, and experienced individuals to our new Intermediate Care at Home Team.

NHS experience is essential whether voluntary/placement/employment.

The Team provide assessment and rehabilitation for patients in their own place of residence, and other community settings. You will work with health and social care partners to support safe discharge utilising a Home First approach, to maintain and improve people's functional abilities within their own homes and encouraging independence.

The ideal candidates will have a forward thinking mindset, be innovative and be willing to support the development and establishment of this newly developing service.

You will have excellent communication skills and thrive on working as an effective team member.

It is essential for this role that you have the ability to independently travel across the borough to make multiple home visits each day to deliver therapy interventions for patients in their own place of residence.

Working pattern is Monday to Sunday. Enhanced DBS with Adults' Barred List will be required - obtained during pre-employment checks.

• To complete functional and specialist Occupational Therapy assessments of people in community settings, in order to facilitate earlier discharges, support people to remain in their own homes and to improve functional abilities.
• To plan and implement effective interventions, work closely with community services, while effectively managing risk.
• To act as a source of knowledge on the management of a varied range of conditions providing an advisory service to patients, relatives, healthcare professionals and social care.
• To assist the Team Leader in planning, co‑ordinating, delivering and evaluating the intermediate service provided to on a day‑to‑day basis.
• Function as an effective member of the multi‑disciplinary team and the integrated team within Health and Social Care.
• To manage a defined caseload using evidence based/client centred principles to access, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To regularly supervise students on practice placement.
• To provide leadership and clinical supervision for other junior staff as delegated by supervisor.
• To support team leads in the development and delivery of in‑service training for MDT colleagues.
• To consider and support service development alongside senior colleagues including data collection, audits, service review etc.
• Responsible for providing therapy intervention to patients in a defined caseload using evidence based/client centred principles to access, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

Duties and Responsibilities

To act as a source of knowledge for patients presenting with a range of conditions, acquired, congenital and progressive in nature and provide advisory/educational service to patients, relatives, therapists and other healthcare professionals.

To demonstrate and apply a broad level of understanding of the impact of disability and ensure high standards of holistic clinical care.

To interpret and analyse clinical and non‑clinical facts to contribute to accurate diagnosis and prognosis, to recommend the best course of intervention, and to develop comprehensive management or discharge plans.

To work with clients and/or carers to identify goals as part of an overall care plan in…