Occupational Therapist

The North Sefton Planned Therapy Team are looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our friendly team, to support with the delivery of high quality care for our service users. This is afixed 12 month period to cover maternity leave.

Working both autonomously and as part of the team, you will carry out assessments for adults in the community for equipment and adaptations to increase independence, safety and to assist people to remain in their own homes and care homes.

There are increasing numbers of people with long term complex conditions living in the community. These people need a range of adaptations and equipment to allow them to continue to live as safely and independently as possible.

The service involves community visits, assessing complex patients with multiple co-morbidities, within their homes (including care homes).

You will enjoy working as part of a highly skilled, motivated and friendly team to deliver excellent care.

This post is subject toan enhanced with children's and adult's barred listDisclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check.

For internal secondment candidates please speak with your current manager first before applying for this role., To utilise developed specialist knowledge to provide the professional contribution within designated Occupational Therapy Services and to assist in the organisation, development, co-ordination and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy Service in conjunction with the Clinical Principle Occupational Therapist 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. They will continue with their own professional development and assist with that of other OT 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.