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- Allied Health Profession
- Gradd
- Band 7
- Contract
- Parhaol: Funded by NHSe for 5 + years
- Oriau
- Rhan-amser - 33.5 awr yr wythnos
- Cyfeirnod y swydd
- 287-RMED-174-25
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- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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- Royal
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- Liverpool
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- £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata
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- 23/05/2025 23:59
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Senior Occupational Therapist – Care Navigator
Band 7
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Job Summary
We are looking for a senior occupational therapist for a newly created post supporting the beneficiaries of the infected blood inquiry. This is a rare opportunity to be part of the new Infected Blood Psychology Service supporting those who were infected or affected by contaminated blood products. The care navigators will be the first point of contact for beneficiaries accessing this service and will play a vital role in ensuring a positive experience. The post holder will be responsible for completing biopsychosocial assessments, interventions, creating care plans, assessing risk and signposting to other services and agencies as appropriate. The role will also include some leadership of outreach programmes, peer support and service development. The post holder will work closely with the IBPS psychologist’s and with the national network of care navigators. This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to the beneficiaries of the inquiry.
For further details or informal discussion about this role, please contact Dr Michelle Kilmurray, Principal Clinical Psychologist via [email protected]
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Main Duties
This role is a joint post between Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust and Manchester University Foundation Trust hosted within the Haemophilia centre at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. The role will largely be remote working, with some travel to both sites as needed. An office base is available at Liverpool Royal if desired. The key duties will be as follows:
• To provide expert input for beneficiaries of the Northwest of England Infected Blood Psychological Service (IBPS), which provides psychosocial care for those infected and affected by the contaminated blood products.
• The service is hosted between the Royal Liverpool and Manchester Foundation Trusts Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres and collaborates closely with their Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT), while maintaining its distinct identity at both sites.
• To be responsible for provision of specialist assessment and treatment of patients by ensuring appropriate pathways of care
• To co-ordinate and work collaboratively with other staff members and statutory and voluntary agencies external to the Trust, to provide a quality service that meets the needs of patients and their families.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
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.
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
This role is a joint post between Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust and Manchester University Foundation Trust hosted within the Haemophilia centre at Royal Liverpool
• To provide expert input for beneficiaries of the North West of England Infected
Blood Psychological Service (IBPS), which provides psychosocial care for those infected and affected by the contaminated blood products. The service is hosted between the Royal Liverpool and Manchester Foundation Trusts Haemophillia Comprehensive Care Centres and collaborates closely with their Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT), while maintaining its distinct identity at both sites.
▪ To be responsible for provision of specialist assessment and treatment of patients by ensuring appropriate pathways of care
▪ To co-ordinate and work collaboratively with other staff members and statutory and voluntary agencies external to the Trust, to provide a quality service that meets the needs of patients and their families.
▪ To manage train and supervise Occupational Therapists, Students & Therapy Staff
Key working relationships
1. The service core multi-disciplinary team is comprised of Practitioner Psychologists across both sites
2. Beneficiaries of the Infected Blood Psychological Service (IBPS).
3. The national Infected Blood Psychological Service (IBPS) and its regional and local branches.
4. Social Work departments across Manchester and Liverpool.
Manyleb y person
Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- BSc or Diploma in OT
- HCPC Registration
- Specialist post-registration qualification
- Evidence of CPD
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Demonstrable postgraduate clinical experience
- Active experience in audit
- Supervision of staff and students
- Teaching of junior staff
- Experience of working with other agencies
- Experience in clinical speciality
- Experience with mental health presentations/ distress
- Experience with assessing risk
Meini prawf dymunol
- Experience of psycho-social assessment and peer support for service users and’ carers’.
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Excellent communication
- Presentation skills
- Good time management
- Ability to implement change
- To work well autonomously
Meini prawf dymunol
- Able to demonstrate leadership skills
- Leadership course attendance e.g. LEO
Gofynion ymgeisio
Rhaid i chi gael cofrestriad proffesiynol priodol yn y DU.
Mae'r swydd hon yn ddarostyngedig i Orchymyn Deddf Adsefydlu Troseddwyr 1974 (Eithriadau) 1975 (Diwygio) (Cymru a Lloegr) 2020 a bydd angen cyflwyno Datgeliad i'r Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd.
Application numbers
Dogfennau i'w lawrlwytho
Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Dr Michelle Kilmurray
- Teitl y swydd
- Clinical Psychologist
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 0151 706 3397
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
For further information or informal discussion, please contact:
Dr Michelle Kilmurray at [email protected]
Rhestr swyddi gyda Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust yn Proffesiynau perthynol i iechyd neu bob sector