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Job summary

Main area
Clinical Support
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
408-25-695
Employer
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Arrowe Park Hospital
Town
Wirral
Salary
per annum
Closing
12/08/2025 23:59

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Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Rotational Occupational Therapist

Band 5

 

To discover why you should consider applying for a role at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, please watch our video and hear directly from our staff about what it’s truly like to work at WUTH and its surrounding areas: https://youtu.be/Z5oMaNXprn8

Job overview

An full time, permanent opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist (Band 5) to join our Therapy Team at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (WUTH).

The posts are rotational across Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Orthopaedics (trauma and elective), Medicine, Surgery, Acute Neuro, Neuro Rehabilitation (at Clatterbridge Rehabilitation Centre) and our Unplanned Care Team (A&E and assessment areas).  Rotations occur every 6 months and each team has a dedicated therapy office shared with physiotherapy and assistant colleagues to support collaborative working.  The Therapies Directorate supports student training and apprenticeship roles in both Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.  New recruits are supported as preceptors by the Practice Education Facilitators and can link in with the Therapies Clinical Educator.

The service also works with Community Partners and offering  rotations in discharge to assess bed based services.  We are committed to to exploring opportunities to further  expand rotations available for staff to support clinical development

Main duties of the job

  • To communicate effectively with staff, patients, relatives and carers and other agencies regarding care and treatment in order to co-ordinate care and to ensure effective and appropriate planning and delivery of treatment. 
  • To be managed by a therapy team leader.
  • To maintain good working relationships with all other staff involved in patient care.
  •  To establish a rapport with patients in order to gain their compliance  with the treatment programmes. 
  • To communicate effectively with patients and adapt approach where there may be barriers to understanding eg deaf, confusion.
  • To be a caring, responsible member of the AHP service and to take a full part in the life of the Department. 

Working for our organisation

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.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information 
about the Rotational Occupational Therapist  position available at WUTH.

Person specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential criteria
  • Graduate Diploma or BSc Occupational Therapy or equivalent qualification recognised by HCPC (or student Occupational Therapist with qualification pending)
  • HCPC registration (or pending)
  • Appropriate experience as a student or qualified Occupational Therapist
  • Previous care experience
  • Student placements in a range of core areas: Orthopaedics, Medical or Frailty Inpatients, Neurological Rehabilitation
  • Experience working as part of multidisciplinary team
Desirable criteria
  • Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists or similar
  • Active collection of relevant CPD in portfolio
  • High level of clinical reasoning with excellent theoretical knowledge underpinning practice
  • Demonstrate a good awareness of needs of patient and appropriate action to take
  • Demonstrate awareness of the roles of others in providing patient care and ability to work as an effective team member

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Basic computer skills
  • Well developed theoretical knowledge under pinning Occupational Therapy practice
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Good analytical, problem solving and clinical reasoning skills
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge and experience in hospital computer system
  • Ability to communicate within difficult circumstances and demonstrate empathetic approach to patients
  • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), analytical, problem solving skills and clinical reasoning
  • Understanding of national issues and relating them to own clinical practice

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Ability to be flexible and adaptable in order to support others and needs of the service
  • Good organisational skills
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to show initiative but understanding when to refer to trained staff.
  • Ability to organise own workload and administrative procedures

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lindsey Matthew
Job title
Team Lead - Medical Team
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 604 7059
Additional information

Ext: 7835 / 2618

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