Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Urgent and Emergency Care Therapy Services at the Royal Liverpool Hospital.
This role offers the opportunity to work within a fast-paced and evolving clinical environment, supporting patient flow across Frailty, Emergency Department and Acute Medical Units, while working closely with multidisciplinary teams and community partners to deliver safe, effective, and patient-centred care.
You will join a forward-thinking therapy service within a modern, purpose-built hospital, working within integrated teams to support patient flow and deliver high-quality care across the urgent care pathway.
Main duties of the jobThis role offers an exciting opportunity to work across a dynamic and fast-paced clinical environment, supporting patients within Frailty, Emergency Department, and Acute Medical Units. The post holder will utilise advanced clinical reasoning, clinical judgement and problem-solving skills to enable patients to optimise their independence, avoid unnecessary hospital admission, and support safe and timely discharge.
The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong understanding of the Occupational Therapy role within urgent care pathways and will work collaboratively with fellow Band 7 Therapists to lead and support the therapy team, including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants.
A key aspect of the role will be working in partnership with community providers to support seamless patient pathways, ensuring safe transitions of care and continuity of rehabilitation within community settings.
You will be confident managing a varied and complex caseload within a challenging environment, demonstrating resilience and adaptability.
We are committed to staff development and offer regular supervision, appraisal, and personalised development planning. The role includes responsibility for the supervision, support and development of junior staff and students.
UHLG staff are required to work flexibly, to support seven-day services and participation in shift patterns over an extended working day.
About usLiverpool 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.
DetailsDate posted 03 July 2026
Pay scheme Agenda for change
Band Band 7
Salary £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number 287-RMED-245-26
Job locations Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, L7 8XP, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details
For additional information please contact Martin Schofield - martin.schofield@liverpoolft.nhs.uk / 07768558272
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- BSc, Masters or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration as an Occupational Therapist
- Specialist post-registration qualification
- Evidence of CPD
Skills & ExperienceEssential- 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
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Good time management
- Ability to implement change
- Able to demonstrate leadership skills
Desirable- Leadership course attendance e.g. LEO
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer detailsEmployer name Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, L7 8XP, United Kingdom
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