ICRAS Occupational Therapist - Liverpool - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Description

Job summary

ICRAS (Integrated Reablement and Assessment Service) is a unique service providing a rapid responsive approach to support admission avoidance and early hospital discharges.

We're looking for an occupational therapist to join our multidisciplinary teams across Liverpool and South Sefton. If you're motivated, with a therapy background, a passion to promote allied health professionals, and share our aim for perfect care, we'd like to hear from you.

The role can involve rotations within ICRAS across hubs, community and Reablement Pathway which will enable you to develop skills and flourish within your career. If this interests you, come and join our fantastic team.

As well as our own internal ICRAS rotations, we are also part of a wider rotational scheme within Mersey Care which may include mental health services, Paediatrics, Pulmonary Rehab, Early Supported Stroke rehab and many more.

We're a very supportive team with a senior nurse, pharmacist, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, podiatrist, therapy and health practitioner assistants and advanced clinical practitioners.

Our neighbourhood approach is across Liverpool and South Sefton, we work with intermediate care hubs, planned therapies who support patients with long term conditions, reablement pathways and much more.

Main duties of the job

We'll encourage your development whether through training, job shadowing, internal promotion etc.

What we offer

• A robust support structure with regular clinical supervision and performance development review
• A comprehensive monthly in-service training programme
• Opportunities to support service delivery including audits, in-service training, etc.
• Monthly peer group support
• An innovative NHS Trust that's committed to investing in its future and its staff
• Opportunities to develop peers, students and therapy assistants
• Be part of the development of services at the centre of the future direction of healthcare
• Structured career progression, support and opportunities
• Flexible working patterns and our commitment to a good work life balance.

About us

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.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Details

Date posted

11 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

350-CC7465572

Job locations

Therapy Team

Goodlass Road

Liverpool

L24 9HJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake comprehensive holistic assessment, devise treatment plans individualised to patient needs, reviewing and adapting during the patients journey from initial assessment through to discharge.

To promote awareness of OT role within the MDT, negotiating priorities where appropriate.

To use verbal and non verbal communication skills established through training and experience to impart sensitive information.

To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards and provide specialist OT reports relevant to practice setting.

To adhere to Trust Policy of Confidentiality.

To comply with the COT Code of Ethics and Professional Code of Conduct.

To participate in clinical and management supervision.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake comprehensive holistic assessment, devise treatment plans individualised to patient needs, reviewing and adapting during the patients journey from initial assessment through to discharge.

To promote awareness of OT role within the MDT, negotiating priorities where appropriate.

To use verbal and non verbal communication skills established through training and experience to impart sensitive information.

To ensure that up to date written and electronic records and activity data are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards and provide specialist OT reports relevant to practice setting.

To adhere to Trust Policy of Confidentiality.

To comply with the COT Code of Ethics and Professional Code of Conduct.

To participate in clinical and management supervision.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Occupational Therapist with the Health Professions Council
• Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Teaching / Mentorship qualification or equivalent work-based experience

Desirable

• Membership of professional body
• Practice placement education Qualification
• Evidence of post Registration study in a field relevant to post

Skills

Essential

• Up to date knowledge and application of current best Practice in Occupational Therapy relevant Area of Practice
• Application of Occupational Therapy Outcome measures and Models of practice
• Application of the process of standard setting, audit, evaluation and review
• A sound knowledge of the core skills of Occupational Therapy and their application in this field
• Be able to communicate effectively with service users within the specific client group
• Have good listening skills
• Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Health Profession Councils standards of Proficiency and Occupational therapists responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base
• Demonstrate knowledge the concepts of mentorship, and supervision. Evidence active participation supervision and the appraisal process
• Experience of Group and Individual interventions with the specific client group
• Experience working in a collaborative way with MDT and service users/carers
• Good time management skills
• Apply and promote OT skills, to include carrying out occupational assessments, setting clear occupational goals and facilitating a wide variety of therapeutic interventions via the provision of meaningful activities
• Able to apply Person Centred Approaches
• Apply clinical skills and able to reflect on own and others practice
• Excellent range of communication skills, able to motivate and support other staff
• Ability to facilitate presentations
• Self-management and motivation skills
• Risk assessment skills
• IT literate
• Ability to travel across boundaries
• Awareness of local agenda in health and social care

Desirable

• Demonstrate leadership skills to be able to initiate, monitor and implement change and fully participate the development of OT service delivery
• Apply Professional skills to enable MDT working partnerships and liaise with external agencies

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of OT functional assessment including activity analysis
• Experience of successful team working
• Experience of liaison with internal and external services and agencies
• Knowledge and ability to express an understanding of Occupational Therapy
• Process including activity and task analysis and the formulation of intervention plans grounded in clinical reasoning
• General knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
• Have an understanding of clinical and environmental risk assessment
• Evidence of CPD/Short courses

Desirable

• Experience of service development audit and research practice relevant to the clinical area
• Experience of planning and facilitating therapeutic groups for patients/ clients
• Experience of service development
• Experience of being involved in clinical audit and/or research
• Familiar with Electronic Patient Records
• Management and clinical leadership
• A basic understanding of relevant legislation including The Mental Capacity Act

Values

Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Occupational Therapist with the Health Professions Council
• Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Teaching / Mentorship qualification or equivalent work-based experience

Desirable

• Membership of professional body
• Practice placement education Qualification
• Evidence of post Registration study in a field relevant to post

Skills

Essential

• Up to date knowledge and application of current best Practice in Occupational Therapy relevant Area of Practice
• Application of Occupational Therapy Outcome measures and Models of practice
• Application of the process of standard setting, audit, evaluation and review
• A sound knowledge of the core skills of Occupational Therapy and their application in this field
• Be able to communicate effectively with service users within the specific client group
• Have good listening skills
• Demonstrate a good knowledge of the Health Profession Councils standards of Proficiency and Occupational therapists responsibility to identify gaps in their knowledge base
• Demonstrate knowledge the concepts of mentorship, and supervision. Evidence active participation supervision and the appraisal process
• Experience of Group and Individual interventions with the specific client group
• Experience working in a collaborative way with MDT and service users/carers
• Good time management skills
• Apply and promote OT skills, to include carrying out occupational assessments, setting clear occupational goals and facilitating a wide variety of therapeutic interventions via the provision of meaningful activities
• Able to apply Person Centred Approaches
• Apply clinical skills and able to reflect on own and others practice
• Excellent range of communication skills, able to motivate and support other staff
• Ability to facilitate presentations
• Self-management and motivation skills
• Risk assessment skills
• IT literate
• Ability to travel across boundaries
• Awareness of local agenda in health and social care

Desirable

• Demonstrate leadership skills to be able to initiate, monitor and implement change and fully participate the development of OT service delivery
• Apply Professional skills to enable MDT working partnerships and liaise with external agencies

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of OT functional assessment including activity analysis
• Experience of successful team working
• Experience of liaison with internal and external services and agencies
• Knowledge and ability to express an understanding of Occupational Therapy
• Process including activity and task analysis and the formulation of intervention plans grounded in clinical reasoning
• General knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
• Have an understanding of clinical and environmental risk assessment
• Evidence of CPD/Short courses

Desirable

• Experience of service development audit and research practice relevant to the clinical area
• Experience of planning and facilitating therapeutic groups for patients/ clients
• Experience of service development
• Experience of being involved in clinical audit and/or research
• Familiar with Electronic Patient Records
• Management and clinical leadership
• A basic understanding of relevant legislation including The Mental Capacity Act

Values

Essential

• Continuous Improvement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Enthusiasm
• Support
• High professional standards
• Responsive to service users
• Engaging leadership style
• Strong customer service belief
• Transparency and honesty
• Discreet
• Change oriented

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Therapy Team

Goodlass Road

Liverpool

L24 9HJ

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Employer details

Employer name

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Therapy Team

Goodlass Road

Liverpool

L24 9HJ

Employer's website

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