Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking to develop your clinical skills within a supportive community mental health team? Are you passionate about using your assessment, problem-solving and communication skills to deliver person-centred interventions that support recovery and promote independence for individuals with complex mental health needs?

We have an 18 month fixed term/secondment opportunity. Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapy post that is integral to our multi disciplinary team at Norris Green CMHT Hub.

You will be contributing to the high quality assessment and treatment for people living with mental illness , facilitating interventions and support on-going recovery.

Informal visits and/or phone contact to gain further information from the team manager/OT are very much welcomed.

To deliver specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment interventions for an identified group of people/caseload.

To support core duties of the Community Mental Health Team.

The post holder will contribute to effective MDT working supporting people in the community.

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.

Date posted: 08 September 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 18 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 350-MHC
8239983

Job locations: Norris Green Hub, Falklands Approach, Liverpool, L11 5BS
, United Kingdom

Please see job description for further  summary:

Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for service users living in the community, open to CMHT Norris Green Hub

Demonstrate effective multidisciplinary and partnership working

Experience of service development and innovation

Experience of advocating for peoples occupational needs

• Relevant professional OT qualification
• Current HPC registration

• Fieldwork Educators certificate
• Post graduate accredited study e.g. PSI, CBT, MSc in relevant health studies

• Previous experience in relevant health settings
• Supervision of staff
• Experience of service development

• Post graduate clinical experience, within mental health services

• Effective team working within a multi-agency framework
• Experience using both group and individual treatment skills
• Demonstrate experience of problem-solving approaches
• Audit and research practices relevant to clinical area
• Assisting with effective budgetary management
• Evidence based and experience of reflective practice
• Recovery Model of Care
• Model of Human Occupation
• Safeguarding Children
• Mental Health Act 1983
• Mental Capacity…