Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, expert and creative individual to join the Mental Health Care Division as our Divisional Lead Occupational Therapist. The successful post holder will work across the in-patient, community and urgent care service lines within the Mental Health Care Division.



Responsible to and working in alignment with the Head of Allied Health Professionals, continuing the transformation of the Occupational Therapy provision across the MHCD footprint through quality excellence.



To work collaboratively with operational management colleagues to ensure quality, safe and efficient Occupational Therapy provision across the divisional footprint.



To provide professional advocacy and representation for Occupational Therapy.



Ensure patient safety and quality is at the centre of productive and efficient service delivery.



Identify and implement quality improvement initiatives, focusing on Divisional and National priorities.



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.



Please see job description and person specification for detailed main responsibilities of the Divisional Lead Occupational Therapist