Job Description

Job Summary



We are looking for a senior occupational therapist for a newly created post supporting the beneficiaries of the infected blood inquiry. This is a rare opportunity to be part of the new Infected Blood Psychology Service supporting those who were infected or affected by contaminated blood products. The care navigators will be the first point of contact for beneficiaries accessing this service and will play a vital role in ensuring a positive experience. The post holder will be responsible for completing biopsychosocial assessments, interventions, creating care plans, assessing risk and signposting to other services and agencies as appropriate. The role will also include some leadership of outreach programmes, peer support and service development. The post holder will work closely with the IBPS psychologist's and with the national network of care navigators. This is a unique and rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to the beneficiaries of the inquiry.



For further details or informal discussion about this role, please contact Dr Michelle Kilmurray, Principal Clinical Psychologist via michelle.kilmurray@liverpoolft.nhs.uk



Main Duties



This role is a joint post between Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust and Manchester University Foundation Trust hosted within the Haemophilia centre at the Royal Liverpool Hospital. The role will largely be remote working, with some travel to both sites as needed. An office base is available at Liverpool Royal if desired. The key duties will be as follows:



To provide expert input for beneficiaries of the Northwest of England Infected Blood Psychological Service (IBPS), which provides psychosocial care for those infected and affected by the contaminated blood products. The service is hosted between the Royal Liverpool and Manchester Foundation Trusts Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Centres and collaborates closely with their Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT), while maintaining its distinct identity at both sites. To be responsible for provision of specialist assessment and treatment of patients by ensuring appropriate pathways of care To co-ordinate and work collaboratively with other staff members and statutory and voluntary agencies external to the Trust, to provide a quality service that meets the needs of patients and their families.

Liverpool 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.



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This role is a joint post between Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust and Manchester University Foundation Trust hosted within the Haemophilia centre at Royal Liverpool



To provide expert input for beneficiaries of the North West of England Infected

Blood Psychological Service (IBPS), which provides psychosocial care for those infected and affected by the contaminated blood products. The service is hosted between the Royal Liverpool and Manchester Foundation Trusts Haemophillia Comprehensive Care Centres and collaborates closely with their Multidisciplinary Teams (MDT), while maintaining its distinct identity at both sites.

To be responsible for provision of specialist assessment and treatment of patients by ensuring appropriate pathways of care To co-ordinate and work collaboratively with other staff members and statutory and voluntary agencies external to the Trust, to provide a quality service that meets the needs of patients and their families. To manage train and supervise Occupational Therapists, Students & Therapy Staff

Key working relationships

1. The service core multi-disciplinary team is comprised of Practitioner Psychologists across both sites

2. Beneficiaries of the Infected Blood Psychological Service (IBPS).

3. The national Infected Blood Psychological Service (IBPS) and its regional and local branches.

4. Social Work departments across Manchester and Liverpool.