Specialist Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 16 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £20,000.00 to £25,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £20000.00 - £25000.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 March 2026 |
| Location: | Liverpool and Merseyside area, L36 8HT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | B0469-26-0007 |
Summary
Specialist Occupational Therapist Liverpool & Surrounding Areas Hours: 22.5 per week, 41 weeks/year (term-time)Contract: PermanentSalary: £41,490 FTE (pro-rated £22,681) Make a Real Difference in Childrens Lives! Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist ready to help children thrive? Together Trust is looking for a Specialist OT to deliver high-quality therapy in mainstream schools across Liverpool and surrounding areas. This is your chance to join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and meaningful impact where every day brings the opportunity to change lives. What Youll Be Doing: Manage your own caseload with autonomy, collaborating with teachers, school staff, and families. Conduct holistic assessments and develop evidence-based therapy programs tailored to each child. Provide specialist advice, training, and guidance to staff, parents, and carers. Contribute to service development, clinical governance, and innovative practice. Supervise and mentor junior colleagues, fostering a positive and inclusive learning environment. Who Were Looking For: Qualified Occupational Therapist, HCPC-registered and RCOT member. Experience supporting children in mainstream schools, especially those with complex needs or Autism Spectrum Conditions. Strong communication skills, able to work independently while collaborating effectively. Knowledge of assessment tools, outcome measures, and embedding therapy into learning environments. Why Join Together Trust? At Together Trust, we make a real difference in childrens development, learning, and well-being. Youll be part of a supportive, like-minded team, championing the rights, needs, and ambitions of the children and families we serve. Every day is different, but our mission is clear: to make life better for the children and families we support. Benefits include: Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit. Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhancedmaternity, paternity and adoptive leave. Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc. Cycle to work scheme Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card Proud to be a real living wage employer Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday. Promotion of Wellbeingacross the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home. Curious About Life as an OT With Us? Watch our career video here: Together Trust OT Careers Were committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of those we support. This role involves regulated activity and requires an Enhanced DBS check (free for you).Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you. Apply now to start making a real difference in childrens lives! Early applications encouraged we may close the role as soon as we find the right candidate.