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Location: Liverpool About Pharmaron: Pharmaron is a global contract research and manufacturing organization (CRO/CDMO) helping pharma and biotech companies bring new therapies to life. With over 25,000 employees worldwide across 28 locations in the UK, US, China, and Singapore, we support drug discovery through to manufacturing with fully integrated high-quality services. We’re proud of the impact we make and just last year, we supported 887 discovery projects, 1,100+ CMC programs, and 1,397 clinical trials across all phases. Our teams are involved in everything from small molecules, ADC's, biologics, and gene therapies and we work with more than 3,300 global customers. To learn more, visit www.pharmaron.com. We are seeking an experienced and people‑focused Senior Manager to lead our newly combined Separation and Characterisation Sciences team in Liverpool. This is a key leadership opportunity for someone who can bring together two complementary scientific groups, build a cohesive and high‑performing team, and shape the future direction of our biologics analytical capabilities. You will provide scientific, technical and strategic leadership across analytical CMC programmes supporting the development, characterisation, transfer, validation and GMP manufacture of biologics and advanced therapies. The role combines team leadership with technical oversight, client engagement and the opportunity to expand our standalone analytical CRO offering alongside CDMO project delivery. This position would suit an established scientific leader or a highly credible Principal Scientist or Group Leader who already has meaningful people‑leadership experience and is ready to take on broader responsibility. • Lead, coach and develop a team of Senior Scientists, Scientists and a Scientific Associate, creating a strong culture of collaboration, scientific excellence, accountability and continuous improvement., • Bring together the Separation Sciences and Characterisation teams, establishing clear priorities, effective ways of working and a shared team identity., • Provide subject‑matter expertise and technical direction in biologics analytical development and physicochemical and biophysical characterisation., • Guide complex characterisation activities, with particular emphasis on mass spectrometry and peptide mapping, alongside chromatography-based methods such as HPLC/UHPLC, (reverse phase, SEC and IEX)., • Oversee method development, optimisation, phase‑appropriate validation, method lifecycle management, comparability studies and technology transfer into QC for routine GMP release testing., • Review and approve protocols, reports, specifications, development strategies and relevant regulatory submission content., • Lead or support analytical programmes, complex investigations, manufacturing support activities and cross‑functional CMC discussions., • Act as a technical partner to clients through project meetings, capability presentations, proposal development, technical due diligence and issue escalation., • Work with commercial and scientific colleagues to help develop the site’s analytical CRO business and win standalone characterisation projects., • Drive operational excellence, digitalisation, Lean and 5S initiatives, and contribute to technology and CAPEX planning., • Support audits and inspections and ensure delivery in accordance with quality, regulatory, GMP and EHS requirements., • A BSc, MSc or equivalent qualification in a relevant life sciences discipline, with substantial biopharmaceutical experience., • Demonstrable expertise in biologics analytical development and product characterisation, for a range of biological modalities including but not limited to monoclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins., • Understanding of mass spectrometry and peptide mapping techniques and experience of chromatography-based separation techniques such as HPLC/UHPLC and Capillary Electrophoresis is also expected., • Credible people‑leadership experience, ideally gained over at least three years, with evidence of coaching, performance management, team development and building effective scientific teams., • The ability to balance scientific depth with an engaging, collaborative and people‑focused leadership style., • Experience of method development, comparability assessment, reference standard qualification, method lifecycle management, analytical validation and/or technology transfer., • Strong knowledge of GMP, Quality Management Systems and the requirements for transferring analytical methods into a regulated QC environment., • Confident communication and stakeholder‑management skills, with the ability to explain complex science clearly and influence decisions., • Strong problem‑solving, prioritisation and decision‑making skills, with the ability to lead through change., • Experience within a client‑facing biologics CDMO, CRO or biopharmaceutical environment., • Experience leading client programmes, capability discussions, proposals or technical due diligence activities., • Strong technical knowledge of mass spectrometry and peptide mapping., • Knowledge of gene therapy or advanced therapy products., • SME depth of knowledge in one or more physicochemical or biophysical characterisation techniques, such as mass spectrometry, icIEF, SEC-MALS, DLS, DSF or DSC, • Experience supporting analytical CMC strategies or regulatory submissions such as IND, CTA, BLA or MAA., • Experience supporting audits, inspections, operational excellence or technology‑investment initiatives. Expand your expertise across a broad range of modalities, working alongside subject matter experts and contributing to innovative analytical approaches that support the development of advanced therapies, including ATMPs. Lead and shape a newly integrated scientific function, with the autonomy to develop capability, strengthen culture, and establish ways of working that drive scientific excellence. Play a key role in the growth of an evolving analytical CRO business, helping to define the future direction of our Separation and Characterisation Sciences services. Work on a diverse and exciting portfolio of biologics, gene therapy, and advanced therapy programmes, supporting multiple clients from development through to delivery. Combine scientific leadership, people development, client engagement, and strategic business contribution within a highly visible and influential role. Join a collaborative, high‑performing autonomous team with strong technical foundations, where you will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact from day one. Access opportunities to learn, develop and grow within a global CRO/CDMO organisation. Our Liverpool facility provides integrated biologics development and manufacturing services across Analytical and Process Sciences. The site has an established track record in biologics development and offers capabilities supporting gene therapy drug substance development, viral vectors, plasmid DNA and analytical release and characterisation activities. At Pharmaron, we do more than manufacture batches. We develop medicines. #J-18808-Ljbffr

two complementary scientific groups, build a cohesive and high-performing team, and shape the future direction of our biologics analytical capabilities.You will provide scientific, technical and strategic leadership across analytical CMC programmes supporting the development, characterisation, transfer, validation and GMP manufacture of biologics and advanced therapies. The role combines team leadership with technical oversight, client engagement and the opportunity to expand our standalone analytical CRO offering alongside CDMO project delivery.This position would suit an established scientific leader or a highly credible Principal Scientist or Group Leader who already has meaningful people-leadership experience and is ready to take on broader responsibility.What you will doLead, coach and develop a team of Senior Scientists, Scientists and a Scientific Associate, creating a strong culture of collaboration, scientific excellence, accountability and continuous improvement. Bring together the Separation Sciences and Characterisation teams, establishing clear priorities, effective ways of working and a shared team identity. Provide subject-matter expertise and technical direction in biologics analytical development and physicochemical and biophysical characterisation. Guide complex characterisation activities, with particular emphasis on mass spectrometry and peptide mapping, alongside chromatography-based methods such as HPLC/UHPLC, (reverse phase, SEC and IEX). Oversee method development, optimisation, phase-appropriate validation, method lifecycle management, comparability studies and technology transfer into QC for routine GMP release testing. Review and approve protocols, reports, specifications, development strategies and relevant regulatory submission content. Lead or support analytical programmes, complex investigations, manufacturing support activities and cross-functional CMC discussions. Act as a technical partner to clients through project meetings, capability presentations, proposal development, technical due diligence and issue escalation. Work with commercial and scientific colleagues to help develop the site's analytical CRO business and win standalone characterisation projects. Drive operational excellence, digitalisation, Lean and 5S initiatives, and contribute to technology and CAPEX planning. Support audits and inspections and ensure delivery in accordance with quality, regulatory, GMP and EHS requirements. A BSc, MSc or equivalent qualification in a relevant life sciences discipline, with substantial biopharmaceutical experience.Demonstrable expertise in biologics analytical development and product characterisation, for a range of biological modalities including but not limited to monoclonal antibodies, recombinant proteins. Understanding of mass spectrometry and peptide mapping techniques and experience of chromatography-based separation techniques such as HPLC/UHPLC and CapillaryElectrophoresis is also expected. Credible people-leadership experience, ideally gained over at least three years, with evidence of coaching, performance management, team development and building effective scientific teams. The ability to balance scientific depth with an engaging, collaborative and people-focused leadership style. Experience of method development, comparability assessment, reference standard qualification, method lifecycle management, analytical validation and/or technology transfer. Strong knowledge of GMP, Quality Management Systems and the requirements for transferring analytical methods into a regulated QC environment. Confident communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to explain complex science clearly and influence decisions. Strong problem-solving, prioritisation and decision-making skills, with the ability to lead through change. Experience within a client-facing biologics CDMO, CRO or biopharmaceutical environment. Experience leading client programmes, capability discussions, proposals or technical due diligence activities. Strong technical knowledge of mass spectrometry and peptide mapping. Knowledge of gene therapy or advanced therapy products. SME depth of knowledge in one or more physicochemical or biophysical characterisation techniques, such as mass spectrometry, icIEF, SEC-MALS, DLS, DSF or DSCExperience supporting analytical CMC strategies or regulatory submissions such as IND, CTA, BLA or MAA. Experience supporting audits, inspections, operational excellence or technology-investment initiatives. Expand your expertise across a broad range of modalities, working alongside subject matter experts and contributing to innovative analytical approaches that support the development of advanced therapies, including ATMPs. Lead and shape a newly integrated scientific function, with the autonomy to develop capability, strengthen culture, and establish ways of working that drive scientific excellence. Play a key role in the growth of an evolving analytical CRO business, helping to define the future direction of our Separation and Characterisation Sciences services. Work on a diverse and exciting portfolio of biologics, gene therapy, and advanced therapy programmes, supporting multiple clients from development through to delivery. Combine scientific leadership, people development, client engagement, and strategic business contribution within a highly visible and influential role. Join a collaborative, high-performing autonomous team with strong technical foundations, where you will have the opportunity to make a tangible impact from day one.Access opportunities to learn, develop and grow within a global CRO/CDMO organisation. Our Liverpool facility provides integrated biologics development and manufacturing services across Analytical and Process Sciences. The site has an established track record in biologics development and offers capabilities supporting gene therapy drug substance development, viral vectors, plasmid DNA and analytical release and characterisation activities.At Pharmaron, we do more than manufacture batches. We develop medicines. Position: Senior Manager, Separation and Characterisation SciencesLocation: LiverpoolAbout PharmaronPharmaron is a global contract research and manufacturing organization (CRO/CDMO) helping pharma and biotech companies bring new therapies to life. With over 25,000 employees worldwide across 28 locations in the UK, US, China, and Singapore, we support drug discovery through to manufacturing with fully integrated high-quality services.We're proud of the impact we make and just last year, we supported 887 discovery projects, 1,100+ CMC programs, and 1,397 clinical trials across all phases. Our teams are involved in everything from small molecules, ADC's, biologics, and gene therapies and we work with more than 3,300 global customers. To learn more, visit .We are seeking an experienced and people-focused Senior Manager to lead our newly combined Separation and Characterisation Sciences team in Liverpool. This is a key leadership opportunity for someone who can bring together #J-18808-Ljbffr

Senior Occupational Therapist When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed. Position : Senior Occupational Therapist Location : Multisite covering services across the North West Contract type : Full time, 40 hours per week - Monday - Friday Rate : £41,030 per annum Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a positive and can-do attitude? Are you a positive and encouraging people person who loves to see people making progress?… Join us as your new Senior Occupational Therapist working across four complex care services in the North West As a Senior Occupational Therapist with us, you'll support our residents with a high-quality occupational therapy service throughout their journey with us. You'll play a key role in empowering them and maximising their independence. You'll lead and supervise Junior Therapists or Therapy Assistants across the homes you support to ensure delivery of evidence-based, high quality therapy and rehabilitation. You'll build relationships with the people you support, and see the progress they make through ongoing care, which is extremely rewarding. About Exemplar Health Care Exemplar Health Care is a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with a range of complex needs. Our homes support adults living with complex needs, including brain injuries, dementia, mental health conditions, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities. Across all of our homes, one thing remains the same - our Occupational Therapists play a vital role in empowering people to live their best lives! As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress. About the role Our Occupational Therapists provide specialist assessments, clinical diagnoses and interventions to help people overcome the challenges they face with completing everyday tasks and activities. You'll work as part of a wider Clinical Team to create person-centred care and rehabilitation plans that maintain and build people's abilities, support them to achieve their goals and evaluate their outcomes. No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include: being responsible for a clinical caseload working alongside the people we support, their loved ones and professionals to develop and deliver person-centred occupational therapy interventions collaborating closely with the Therapy Team (Physiotherapist, Therapy Assistant and Activities Coordinators) being responsible for a clinical caseload carrying out assessments maintaining accurate records for people receiving occupational therapies promoting choice, dignity and independence. About you Above all, you're someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork. You're also someone who has: a thorough understanding of occupational therapy best practice the ability to demonstrate an excellent range of occupational therapy interventions and treatments a kind and caring approach a sense of humour and fun a positive , can-do attitude lots of enthusiasm to encourage and motivate others creative thinking and sound organisational skills great listening and communication skills. You'll put people at the heart of everything you do. To apply for this role, you must have a BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered. What we offer We offer great rewards and perks including: regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects retail and lifestyle discounts free DBS check 24/7 counselling and support Blue Light Card eligibility. How to apply Sound good? We'd love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW'. Please note, this role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without an existing visa or right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable for the post. TPBN1_UKTJ

Intuita, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom Base pay range: Direct message the job poster from Intuita All our office locations considered: Newbury & Liverpool (UK); Šibenik, Croatia, and India (considered) The Team We are Intuita - a fast growing consultancy part of FSP Group, that's making waves in both the consultancy and technology space. With our ambitious goals we are looking for talented individuals to complement the team of experts we already have working across our business, becoming a pivotal part of our journey, to not just meet, but continuously exceed our client expectations! We can offer an interesting insight into projects spanning a variety of sectors, which may include industries such as telecoms, insurance, finance and mortgages. Who are we seeking? Crucially we will prioritize and are ideally seeking those from the following industries: Telco, Financial Services (ideally insurance, banking and pensions) and Healthcare and /or Life Sciences. First and foremost we seek strong Consultants; so if you are ready to explore our dynamic team where you can truly act as an expert in your field in support of our clients and their challenges in the world of data and technology, read on! We are looking for an experienced, driven, and hands‑on data engineer with strong data modelling experience, to join our growing consultancy and lead the delivery of a key migration project. You will play a key role in the migration and redevelopment of an existing Data Warehouse into a modern AWS‑based environment. This position focuses on analysing current ETL processes, understanding existing data structures, and re‑engineering them in line with dimensional and analytical modelling best practices. There will be a strong emphasis on data modelling, transformation logic, and data quality. Key to this role will be the ability to take ownership of highly technical data challenges, with an unrivalled attention to detail. You will thrive on complex data challenges, working both independently and through collaboration with team members to find elegant and efficient solutions. • Analyse existing data warehouse structures, ETL logic, and reporting datasets to understand current data flows and business rules., • Design and document dimensional, analytical, and reporting data models aligned to business requirements and best‑practice modelling standards., • Design clear mapping specifications from source systems to target dimensional models., • Perform testing, reconciliation, and validation of new models and pipelines to ensure data correctness and completeness., • Collaborate with Data Engineers, BI Developers, and business stakeholders to ensure models support analytical, reporting, and operational needs., • Support the wider project team with documentation, data lineage, definitions, and modelling artefacts., • Contribute to improving modelling standards, governance, and data quality across the project., • Strong understanding of data modelling principles (e.g., Kimball, dimensional modelling, analytical modelling)., • Proven experience delivering or contributing to a data warehouse build or migration project., • Hands‑on experience designing analytical and reporting data models., • ETL/ELT development experience, including analysis of existing transformation logic., • Strong SQL skills, comfortable writing complex queries for transformation, validation, and reconciliation., • Experience validating data pipelines and performing reconciliation testing between legacy and new environments., • Ability to translate business requirements into robust data model designs., • Experience working in Agile methodologies (Scrum / Kanban)., • Experience with dbt for transformation modelling., • Experience working within the Telecoms sector., • Experience with AWS data platform services., • Familiarity with BI/reporting tools and how data models support downstream consumption., • Knowledge of data governance, metadata management, and data lineage practices., • Proactive, dynamic, and driven by delivering quality work, with a great eye for detail., • Takes accountability and ownership of tasks, and finds the best way to solve problems., • An excellent communicator who can make sense of and communicate complex ideas., • Ability to quickly understand client context and demonstrate expertise in their business., • A relationship builder, with the ability to motivate and engage effectively to build trust with clients and colleagues., • An interest in industry trends, emerging technologies, and client's businesses. If you don't fit the above criteria exactly but are interested in working for us, get in touch anyway! we hire people, not a job spec! • Salary: £45,000 - £68,000 per annum DOE OR contractor day rates, Outside IR35 can to be discussed in person for experienced Engineers with good availability, • 🏠 (Really) flexible and remote working we don't mind when, where or how you work; you are trusted to work in the way that suits you best, • 🧠 Genuine care and support for your health and wellbeing free therapy sessions, financial education, birthday treats and much more, • 🚀 Incredible training and learning opportunities you'll be surrounded by the best in the business and encouraged to keep growing, • ✨ Freedom and empowerment to own problems and explore new ideas we allow our consultants to actually be consultants, not just bodies, • 🧑🤝🧑 A supportive, friendly team we work hard and enjoy spending time together, whether it's in-person at socials or via silly Slack conversations, • 🐶 Dog friendly offices we're a team of dog lovers, so we've made our offices dog friendly! Longer term our permanent hires attract the following key benefits as well as lighter, wider perks and of course a welcoming, supportive environment in which to develop and thrive is our best offering! • Our enhanced benefits package overview 📧 If you require any support with your application, please contact Mid‑Senior level Full‑time Consulting Industries: Non‑profit Organizations and Primary and Secondary Education #J-18808-Ljbffr

Occupational Therapist When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed. Position : Occupational Therapist Care home : Edgewater Location : Wallasey, CH44 7HY Contract type : Full time and Part time positions available Rate : Up to £34,875 pro rata per annum Are you a positive and encouraging people person who loves to see people making progress? Join us as our new Occupational Therapist at Edgewater care home in Wallasey. As an Occupational Therapist with us, you'll support our residents with a high-quality occupational therapy service throughout their journey with us. You'll play a key role in empowering them and maximising their independence. This is an exciting opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference every day. You'll build relationships with the people you support, and see the progress they make through ongoing care, which is extremely rewarding. About Exemplar Health Care Edgewater is part of Exemplar Health Care, a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs. We support adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease. As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress. About the role Our Occupational Therapists provide specialist assessments, clinical diagnoses and interventions to help people overcome the challenges they face with completing everyday tasks and activities. You'll work as part of a wider Clinical Team to create person-centred care and rehabilitation plans that maintain and build people's abilities, support them to achieve their goals and evaluate their outcomes. No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include: working alongside the people we support, their loved ones and professionals to develop and deliver person-centred occupational therapy interventions collaborating closely with the Therapy Team (Physiotherapist, Therapy Assistant and Activities Coordinators) being responsible for a clinical caseload carrying out assessments maintaining accurate records for people receiving occupational therapies promoting choice, dignity and independence. About you Above all, you're someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork. You're also someone who has: a thorough understanding of occupational therapy best practice the ability to demonstrate an excellent range of occupational therapy interventions and treatments a kind and caring approach a sense of humour and fun a positive , can-do attitude lots of enthusiasm to encourage and motivate others creative thinking and sound organisational skills great listening and communication skills. You'll put people at the heart of everything you do. To apply for this role, you must have a BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered. What we offer We offer great rewards and perks including: regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects retail and lifestyle discounts free DBS check 24/7 counselling and support Blue Light Card eligibility. How to apply Sound good? We'd love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW'. TPBN1_UKTJ

Can you inspire and be inspired? Can you deliver great customer service? Are you looking for a chance to shine? We have fantastic opportunities for progression and development and the Freedom to nurture ideas and flair within a Framework of support to develop you. At Barnardo's we believe in children, the funds we raise in store support the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK and now's your chance to play your part in this vital work. As well as maximising sales and profit in store you'll also ensure the very highest standards of presentation and customer services – your aim will be to make your store the best in town, for customers to visit and for your colleagues to work in. You're an experienced people manager; you are creative and resourceful and can use this to generate customer, donor and colleague loyalty. You'll need to be well organised with great communication skills to lead your team of colleagues in store to maximise sales and profit and meet your stores targets. In return you will work for one of the UK's largest charity retailers with benefits, including full training and development package, promotion prospects, pension and benefits. Generating the money we need to make children's lives better is a truly fulfilling role so if you'd like to use your talent to make a positive difference then we would love to hear from you! The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience. As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check. Interview Date: Where an interview date has been given in the advert, this will be the only date available. Please check this before proceeding with your application. Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible. About Barnardo's At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role. Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates. Our basis and values Benefits Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements. 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options Service related sick pay from day 1 Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension Cycle2work scheme Interest free season ticket loans Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support Access to Barnardo's Corporate University T&C's apply based on contract TPBN1_UKTJ

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We are seeking a forward-thinking Consultant Psychiatrist to join our dedicated inpatient team on Dunes Ward at Hartley Hospital. Dunes Ward is a 20-bedded specialist older adult inpatient unit providing assessment, treatment and recovery-focused care for people with complex mental health needs. Located within Hartley Hospital, the ward offers a modern therapeutic environment designed to support excellent patient outcomes and staff wellbeing. This is an exciting opportunity to lead an experienced multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality care for older adults requiring specialist inpatient treatment. You will have the opportunity to shape service development, contribute to teaching and training, and play a key role in driving continuous improvement within a supportive and ambitious organisation. At Mersey Care, we are committed to creating an inclusive, compassionate and innovative workplace where our staff can thrive. We offer a strong medical leadership structure, excellent professional development opportunities and a culture that values collaboration, wellbeing and work-life balance. You will provide clinical leadership to a skilled multidisciplinary team delivering specialist inpatient care for older adults with complex mental health needs. You will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and ongoing management of patients admitted to the ward, acting as Responsible Clinician where appropriate and ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and recovery-focused care. Working closely with nursing, psychology, occupational therapy, pharmacy and social care colleagues, you will contribute to the development of personalised treatment plans and support timely, well-coordinated discharges back into the community. This role offers the opportunity to influence and shape the future development of inpatient older adult mental health services within Mersey Care. You will play a key leadership role within the ward, supporting a positive team culture and providing supervision, teaching and development opportunities for medical students and postgraduate doctors in training. You will contribute to service improvement, clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives, helping to ensure the highest standards of care for patients and their families. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do. Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services. We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces - there's really something for everyone! The Occupational Therapy Service is a dynamic team delivering Strengths-Based Care Act assessments whilst also contributing to the Prevent, Reduce and Delay agenda. The service includes Team Managers, Senior Practitioners, Occupational Therapists (OT) and Occupational Therapy Assessors. Staff will provide assessment and provision functions across: Adult Access Area Teams in both North and South, Major Adaptations Team. The Occupational Therapy Team manager role will play a crucial role in supporting the Service Manager to deliver the teams aims and objectives. Key responsibilities include: • To operationally manage and be accountable for an integrated, multi-disciplinary community health and social care service for adults, • Managing all aspects of the service area including budget and performance management, • Provide leadership, oversight and quality assurance if complex high-risk cases including safeguarding adult enquiries, • Contribute to demand management programmes, preventing avoidable admissions and facilitating early discharge, • Ensure a proportionate and strength based approach to assessments, • Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy, • Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), • Significant experience in statutory Adult Social Care, • A strong understanding and knowledge of the Care Act 2014 and statutory guidance, • Experience of working with adults with complex care needs, • Excellent communication skills, • Excellent decision-making skills This post is subject to a Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. • At least 31 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 35 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days, • Agile working (role dependent) - a "Flexibility First" approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception, • Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme - option to join the AVC Scheme, • Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning, • Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme, • Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes, • Drive Time - a salary sacrifice car lease scheme, • Family friendly policies with enhanced leave, • Discounted Gym Memberships, • Employee Volunteering Scheme, • Medicash, • Closing date: Midnight Monday 5th October 2026, • Shortlisting date: Wednesday 7th October 2026, • Interview date: W/C Monday 12th October 2026, • Interview type: Face to face questions If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Sharon Lewis on . Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council. Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at . Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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