Healthcare & Nursing Jobs

Specialist Occupational Therapist

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust • Whiston, Prescot

Salary

£40k – £48k

Posted

17 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is hiring a Specialist Occupational Therapist in Whiston, a full-time healthcare & nursing role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £40k – £48k. Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Job summary Burns & Plastics Specialist Occupational Therapist- Burns & Plastics Band 6 - Full time (Maternity leave cover until December 2027) £37,339 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata VAC: 409-8298484 An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Mersey Regional Burns, Plastics and Reconstructive Therapy Team based at Whiston Hospital as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist. The ideal candidate will have a keen interest in burns and plastic surgery and will work in one of the largest units in the UK.…

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Employer: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £48k
How this salary compares: about 10% above the £43,597 median across 1,998 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Whiston, Prescot · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live healthcare & nursing role in Whiston — browse them
Posted: 17 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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Healthcare and nursing is the largest sponsored category in the UK. NHS trusts, private hospitals, GP practices, and specialist clinics sponsor registered nurses, doctors, allied health professionals, and support workers through the Health and Care Worker visa — which carries lower application fees and faster processing than the standard Skilled Worker visa.