Healthcare & Nursing Jobs

Specialist Occupational Therapist

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust • Sutton Leach, St. Helens

Salary

£40k – £48k

Posted

22 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 Sutton Leach, a full-time healthcare & nursing role. 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 Band 6 - Specialist Occupational Therapist Seddon Suite Specialist Rehabilitation Unit - St Helens Hospital Full time 37.5 hrs pw (part time considered) Are you a confident Occupational Therapist who would like to explore a more rewarding clinical challenge in a highly specialist rehabilitation service? Are you ready to further develop your clinical and leadership skills? We have a fantastic opportunity for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our team at Seddon Suite Special…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £48k
How this salary compares: in line with the £46,267 median across 2,370 healthcare & nursing roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Sutton Leach, St. Helens · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 4 other live healthcare & nursing roles in Sutton Leach — browse them
Posted: 22 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.