Band 5 Occupational Therapist

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Bebington; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Bebington seeks a passionate Band 5 Rotational Mental Health Occupational Therapist to join their Adult Occupational Therapy Team. This full-time role offers diverse rotations through various mental health wards. Ideal for newly qualified or experienced OTs looking to enhance their skills. Competitive salary, professional development opportunities, and a supportive team environment await you.

Benefits

Clinical supervision

Annual appraisals

Practice placement education

Regular peer support

Free access to a fully equipped gym

Qualifications

• Some knowledge of assessment tools and outcome measures.
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
• Understanding of team dynamics.
• Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic assessments and interventions and support with discharge planning.
• Manage a diverse and complex caseload.
• Enhance the lives of service users through therapeutic interventions.

Skills

Knowledge of current best practice in OT

Effective written and oral communication skills

Ability to work autonomously with individuals and groups

Skills in handling and moving

Experience working in mental health or supporting vulnerable adults

Education

Diploma/BSc in Occupational Therapy

State Registration with Health and Care Professions Council

Membership of professional body

Job description

Band 5 Rotational Mental Health Occupational Therapist

Closing date: 09 December 2025

(Fixed term until September 2026)

Location: Wirral | Start Date: ASAP

Are you an enthusiastic, passionate, and highly motivated Occupational Therapist eager to make a real difference in mental health care? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dynamic Adult Occupational Therapy Team.

This is a rotational post based at Springview Mental Health Unit, Clatterbridge Hospital. You will have the opportunity to rotate across each of the wards at Springview, which include:

• Three acute adult mental health assessment wards
• A ward for people with dementia
• Specialist inpatient eating disorder unit (SEDU)
• A Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

What You’ll Do

You will be part of a rotation offering diverse opportunities to gain a wide range of experience working with people with many different mental health conditions. Within this team, you’ll play a vital role in delivering high‑quality care to service users aged 18 and above who are experiencing acute mental health challenges. Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting holistic assessments and interventions and supporting with discharge planning
• Managing a diverse and complex caseload
• Enhancing the lives of service users through facilitating meaningful therapeutic interventions

Shortlisting for this vacancy is due to be completed on 18/12/2025.

Main duties of the job

You’ll work closely with our Occupational Therapists, experienced OT Technical Instructors (OTTIS) and our integrated multidisciplinary team (MDT) to ensure a seamless and supportive care experience for every individual.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a friendly, supportive, and well‑established MDT
• Receive dedicated guidance and direction from experienced Occupational Therapists
• Benefit from ongoing professional development, including
• Clinical supervision
• Annual appraisals
• Practice placement education
• A wide range of training opportunities
• Regular peer support
• Free access to a fully equipped gym

Hours: Full‑time (37.5 hours/week), Monday to Friday

Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking an OT professional who is:

• Passionate about mental health and improving lives
• Adaptable, eager to learn, and ready to thrive in a fast‑paced, rewarding environment
• Reliable, resilient, focused, innovative, and hardworking, and able to share their skills and ideas while taking direction

This role offers an ideal career development opportunity for newly qualified Occupational Therapists or a qualified OT who is looking to widen their expertise in mental health care.

About Us

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all‑age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person‑centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcomes applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Job Responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/BSc in Occupational Therapy
• State Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
• Membership of professional body

Knowledge & Expertise

• Some knowledge of current best practice in OT
• Knowledge of assessment tools and outcome measures
• Ability to work autonomously with individuals and groups
• Skills in handling and moving
• Ability to support Occupational Therapy students and support staff
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
• Understanding of team dynamics
• Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice, including CPA and risk assessment and management
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
• Training and presentation skills
• Has practically applied evidence based practice
• Evidence of research and clinical audit skills

Experience

• Application of the occupational therapy process
• Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
• Documented evidence of continuing Professional Development
• Experience working in mental health or supporting vulnerable adults

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Equal Opportunities

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum pro rata