Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Cornwall Partnership; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Part time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Community Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation Service in Cornwall. The role involves advanced clinical practice, leadership, and service development across home, community and outpatient settings.

You will manage a complex caseload, deliver specialist assessments and interventions, and contribute to shaping stroke pathways while supporting staff development and research activity.

Qualifications

• Degree in occupational therapy and HCPC registration.
• Evidence of Masters level study relevant to stroke and neuro rehabilitation.
• IELTS or proficiency in English if qualification obtained outside UK.
• Formal CPD activity and ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver highly specialist OT assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for adults with stroke and complex neuro conditions in community/outpatient settings.
• Manage a complex caseload with advanced clinical reasoning to improve independence and quality of life.
• Lead complex discharge planning, risk assessment and rehabilitation programmes.
• Provide specialist advice and support to multidisciplinary teams, patients and carers.
• Support service development, clinical governance, audits and quality improvement initiatives.
• Supervise and develop OT staff, support workers and students.

Skills

Advanced clinical reasoning

Leadership

Service development

Clinical supervision

Education

Degree in occupational therapy

HCPC registration

Masters level study

IELTS or English proficiency

Postgraduate diploma/certificate

Teaching qualification

Job description

Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Band 7

Main area Occupational Therapist Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 201-26-973

Site Bodmin Health office Town Bodmin Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/11/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to combine advanced clinical practice, leadership and service development within a friendly and supportive specialist team?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Community Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation Service in North and East Cornwall. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a well-established, dynamic and research engaged specialist team for adults with complex stroke and neurological conditions delivering therapy across home, community and outpatient settings.

The role offers a varied and rewarding caseload, providing highly specialist assessment, treatment planning, rehabilitation and long-term condition management for individuals with complex physical, cognitive, perceptual and psychosocial needs. You will use your advanced clinical reasoning skills to support people in achieving meaningful goals, maximising independence and improving quality of life following neurological injury or illness.

As a senior clinician, you will play a key role in supporting service development, quality improvement, education and workforce development. You will act as a specialist resource for colleagues, contribute to shaping stroke and neurological pathways across Cornwall and help drive innovation and evidence-based practice within the service.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver highly specialist occupational therapy assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for adults with stroke and complex neurological conditions within community and outpatient settings.
• Manage a complex caseload, using advanced clinical reasoning to support patients with physical, cognitive, perceptual, emotional and behavioural challenges to achieve meaningful outcomes.
• Lead on complex discharge planning, risk assessment and rehabilitation programmes to maximise independence, participation and quality of life.
• Provide specialist advice, consultation and support to multidisciplinary team members, patients, carers and partner agencies.
• Support the development and delivery of integrated stroke and neurological rehabilitation pathways
• Contribute to service improvement, clinical governance, audit, research and quality improvement initiatives to ensure high-quality, evidence-based care.
• Supervise, support and develop occupational therapy staff, support workers and students, promoting clinical excellence and professional development.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams, fostering positive working relationships and contributing to coordinated care.
• Act as a specialist resource for neurological rehabilitation and stroke care, providing leadership within the multidisciplinary team.

Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

• Degree in occupational therapy or equivalent
• Current professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Evidence of formal study relevant to this role undertaken at Masters level
• IELTS unless qualification taken in English
• Evidence of self-directed continuing professional development.
• Evidence of formal study relevant to this role leading to post graduate diploma / certificate
• Teaching qualification
• Fieldwork educator / Clinical placement supervisor.
• Membership of the British Association of Occupational Therapists Membership of relevant clinical interest groups.

Experience

• Broad range of post registration experience at an advanced level in the field of stroke and neurological rehabilitation, including delivery of clinical services to people with unpredictable, varied and highly complex presentations.
• Comprehensive experience of working with people with complex conditions / complex needs.
• Highly specialist skills in a wide range of clinical assessments for complex needs covering cognition, emotional wellbeing, sensory change, complex fatigue, vocational needs, and physical impact.
• Comprehensive experience as a clinical educator of occupational therapy students

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust welcomes and values individuals with lived experience of mental or physical ill health joining our workforce. We aspire to have a culture that develops, promotes and supports lived experience roles - throughout the organisation.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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