Senior Occupational Therapist

Cornwall Partnership; Truro; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Senior Occupational Therapist (Band 6) in the Carrick Integrated Community Mental Health team in Cornwall. The role focuses on innovative approaches to working with individuals with serious mental illness and close liaison with GP practices to provide holistic care.

The successful candidate will join a large multidisciplinary team, supervise an OT assistant, and promote healthy lifestyles alongside other health

Qualifications

• BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration are essential.
• Experience with mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar, personality disorders or depression is required.
• Post-graduate qualification, training or experience (eg. Sensory Integration, AMPS, MOHO) is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop the OT role within the Community Mental Health Team, including 1:1 and group provision.
• Provide OT to a defined caseload using evidence-based practice and client-centred principles.
• Contribute to assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Support with general/administrative tasks within the team.
• Contribute to development of the OT Service and best practice initiatives.

Skills

Group work facilitation

Interventions 1:1 & group

Education

BSc/Diploma in Occupational therapy

HCPC registration

Experience with mental health conditions

Post-graduate qualification / training

Job description

Main area Senior Occupational Therapist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday - 9am-5pm) Job ref 201-26-879

Site Truro Health Park Town Truro Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 07/10/2026 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

This Occupational Therapist vacancy is for the Carrick Integrated Community Mental Health part of the Mid / Central ICA Mental Health provision in Cornwall.

Would you enjoy being part of a team at an exciting time in it’s development ?

Carrick ICMHT is searching for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist who wishes to be part of our development and enjoys being part of a large multidisciplinary Team encompassing a range of professional roles. The applicant would thrive designing innovative approaches to working with individuals with serious mental illness.

The team approach includes voluntary, community and Social Enterprise Partners (VSCE) and close liaison with local GP practices to think about providing our client’s holistic care.

As an OT you will be a valuable resource taking on assessments, facilitating groups, supervising the OT assistant post and working alongside our physical health nurses (RGN) to promote healthy lifestyles. You would be linking in with our VCSE and other partners as part of an important move forward in the provision of mental health care in West Cornwall. We are committed to working with employment specialist and the successful candidate would support pathways to enable clients to access meaningful activities to improve their quality of life.

If you are interested in generating ideas and being part of a team that is dedicated to improving care, this post is for you.

Main duties of the job

To maintain and further develop the current Occupational Therapy role within the Community Mental Health Team, including 1:1 and group provision.

Provision of occupational therapy to a defined caseload of patients within the Community Mental Health Service, using evidence-based practice, Occupational Therapy process and client centred principles.

To contribute to assessment and planning, implementation, and evaluation of interventions within the context of a multi-disciplinary team.

To support with generic tasks within the team as required.

To contribute to the development of the Trust Occupational Therapy Service and best practice initiatives.

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 / Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• BSc/Diploma in Occupational therapy
• HCPC registration
• Experience of working with service users experiencing complex mental health difficulties for example schizophrenia, bipolar, personality disorder, depression, PTSD
• Current experience within a mental health setting
• Relevant post-graduate qualification, training or experience for example Sensory Integration, AMPS, MOHO, Allen’s cognitive screen
• Group work skills facilitation training

Skills and Aptitude

• Skilled in carrying out both individual and group interventions.
• Experience of facilitating groups such as ECS, Compassionate minds

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.

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.