Senior Occupational Therapist — Dementia & Community Care

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

Job summary

Join Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as a Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6) in the Dementia and Older People’s Community Mental Health Service. Provide specialised OT assessment and intervention for adults, focusing on independence and recovery in the community.

You will work within friendly multidisciplinary teams to shape service development, support colleagues, and deliver high-quality, evidence-based care across Cornwall.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration is required.
• BSC/Diploma in Occupational Therapy is required.
• Substantial post-registration experience in mental health is required.
• Experience working with rehabilitation principles and community settings is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop the OT role within the Community Mental Health Team, including 1:1 and group provision.
• Provide OT assessment and intervention to defined caseload using evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to MDT assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of interventions.
• Support generic tasks within the team as required.
• Contribute to development of the Trust OT service and best practice initiatives.
• Support development of OT support worker roles within the team.

Skills

OT assessments MOHO COPM

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical reasoning

Education

HCPC Registration

BSC/Diploma Occupational Therapy

Post-registration MH experience

Job description

Join Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as a Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6) in the Dementia and Older People’s Community Mental Health Service. Provide specialised OT assessment and intervention for adults, focusing on independence and recovery in the community.

You will work within friendly multidisciplinary teams to shape service development, support colleagues, and deliver high-quality, evidence-based care across Cornwall.