Specialist Occupational Therapist - DOPMH Mid Locality

Cornwall Partnership; Truro; On-site; 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

Specialist Occupational Therapist - DOPMH Mid Locality

Band 6

Main area Occupational Therapist Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 201-26-664-A

Site Trevissome Park Town Truro Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 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

• 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

Join our warm, welcoming and highly skilled Dementia and Older People’s Community Mental Health Service as a Specialist Occupational Therapist, where you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of people across Cornwall every day.

Working within friendly, supportive multidisciplinary teams, you will provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for people aged 75 and over experiencing functional mental health disorders, as well as individuals of all ages living with dementia.

Our teams are passionate about promoting independence, wellbeing and recovery/optimsation, ensuring that person-centred care remains at the heart of everything we do.

As a senior clinician, you will play an important role in shaping service development, supporting colleagues and contributing to the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care across the county.

We are particularly committed to strengthening and expanding our Young Onset Dementia (YOD) services, recognising the unique needs of people living with dementia at a younger age.

The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing this area of practice, working collaboratively with community partners, voluntary organisations and local stakeholders across Cornwall to create innovative pathways and opportunities for support.

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.
• To support with the development of Occupational Therapy support worker role within the 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 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 4,000 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 13 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

• HCPC Registration
• BSC/Diploma Occupational Therapy
• Substantial Post registration experience as an OT, predominantly in mental health.
• Experience of working with patients with complex and challenging needs
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of working with rehabilitation principles
• Experience of working within the community environment.

Knowledge and Abilities

• Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions relevant to clinical area e.g. COPM, MOHO
• Highly developed clinical knowledge base in mental health and psychosocial interventions

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.

Name Jo Robinson Job title Locality Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07741232894 Additional information

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