Job overview
Are you passionate about supporting people to live independently and improve their quality of life? We are seeking a dedicated Frailty Occupational Therapist to join our developing Three Harbours Integrated Neighbourhood Team in North Cornwall.
In this role, you will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues to deliver person-centred care for individuals living with frailty. You’ll assess functional abilities, develop tailored interventions, and empower patients to achieve their goals in the community.
As part of Cornwall’s integrated care approach, you’ll help shape seamless working across health, social care, and voluntary sectors—ensuring the local population receives joined-up support at “place.” This is an exciting opportunity to influence how services connect and improve outcomes for people in our communities.
We offer excellent professional development opportunities, flexible working, and the chance to make a real difference.
Apply today and help transform integrated care in Cornwall!
Main duties of the job
Develop, implement and evaluate a seamless Frailty support service across the integrated neighbourhood team, aimed at continuously improving standards of patient care and wider multidisciplinary team working. To support the elderly to age healthier, reducing progression of frailty and risks associated with it where possible. To support them to make informed choices as to their health and welfare. To attend and contribute to MDTs and work collaboratively with neighbourhood teams to support elderly and carers. Reduce emergency hospital admission, readmission and try to reduce care burden. To provide annual dementia health checks and home visits or face to face appointments. Early identification and treatment of Delirium. To identify those likely to be within their last year of life and support them to plan for their future needs
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Frailty INT Occupational Therapist with Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Bodmin, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum/Pro Rata. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term Contract or Secondment opportunity, that has potential of being made a permanent post). The application deadline is 11 Jun 2026.
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