Specialist Occupational Therapist - Adult Mental Health

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and passionate Occupational Therapist to join our community mental health team in the mid of the county.

In collaboration with our system partners will be expanding and improving all corners of mental health services.

Significant investment is being made into our acute care pathway, expansion of our specialist services in-line with the NHS Long Term Plan, and the transformation of our community mental health model of care.

This role is available either as a band 6 role for an experienced Occupational Therapist, or on a developmental Band 5 to Band 6 basis.

Join us now and be part of this transformation, providing new and innovative care solutions to the people of Cornwall.

To find out more about our Allied Health Professionals workforce, please take a look at this video: https://youtu.be/AAw8fv32fP8

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.

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’.