# Specialist Occupational Therapist- CAMHS-LD > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-occupational-therapist-camhs-ld/9dd9afeb-1e3d-4d9f-b312-a60b0be12461 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-occupational-therapist-camhs-ld/9dd9afeb-1e3d-4d9f-b312-a60b0be12461.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Bodmin Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Pro Rota - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (Or Secondment) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Weekday working.) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-12T08:49:30.921Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Redruth/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapist/Occupational_Therapist-v8358692 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8358692?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview If you are passionate about working with children and young people with a Learning Disability who are experiencing poor mental health or emotional dysregulation, we would love to hear from you. We are a highly experienced team of community based clinicians, who love our work, love our team and the families we work with. The service works Monday to Friday, visiting young people and families in a variety of settings offering multi disciplinary assessment and interventions as part of agreed care pathways and interventions. The post is 22.5 hours within the working week. You'll have the opportunity to get involved in our various research and audit projects, participate in team learning events, training as required and service developments. We'll offer you robust clinical supervision including the opportunity to work with other professionals and share learning, appraisal and CPD opportunities. We have meetings, and we are have a super supportive team culture of compassion and respect. In return, you'll need to bring experience from a similar role as a occupational therapist, lots of commitment, and enthusiasm, and of course, a sense of humour. ### Main duties of the job As an occupational therapist you will be responsible for completing holistic assessments, contributing to multi-disciplinary formulation and evidence based interventions for children with moderate to severe learning disability. You will be required to work autonomously and respond to the needs of an individual caseload; from initial assessment to discharge. You are expected to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the service; providing specialist skills and knowledge within the four quadrants of the IThrive model. You will be liaising and providing advice, information and consultation to colleagues and other agencies as well as undertaking service governance activity, including research and audit as appropriate. The role will include actively participating in role modelling interventions and implementing Positive Behaviour Support planning approaches. You will be expected to participate in clinical governance and service development within the CAMHS/LD Team, in partnership with professional specialists and other clinical teams. ### 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’. ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Clinical experience of working with learning disabilities, autism, other neurodevelopmental disorders, and with children and young people with complex conditions and needs - Experience of working with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams, with an understanding of team roles and professional roles ### Knowledge and abilities **Essential** - Skills to apply and interpret standardised Occupational Therapy assessment tools. - Ability to communicate effectively with patients, carer’s and other professionals. - Experience of clinical risk assessment and management in mental health - Ability to work autonomously and time manage effectively ### Qualification/Education **Essential** - BSc/Diploma in Occupational therapy - Proven experience of working with patients with complex and challenging needs, including physical and cognitive impairment - Registration with Health Professions Council - Relevant post-graduate qualification or equivalent specialist experience e.g. AMPS, Sensory Integration, DBT, CBT . ## Documents - [autism support (pdf, 38.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=977) - [dyslexia support (pdf, 76.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1833) - [job description (pdf, 800.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10685003) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [functional requirements (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10685004) - [recruitment complaints policy (pdf, 113.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=976) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.