# Specialist Occupational Therapist - DOPMH Mid Locality > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-occupational-therapist-dopmh-mid-locality/d0578b03-7487-40b4-91cc-a0410d5bfa37 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-occupational-therapist-dopmh-mid-locality/d0578b03-7487-40b4-91cc-a0410d5bfa37.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bodmin - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-17T13:52:04.323Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cornwall/Truro/Cornwall_Partnership_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapist/Occupational_Therapist-v8130803 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8130803?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. This job is currently only open to people who already work for the NHS in Cornwall or the Isles of Scilly. We are committed to supporting our dedicated staff, so only current employees of the following organisations can apply: - Cornwall Foundation Trust - Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust - Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board If you do not currently work for one of these NHS organisations, your application will not be considered at this time. ### 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 ### Knowledge and Abilities **Essential** - 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 **Desirable** - Leadership experience / qualification ### Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience **Essential** - HCPC Registration - BSC/Diploma Occupational Therapy - Substantial Post registration experience as an OT, predominantly in mental health. - Relevant post-graduate qualification, e.g. AMPS,DBT, SI, Psychosocial intervention or equivalent relevant experience - Experience of working with patients with complex and challenging needs **Desirable** - Demonstrable knowledge and experience of working with rehabilitation principles - Experience of working within the community environment. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 696.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10453378) - [parental entitlement (pdf, 300.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1834) - [functional requirements (pdf, 117.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10428087) - [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.