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Job overview

The Occupational Therapy Team at Fulbourn Hospital have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our team in adult inpatient mental health care. The successful candidate will join the team in delivering high-quality, person-centred and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to individuals on the Mulberry Wards.

There has never been a better time to apply to join our team as we continue to work towards our goal of being an outstanding, innovative and dynamic therapy service. It is imperative that the post holder share in our collective team values and principles of personal recovery, unconditional positive regard for our patients and person-centred care.

The successful candidate would be joining an enthusiastic, knowledgeable and caring team of Occupational Therapists who will offer ongoing guidance and mentorship, supporting the post-holder’s continued professional development.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) provides integrated community and mental health, learning disability and social care services of the highest standard. We aim to support people of all ages to achieve the very best they can for their health and well-being. To ensure that we achieve this goal we look to recruit candidates of a high calibre that share our passion for delivering excellent service user care, research and education.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will apply a level of understanding of sensory strategies, vocation, reablement goals and functional assessments. This is used to provide specialist assessments and targeted interventions to support the service user to engage in meaningful activity and increase function, skill, enjoyment and well-being, through group and 1:1 sessions. 

As part of the Occupational Therapy team, the post holder will deliver an Occupational Therapy service following a referral pathway process. This will be providing specialist Occupational Therapy interventions underpinned by the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and the principles of recovery, enablement, compassionate care, optimism, hope and unconditional positive regard.  

The post holder will work collaboratively with all disciplines as part of a multi-disciplinary team to assure a high standard of care for patient/clients and their relatives/carers, under supervision of a Senior Occupational Therapist.

The post holder will apply a level of understanding of the impact of acute mental health difficulties on occupational performance and provide supportive information on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the service user’s social and physical environment.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.