Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic and compassionate Occupational Therapist looking to make a real difference in community mental health care?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our friendly and supportive Adult and Older Persons Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) based in Crewe. This is a permanent, full-time role offering a varied and rewarding caseload across both adult and older adult service users living in the community.

As part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, you’ll play a key role in supporting people to maximise their independence, quality of life, and recovery. You will contribute to comprehensive assessments, develop and deliver tailored intervention plans, and work closely with service users, families, and partner agencies to promote positive outcomes.

We welcome applications from newly qualified or early-career Occupational Therapists who are looking to develop their skills in a supportive and clinically diverse setting. 

What we’re looking for:

• A qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration

• Passion and commitment to person-centred, recovery-focused care

• Strong communication and teamworking skills

• A willingness to work flexibly within a multi-disciplinary environment

Main duties of the job

You’ll work closely with our Occupational Therapists, experienced Occupational Therapy Technical Instructors (OTTIs), and our integrated multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to provide a seamless and person-centred care experience for the individuals we support.

Why Join us?

• Be part of a welcoming, well-established, and supportive MDT environment

• Work under the guidance of an experienced Occupational Therapists and Clinical Leads with a commitment to mentorship and professional growth

• Access a wide range of ongoing development opportunities, including:

Regular clinical supervision

Annual appraisals

Opportunities to support or undertake practice placement education

A variety of internal and external training courses

Peer learning and support forum

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Working for our organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. 

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.