Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Working across a 7 day week service)
- Job ref
- 201-26-138-B
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bodmin Hospital
- Town
- Bodmin
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Professional & Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled Professional & Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic Inpatient Stroke Service at Bodmin Hospital.
As a senior member of the Stroke Unit Therapy team, you will provide professional and clinical leadership, ensuring high standards of assessment, intervention and patient‑centred care. This is a pivotal role where you will be accountable for the professional and clinical performance of stroke therapy staff, helping to shape and develop a responsive, safe and effective service.
Main duties of the job
In this leadership position, you will:
- Provide professional and clinical leadership to the Stroke Unit Therapy team.
- Ensure high-quality, evidence-based assessment and treatment for stroke patients and their families/carers.
- Work across a seven-day service, supporting consistent and effective care delivery.
- Collaborate with the senior management team to deliver services aligned with national targets, local priorities and performance indicators.
- Maintain your own clinical practice, managing a highly complex caseload and utilising advanced specialist clinical skills.
- Contribute to Trust-wide AHP leadership as part of the professional leadership structure.
- Coordinate and support undergraduate and post-qualification learning, CPD opportunities and development across the service line.
- Represent stroke therapy at operational and corporate meetings.
Working for our organisation
We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.
We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you’ll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.
Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.
We work in people’s homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.
Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.
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
Role requirement
Essential criteria
- Evidence of post graduate training in specialist assessment and treatment approaches for people who have had a stroke
- Experience in a stroke rehabilitation setting
- Experience of supervising other qualified staff
- Masters level qualification or equivilent experience
- Evidence of ongoing continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in coaching and mentoring
- Experience of research and audit
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Awareness and understanding of current national stroke guidelines
- Demonstrate the ability to deliver service in line with evidence based practice and clear outcome measures
- Demonstrate the ability to establish effective working relationships with staff and partner agencies
- Demonstrate the ability to prioritise own, others and service workload
Knowledge and abilities
Essential criteria
- Caseload management including highly complex cases
- In depth knowledge of professional standards and code of conduct for occupational therapy
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Highly motivated and focused
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel independently when required
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sarah Washer
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01208 251556
- Additional information
Donna Stanyon
Ward Manager
Woodfield Stroke Rehabilitation Unit
01208 251392
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