Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9am-5pm Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 201-26-321
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bodmin Hospital/St.Austell
- Town
- Porthpean Road, St Austell
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
Band 6
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
We are seeking an enthusiastic full‑time Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Community Mental Health Rehabilitation team. Your contract base will be Bodmin Hospital, with current working location in St Austell.
Our service supports individuals across Cornwall recovering from complex and enduring mental health conditions. Working alongside Fettle House inpatient services, the team provides a seamless rehabilitation pathway, helping people rebuild and maintain independent living in the community.
You will work collaboratively with carers, families, housing providers, education services, pharmacy, and specialist teams such as Early Intervention in Psychosis. The role also involves supporting discharges from acute wards.
Using a person‑centred approach, you will develop individualised care plans and provide supervision to junior staff, contributing to service development and ongoing improvement. Regular professional support and supervision are provided. This is a full‑time post, Monday to Friday, 9–5.
Whether already based in Cornwall or relocating, this is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career while enjoying a beautiful location and making a real difference. Visits to the unit are warmly encouraged.
Main duties of the job
Key Working Relationships:
· Patients, their carers, families and others who are significant to the individual
· Wider Multidisciplinary Team
· Own professional group within the Trust and lead occupational therapist for in-patient mental health services
· Other departments and teams within CFT
· General Practitioners; other local NHS service-providers and Department of Adult Social Care
· Other statutory services; voluntary sector agencies and other independent provider services, including social prescribing link workers, Pentreath and recovery colleges.
· Education and employment services.
· Collaborate with GPs, other professionals and outside agencies, to ensure timely, efficient patient pathways through NHS and other services
· Promote and sustain good interpersonal relationships with patients, carer / families, members of the multi-disciplinary/primary healthcare team, other professionals, voluntary agencies, independent sector and the general public
· To respect the individuality, cultural and religious diversity of patients and contribute to a service that is sensitive to these needs
· To educate patients, carers, families, staff and other agencies about aspects of occupational therapy as appropriate
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 5,000 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 10 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 increases the numbers of people who use our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- BSc/Diploma in Occupational therapy
- HCPC registration
- Relevant post-graduate qualification or equivalent specialist experience eg. AMPS, Sensory Integration, DBT
- Current experience within a mental health setting
- Proven experience of working with patients with complex and challenging needs, including physical and cognitive impairment
Desirable criteria
- Group work skills facilitation training
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Experience of facilitating groups such as ECS, Compassionate minds
- Experience of clinical risk assessment and management in mental health
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
- Lynda Hogg
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Telephone number
- 01208251373
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