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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapy
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
444-7846073-MH
Employer
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Swanswell Point
Town
Coventry
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
17/03/2026 23:59

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Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust logo

Occupational Therapist (Community Mental Health) - Band 5

NHS AfC: Band 5

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services

We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’

Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.

PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.

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Candidate Information Pack

Job overview

Occupational Therapist/keyworker(care co-ordinator) - Band 5

Coventry Community Mental Health Team 

Full time, permanent post

We have a vacancy for a motivated and creative Occupational Therapist to join our team. The team work with service users with service mental health conditions across the Coventry and Warwickshire area,  and we are based in Coventry Swanswell Point building.  This is an exciting opportunity to bring creativity to a dynamic and forward thinking team. There is scope to do individual and group therapies for our large patient group.

We are going through a transformation change within our community services, meaning that we are able to broaden our offer of specialist interventions for those we serve.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work as part of a large multi-disciplinary team including other Occupational Therapists to deliver focussed interventions in the community.   Our Occupational Therapists work alongside Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists, Psychiatrists and Support Workers as well as our admin team.  An Occupational Therapy priority pathway exists within the team to identify individuals with Occupational needs.

You will carry a caseload, and your workload will be split between OT specific assessment time and some Care Co-ordination under the Care Programme Approach for individuals who present with moderate to severe occupational performance issues.

There will be an expectation to carry out some generic roles in the team such as duty work. 

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.  

Working for our organisation

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

These include:

  • generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
  • excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
  • salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
  • discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
  • wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
  • staff networks and support group

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who can work confidently on their own as well as supporting the team. Good communication and problem solving skills are essential, as well as knowledge and experience of working with mental illness and the challenges this brings in daily life. You also need to be a driver with access to a car that can be used for business purposes.

This role may have the potential expectation of supervising junior staff according to skills, knowledge and experience.

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.  

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • Diploma/BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC registration

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Essential criteria
  • Relevant clinical knowledge & applied skills
  • ICT skills, & organisational skills
  • Good written communication skills

EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Experience gained on clinical placement during undergraduate training. (Notably in Community/ Rehabilitation / Intermediate Care / Care of the elderly)

OTHER

Essential criteria
  • car driver is essential and a valid UK driving licence as well as insurance for business use.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Verona Messam
Job title
Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07981403679
Additional information

Verona Messam on 07981403679

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