Occupational Therapist

Job summary

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

About us

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.