Senior Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Restormel Integrated Community Mental Health team is a progressive and effective team, with a strong focus on delivering therapeutic interventions to our patient group. We are a team of highly motivated and supportive professionals focused on offering our clients an outstanding treatment and therapeutic service.

You will be a valued member of the Occupational Therapy profession, and the multi-disciplinary team, including ICMHT'S and wider Adult Mental Health Services. A core Occupational Therapy Team within the MDT including rotational band 5 OT and Occupational Therapy Support Worker.

A leadership structure including professional supervision from the Occupational Therapy Lead for CMHT, and a supportive professional group including opportunities for peer supervision and sharing best practice.

Opportunities for CPD and ongoing professional training and personal development. Opportunities to contribute to the development of community mental health services

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist with the ability to work creatively, to build a strong rapport with people, and who is passionate to utilise occupation centred interventions to improve outcomes for people with severe and enduring mental illness.

Main duties of the job

To maintain and further develop the current Occupational Therapy role within the Community Mental Health Team, including 1:1 and group provision. Provision of occupational therapy to a defined caseload of patients within the Community Mental Health Service, using evidence-based practice, Occupational Therapy process and client centred principles. To contribute to assessment and planning, implementation, and evaluation of interventions within the context of a multi-disciplinary team. To support with generic tasks within the team as required. To contribute to the development of the Trust Occupational Therapy Service and best practice initiatives.

Key Working Relationships:

1. Patients, their carers, families and others who are significant to the individual.

2. Wider Multidisciplinary Team.

3. Own professional group within the Trust and lead occupational therapist for community mental health services.

4. Other departments and teams within CFT.

5. General Practitioners; other local NHS service-providers and Department of Adult Social Care.

6. Other statutory services; voluntary sector agencies and other independent provider services, including social prescribing link workers, Pentreath and recovery colleges.

7. Education and employment services.

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 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.

Just over 532,000 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.