Occupational Therapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join Cornwall Foundation NHS Trust's Centre for Mental Health and Justice. This role supports the Cornwall, Isles of Scilly and Plymouth Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway and the Intensive Integrated Risk Management Service (IIRMS), both part of a well-established multidisciplinary service.

Based primarily within Probation services, the role involves supporting Offender Managers through screening, consultation, joint casework, and workforce development. The IIRMS provides psychologically informed support for individuals transitioning from custody to the community. The Occupational Therapist plays a key role in assessing motivation, supporting life skills, and promoting meaningful activity to reduce risk behaviours.

Duties include delivering training, developing formulations, facilitating weekly Social Hubs in Plymouth and Cornwall, and supervising Support, Time and Recovery Workers. The role also includes involvement in a newly launched Psychologically Informed Planned Environment (PIPE) Approved Premises.

You'll receive regular supervision, access to a regional OT network, and monthly CPD meetings. Whether you're local or considering relocation, this is a rewarding opportunity to live in a stunning region and make a meaningful impact in forensic mental health.

Main duties of the job

Clinically: To be a registered Occupational Therapist working autonomously, as a member of the IIRMS/OPD Team. To provide support, assessments and appropriate treatment interventions to high-risk individuals on Probation presenting with personality difficulties. To provide consultation to Criminal Justice agencies and broader Centre for Mental Health and Justice duties as required/agreed.

Managerially: To be a member of the multi-disciplinary team within the IIRMS/OPD Team.

Responsibility for: Provide professional services using evidence based, client centred, principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate intervention and support with those service users within the IIRMS/OPD team. Provide clinical supervision and oversight of the Support, Time and Recovery Workers within the OPD/IIRMS team.

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.

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.