Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Occupational Therapist - Band 6

The closing date is 23 July 2025

Job summary

Occupational Therapist - Band 6

Full time

Be a part of our team at Coventry CMHT, we have vacancies for Band 6 Occupational therapists to join our team. We are going through transformational changes within our community teams which has been an exiting time for the development of our team.

The mental health occupational therapist is a core part of the community mental health team who aim to improve health and wellbeing through enabling participation in occupation (the activities, roles and routines of everyday life).

Occupational therapists recognise that engagement in meaningful occupation can promote good mental health, assist recovery and help people achieve personalised outcomes such as being able to care for themselves, engage in work and leisure activities, and participate within the community.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be required to work within the community mental health service.

The post holder will have responsibility for the day-to-day delivery of the service to individual clients and their families and carers via a range of evidence-based interventions. They will be expected to provide cover for peers across the Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, planned or unplanned as required.

The post holder will ensure that all organisational systems and processes are adhered to. The post holder will manage and organise competing and conflicting priorities and manage change in complex situations. The post holder will be a resource of clinical knowledge and competence in the service area contributing to staff and service development.

The post holder will be required to undertake assessments, and to provide evidence-based clinical interventions to maximise recovery and independence as required by service needs or complex presentations.

The post holder will be required to be part of our duty team on a rota basis.

About us

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 groups

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.

Details

Date posted

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rota

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

444-7331934-MH

Job locations

Coventry Community Mental Health Team

Swanswell Point, Stoney Stanton Road

Coventry

CV1 4FL


Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To ensure Occupational Therapy makes a significant and specialist contribution in the community mental health service.
  • Assess service users using a variety of assessment tools, specialised observational and communication skills.
  • To provide a learning environment for staff and students.

Job description

Job responsibilities

  • To ensure Occupational Therapy makes a significant and specialist contribution in the community mental health service.
  • Assess service users using a variety of assessment tools, specialised observational and communication skills.
  • To provide a learning environment for staff and students.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current unrestricted registration with HCPC
  • Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures and theory

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of Equal Opportunities
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of confidentiality
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding safety issues
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply problem solving skills to a variety of situations
  • Effective organisational and delegation skills

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience in a mental health setting.
  • Experience of using recovery focused intervention.
  • Developed specialist clinical knowledge gained within a similar environment over a considerable period of time
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Current unrestricted registration with HCPC
  • Specialist knowledge across a range of procedures and theory

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of Equal Opportunities
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding of confidentiality
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply understanding safety issues
  • Ability to demonstrate and apply problem solving skills to a variety of situations
  • Effective organisational and delegation skills

Experience

Essential

  • Substantial experience in a mental health setting.
  • Experience of using recovery focused intervention.
  • Developed specialist clinical knowledge gained within a similar environment over a considerable period of time

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Coventry Community Mental Health Team

Swanswell Point, Stoney Stanton Road

Coventry

CV1 4FL


Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Coventry Community Mental Health Team

Swanswell Point, Stoney Stanton Road

Coventry

CV1 4FL


Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Team Manager

Lynne Dodds

02476961268

Details

Date posted

08 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rota

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

444-7331934-MH

Job locations

Coventry Community Mental Health Team

Swanswell Point, Stoney Stanton Road

Coventry

CV1 4FL


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