Band 5 Occupational therapist

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Band 5 Occupational Therapist

Bebington

GBP 10,000 - 40,000

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Band 5 Rotational Mental Health Occupational Therapist

(Fixed term until September 2026)

Location: Wirral | Start Date: ASAP

Are you an enthusiastic, passionate, and highly motivated Occupational Therapist eager to make a real difference in mental health care? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dynamic Adult Occupational Therapy Team.

This is a rotational post based at Springview Mental Health Unit, Clatterbridge Hospital. You will have the opportunity to rotate across each of the wards at Springview, which include:

• Three acute adult mental health assessment wards
• A ward for people with dementia
• Specialist inpatient eating disorder unit (SEDU)
• A Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

What You'll Do: You will be part of a rotation offering diverse opportunities to gain a wide range of experience working with people with many different mental health conditions. Within this team, you'll play a vital role in delivering high-quality care to service users aged 18 and above who are experiencing acute mental health challenges. Key responsibilities include:

• Conducting holistic assessments and interventions, and supporting with discharge planning.
• Taking on the rewarding challenge of managing a diverse and complex caseload.
• Enhancing the lives of service users through facilitating meaningful therapeutic interventions.

Main duties of the job

You'll work closely with our Occupational Therapists, experienced OT Technical Instructors (OTTIS) and our integrated multidisciplinary team (MDT) to ensure a seamless and supportive care experience for every individual.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a friendly, supportive, and well-established MDT.
• Receive dedicated guidance and direction from experienced Occupational Therapists.
• Benefit from ongoing professional development, including:
  • Clinical supervision
  • Annual appraisals
  • Practice placement education
  • A wide range of training opportunities
  • Regular peer support
• Free access to a fully equipped gym

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours/week), Monday to Friday

Who We're Looking For: We're seeking an OT professional who is:

• Passionate about mental health and improving lives.
• Adaptable, eager to learn, and ready to thrive in a fast-paced, rewarding environment.

We welcome applications from reliable, resilient, focused, innovative, and hardworking individuals that are happy to share their skills and ideas but are also able to take direction. This role offers an ideal career development opportunity for newly qualified Occupational Therapists or a qualified OT who is looking to widen their expertise in mental health care.

About us

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

Job Responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking aValues Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/BSc in Occupational Therapy
• State Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
• Membership of professional body

Knowledge & Expertise

• Some knowledge of current best practice in OT
• Knowledge of assessment tools and outcome measures
• Ability to work autonomously with individuals and groups
• Skills in handling and moving
• Ability to support Occupational Therapy students and support staff
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice
• Understanding of team dynamics Basic knowledge of health legislation and current practice, including CPA and risk assessment and management
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
• Training and presentation skills
• Has practically applied evidence based practice
• Evidence of research and clinical audit skills
• Experience of working with people with mental illness.

Experience

• Application of the occupational therapy process
• Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
• Documented evidence of continuing Professional Development

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.