Occupational Therapist - Adult Learning Disabilities

Occupational Therapist - Adult Learning Disabilities Band 5

Main area Occupational Therapist Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9-5) Job  
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Site Kernow Building Town Pool Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/09/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Care

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

This post is open to newly qualified professionals and those returning to practice, and we welcome applications from individuals at the start of their career or re-entering the workforce.

The west adult learning disability community team has an opportunity for a full time band 5 occupational therapist to join.

The job involves being a member of a multi-disciplinary community learning disability team providing Occupational Therapy assessment, advice and interventions for adults with learning disabilities who have complex needs.

You will have or develop the knowledge to use Model of Human Occupation and associated assessments to identify person centred needs and guide your Occupational Therapy practice, including assessment, planning, implementing and reviewing .

You will develop knowledge and skills of effective approaches for adults with a learning disability under the guidance of senior staff.

You will liaise with clients, families, members of the MDT and other agencies.

You will complete reports in an accessible format to ensure Occupational Therapy recommendations are understood and implemented.

You will provide training to clients and carers about how to facilitate purposeful engagement in selfcare, productivity and leisure activities .

You will facilitate safe and effective discharge from the Learning Disability team.

You will participate in the planning, development and evaluation of Occupational therapy services for adults with a learning disability

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…