Specialist Occupational Therapist

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join Willow Ward at Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a well-established multidisciplinary team in our Older Adult Acute Inpatient Mental Health Service, supporting patients on their recovery journey.

The Role

You will manage a varied occupational therapy caseload, working closely with patients, carers, and colleagues to deliver high-quality, person-centred care. You will contribute to assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and discharge planning, helping to create a therapeutic environment that promotes recovery, independence, and wellbeing.

About You

You will:

• Hold a degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Demonstrate strong assessment, clinical reasoning, and decision‑making skills.
• Be passionate about delivering compassionate, recovery‑focused care.
• Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

We Welcome Applications From Occupational Therapists With:

• Experience in mental health services, ideally with older adults.
• Strong assessment, intervention, and clinical skills.
• A collaborative and person‑centred approach.
• A commitment to promoting dignity, independence, and quality of life.

If you are looking to develop your skills while making a meaningful difference to older adults experiencing mental health challenges, we would love to hear from you.

The post holder will be expected to deliver the following:

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• To deliver Occupational Therapy and expertise, providing specialist Occupational Therapy interventions underpinned by the Model of Human Occupation and the principles of recovery.
• To provide Occupational Therapy assessments, advice and interventions to support the patients to engage in occupational activity and increase function.
• To be able to act autonomously in the assessment and treatment of patients, who may have complex needs, this will include patients with a wide range of mental health conditions, including dementia.
• To ensure safe, efficient and effective delivery of patient focused care in line with identified evidence‑based practice, local and national standards. To have a high level of understanding of recovery and re‑ablement.
• To work collaboratively within the Multidisciplinary and team
• To demonstrate a flexible approach to working in support of the whole inpatient team

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

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