Specialist Occupational Therapist

Main area Specialist Occupational Therapist Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 18 months (until 31st March 2028 due to funding) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday between 8:00am and 7:00pm (rota basis)) Job
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Site Pioneer House and Springview hospital Town North Road Ellesmere Port Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/09/2026 23:59

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist looking to make a difference? Join PARALEL, an innovative rehabilitation, relapse prevention and alternative to admission service supporting adults with eating disorders across community and inpatient settings. As part of a developing multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist Occupational Therapy support to help people maintain recovery and remain safely within their communities.

The role will include:

• Completing complex Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions.
• Managing a caseload, including individuals with complex needs.
• Delivering individual and group interventions.
• Supporting discharge planning, transitions from inpatient care and relapse prevention.
• Facilitating therapeutic activities, including psychoeducation, cooking, shopping and social eating.
• Working with service users in community settings, at home and virtually where appropriate.
• Supporting the development of the PARALEL service and alternative to admission pathway.

The successful candidate will have a good understanding of Occupational Therapy, mental health and eating disorders, and be committed to delivering compassionate, recovery-focused care within a developing service.

The post holder will play a key role within the multidisciplinary team, providing specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention and rehabilitation for adults with eating disorders. Interventions will be delivered using recovery-focused, person-centred approaches across community settings, including face-to-face, remote and home-based appointments.

The post holder will contribute to multidisciplinary working, support service development and help shape the ongoing delivery of the alternative to admission pathway within the Eating Disorder Service.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a friendly, supportive and innovative service.
• Help shape and develop an exciting new service model.
• Benefit from ongoing professional development, including:
  • Clinical supervision
  • Annual appraisal
  • Practice placement education
  • A wide range of training opportunities
  • Regular peer support

Who We're Looking For

We're seeking an individual who is:

• Passionate about mental health and improving lives.
• Organised and able to manage a varied caseload.
• Caring, enthusiastic, adaptable and eager to learn.
• Motivated to contribute to a developing service.
• Able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Experience and knowledge of eating disorders and mental health would be desirable.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

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