Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Rotational Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 19 November 2026

Job summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our team, delivering assessment and treatment to patients within the community, including their own homes and care settings across East Cornwall. You will work closely with the Early Intervention Home First Team and the Community Rehabilitation Team to support patients' independence, recovery, and wellbeing.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing specialist Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions tailored to patients' individual needs.
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure effective and timely care.
• Supervising and supporting junior staff and contributing to their development within the service.

This is an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference within a supportive and integrated community team.

Main duties of the job
To manage a defined caseload of patients with complex needs within the Community setting using evidence-based practice, physiotherapy process and patient-centered principles
To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy to the service, performing advanced assessments of patients including those with highly complex presentations, and from this formulating a diagnosis and treatment plan.
To operate as a practitioner being the first contact for soon requests to help both prevent hospital admission and facilitate early discharge.
To have an active role with the triage of new referrals coming into the teams.
To provide leadership and support for junior staff through supervision, training, and appraisal as well as leading with students
To participate in the planning and development of physiotherapy services.
To cover a 7-day Rota.
Model and deliver excellent evidence based clinical care, working as an autonomous Practitioner.
To support the community rehabilitation and re-ablement model in line with a 'one workforce' culture across services, settings, and sectors in the community and step-down intermediate care settings.

About us
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 in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use out services.

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 201-26-1015
Job locations: St. Barnabas Hospital Saltash and Liskeard Hospital, Liskeard. East Cornwall PL31 2QN United Kingdom

Job description
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Professional Qualification - Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Current Professional registration - HCPC
• Post graduate qualification to diploma level or equivalent relevant experience or Evidence of professional knowledge acquired through specialist courses

Knowledge and Abilities
Desirable

• Good teaching ability/education experience providing training in a range of subjects on a regular basis

Skills and Aptitude
Essential

• High level of specialist assessment and treatment skills.

Experience
Essential

• Broad range of post graduate experience of medical, surgical, orthopedic, and neurological settings
• A broad range of clinical experience in a variety of community and inpatient settings.
• Extensive experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• Comprehensive experience of working as a Occupational Therapist with patients with complex conditions

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: Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: St. Barnabas Hospital Saltash and Liskeard Hospital, Liskeard. East Cornwall PL31 2QN United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Team Lead Catherine Martin catherine.martin@nhs.net 01579373570

Supporting documents
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