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Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
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Our mission:
To improve the quality of life for people in Cheshire and Wirral by providing specialist health and social care services and support to individuals, families and communities affected by mental illness or learning disabilities.
Band 5 Occupational therapist
Accepting applications until: 03-Jun-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 03-Jun-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Springview
- Address
- Clatterbridge Hospital
- Town
- Bebington
- Postcode
- CH63 4JY
- Major / Minor Region
- Cheshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- 18 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Specialist Mental Health
Job overview
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.
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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:
o Clinical supervision
o Annual appraisals
o Practice placement education
o A wide range of training opportunities
o 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 would 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.
Working for our organisation
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 and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
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.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.
Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/BSc in Occupational Therapy
- State Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable criteria
- Membership of professional body
Knowledge & Expertise
Essential criteria
- Some knowledge of current best practice in OT
- Knowledge of assessment tools and outcome measures
- Ability to work autonomously with individuals and groups
- Group work skills
- 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
- Computer literacy
- Basic knowledge of the principles of clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- 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
Essential criteria
- Application of the occupational therapy process
- Use of functional assessment and activity analysis
- Documented evidence of continuing Professional Development
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Susie Walsh
- Job title
- Lead Occupational therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01513435630
- Additional information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact [email protected] or telephone 01244 393100
Want to know more?
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for more information.
We welcome and encourage applications from those due to graduate or newly graduated with an Occupational Therapy degree.
We encourage all potential applicants to contact Susie Walsh (OT Lead) and book a visit, to get a feel for our environment and team. If a visit cannot be arranged, a phone call is welcomed for an opportunity to find out more information about the role.Susie Walsh | Lead Occupational Therapist
📞 0151 343 5630@OTCWP1
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