Occupational Therapist - Community Eating Disorders (Adult)

Cornwall is now embarking on its three-year transformation of its core community mental health services; we are looking for someone to work with us to assist the development of the eating disorders service. This is an interesting time and one of innovation when joining our adult mental health services in Cornwall, a time when we are focused on developing an outstanding service.

We are working towards a complete transformation of services in Cornwall in line with national plans to create integrated and collaborative health and social care systems. Our mission is to provide a safe and empowering environment steeped in a caring, culture of acceptance, curiosity, and empathy.

We are building a team of highly motivated people who are keen to influence change and culture within our adult eating disorders service in Cornwall. These newly created posts offer you the opportunity to join us in its development and expansion. We are an organisation who will recognise & value your clinical expertise, training, and experience, with a genuine commitment to your career development and continued learning. We will enable you to use your clinical skills, encourage you to develop your ideas to shape our compassionate mental health services.

The successful candidate will hold a caseload of patients with eating disorders, deliver Occupational Therapy assessments and therapeutic interventions to the patient group and supervise other occupational therapists in the team. The post holder would work as an integrated member of the multidisciplinary team, and would support the functions of the wider team, such as covering duty desk, triaging referrals, delivering eating disorder assessments and therapeutic interventions in addition to their OT role. The post holder will need to be prepared to travel to deliver treatment, as well as offering appointments using digital platforms.

The post holder may be supervising Band 5 occupational therapists or peer support workers working in the Eating Disorders Service, as well as offering advice and recommendations to other members of the MDT. There will be support and supervision from the professional and clinical lead occupational therapist for community mental health, as well as regular best practice meetings with other occupational therapists working in community mental health and inpatient mental health services.

You will be providing evidenced based interventions to individuals with an eating disorder. Previous training and experience in eating disorder interventions would be desirable but not essential. There will be the opportunity for training as required.

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff
• Individual professional development programmes

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.

We are committed to diversity and equality of employment including the employment of current and former service users.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Any general recruitment queries, please contact our recruitment team on 01208 834644

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.