Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 08 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata |
| Oriau: | Rhan Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 07 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Coventry, CV6 6NY |
| Cwmni: | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7331962/444-7331962-LD |
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to be part of our Adults Autism Intensive Support Team for Coventry and Warwickshire.If you are a driven and passionate Occupational Therapist and want to work with Autistic adults who are at risk of admission to hospital due to their mental health, then we want to hear from you.
Occupational Therapy is a valued part of the team and this role along with the other Occupational Therapists are an integral part of the specialist multidisciplinary Team. The team works closely with the other services with in CWPT such as Specialist Mental Health Service, and the Neurodevelopmental Team. There are also close links with community services including Social Care, Education and the local Community Autism Support Service and Keyworker team hosted by MIND.
As an Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist you will work with the adult and their family/carer’s to fully understand their strengths and needs and what is impacting on their emotional well-being and their participation in daily occupations.You will provide advice and recommendations regarding improving their occupational performance in areas of self-care, leisure and education in a person-centred and meaningful way; this will be through goal-setting using a SMART framework; grading and modifying tasks and environments that may be challenging, overwhelming or under stimulating; developing sensory diets based on the individuals needs and sensory profile; contributing to differential diagnoses through specialist assessments and observations
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
• excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Significant experience is essential:
· Assessment skills and working holistically with young people/adults and their families
· Multi-agency working and the ability to work alongside the MDT in carrying out interventions and therapy
· A working knowledge of Autism and the ability to support the development of individual Autism profiles
· A working knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation, its application and related assessments is essential, as is the ability to work alongside the MDT in carrying out therapeutic interventions.
· Knowledge and experience of applying a sensory integration frame of reference is also desirable to this role.
Good working knowledge of Autism and mental health is essential for this role, as well as evaluating outcomes from assessment and interventions, through using both team and occupational therapy outcome measures.
Experience in service development and supervision of others is essential.
This advert closes on Sunday 27 Jul 2025