Band 5 Occupational Therapist | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
| Posting date: | 09 November 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 December 2025 |
| Location: | Bebington, CH63 4JY |
| Company: | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7586589/373-SMH2523 |
Summary
Are you an enthusiastic, passionate, and highly motivated Occupational Therapist eager to make a real difference in mental health care.We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our dynamic Adult Occupational Therapy Team
This will be a part time post in the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit at Springview MH Unit, Clatterbridge Hospital
You will be part of the wider adult team offering diverse opportunities to a wide variety of patients from various backgrounds including forensic patients. PICU provides the opportunity to be able to experience working with challenging and complex patients, in a 10 bedded unit
You will work with both male and female patients with various mental health conditions. Within this team, you’ll play a vital role in delivering high-quality care to service users aged 18 & above who are experiencing acute mental health challenges. You will work along with the multi-disciplinary team to achieve the same goals
As a band 5 OT you will be supervised by the OT band 6 lead for PICU, you will also be working alongside experienced OTTI’s
Responsibilities include
Conducting assessments, OT interventions, Group work 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
You will have the support of your manager and the wider team
Shortlisting 18th December Interviews 7th January
You’ll work closely with ourOccupational 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 afriendly, supportive, and well-established MDT.
• Receive dedicatedguidance and directionfrom experienced Occupational Therapists.
• Benefit from ongoing professional development, including:• Clinical supervision
• Annual appraisals
• Practice placement education
• A wide range of training opportunities
• Regular peer support
• Free access to afully equipped gym
Hours:Part-time (18.5 per week), Monday to Wednesday
Who We’re Looking For:
An Occupational therapist 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 those who are reliable, resilient, focused, innovative, and hardworking, who are happy to share their skills and ideas but are also able to take direction.Experience/knowledge of 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.
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.
All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.
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.
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: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net 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!
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025
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