Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- 6 months (Fixed term contract or Secondment Opportunity)
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Days to be negotiated at interview)
- Job ref
- 201-26-482-A
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chy Govnek
- Town
- Truro
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/06/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 22/06/2026
Employer heading
Advanced Occupational Therapist - Adult Autism Services
Band 7
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Strategic Themes
Great Care
- Care based on what matters to people.
- Care provided at home or close to home.
- Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
- Prevention and alternatives to hospital.
Great Organisation
- Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
- Technology enabled care.
- Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
- Safe, efficient, effective and productive.
Great People
- A place people love to work and feel valued.
- Living our values with staff (all voices count).
- Attract, grow and develop talent.
- Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.
Great Partner
- Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
- Joined-up community services.
- Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
- Reduce our impact on the environment.
At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for supporting Autistic adults in times of crisis or transition? We are seeking an Advanced Occupational Therapist to join our specialist service, working with individuals with Autistic Spectrum Conditions to facilitate safe and timely discharge from inpatient mental health settings and provide support in the community to prevent admission to hospital and or contact with criminal justice services.
This is a rewarding and dynamic role where you will apply advanced clinical reasoning, specialist Autism knowledge, and highly developed OT skills to improve outcomes for Autistic adults across Cornwall.
Main duties of the job
- Manage a defined caseload of Autistic adults using evidence‑based practice, the Occupational Therapy process, and person‑centred approaches.
- Carry out advanced assessments, planning, intervention, and evaluation as an autonomous practitioner with regular professional supervision.
- Provide highly specialist OT support to individuals experiencing distress, at risk of crisis, placement breakdown, or returning home from out‑of‑county placements.
- Work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team to support individuals living independently in the community.
- Contribute to the planning, development, and evaluation of high‑quality Occupational Therapy services for Autistic adults.
- Offer expert leadership to colleagues through supervision, training, and appraisal (excluding formal line management).
- Lead on delivering training to health and social care professionals on sensory differences and occupational barriers experienced by Autistic adults.
Working for our organisation
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 4,000 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 13 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications and Relevant Experience
Essential criteria
- A Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Health Professions Council registered Occupational Therapist
- Considerable experience of working with people with Autism
- Evidence of further study at Masters level or equivalent experience
Skills and Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Advanced skills in planning and implementing holistic intervention that is service user centred and recognises the needs of carers
Knowledge and abilities
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions relevant to people with Autism
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Taylor
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07780684167
- Additional information
Alternative contact Emily Clark Campbell Team Manager 07554116087
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