An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join a 14-bedded specialist Eating Disorders inpatient ward at Springview Mental Health Unit, Clatterbridge Hospital .
You will work as part of a well-established multidisciplinary team (MDT) delivering recovery-focused care to adults with eating disorders in a structured inpatient environment.
This Band 6 role offers the opportunity to take a key clinical and leadership position within the occupational therapy team. You will work autonomously while supporting junior staff, including a Band 5 Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Technical Instructors.
You will be professionally accountable to the Lead Occupational Therapist and contribute to the ongoing development of occupational therapy provision within the ward.
The role is ideal for an experienced Band 5 ready to progress, or an existing Band 6 seeking to develop specialist skills in eating disorders and inpatient mental health care.
Deliver specialist, holistic occupational therapy assessments and interventions for adults with eating disorders
Lead on care planning, risk management, and discharge planning within the OT team alongside the MDT.
Manage a complex and varied inpatient caseload, demonstrating sound clinical reasoning
Facilitate recovery-focused therapeutic groups and individual interventions
Provide day-to-day supervision and leadership to a Band 5 Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Technical Instructors
Support the Lead Occupational Therapist with service development, clinical governance, and quality improvement initiatives
Contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of high-quality occupational therapy within the ward
Work collaboratively within the MDT to ensure coordinated, person-centred care
You will play a key role in enhancing service user outcomes through meaningful, occupation-focused interventions, while supporting team development and maintaining high professional standards.
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:
[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!
