Adrian Jones

As an OTA at Purpose People, Adrian has completed the practice’s in-house OTA training programme, along with mandatory safeguarding and first aid training, and works as part of the team supporting clients with their occupational goals and everyday functioning.

Adrian Jones brings over two decades of professional experience to his work as an Occupational Therapy Assistant at Purpose People, having built a distinguished career in sales leadership and business development before making a purposeful transition into mental health occupational therapy. That earlier career is, in many respects, the foundation of what makes him an exceptional OTA: he spent twenty years cultivating the art of listening carefully to people, understanding what they need, and building the kind of trust that makes meaningful change possible. Adrian also speaks and writes French, which is a welcome asset when working with clients or families where French is a more comfortable language.

Across a range of sectors, including technology, financial services, data management, and consumer goods, Adrian held senior roles with organisations such as Iron Mountain, Computacenter, and Recall, leading high-value client portfolios, managing and mentoring teams, and navigating complex negotiations with patience and clarity. He scaled businesses, opened new markets, and consistently demonstrated that commercial success and doing things the right way are not mutually exclusive. That ethos travels with him into his clinical work.

Outside of work, Adrian is an enthusiastic and wide-ranging sportsperson. He coaches junior cricket players aged seven to sixteen, helping young people develop confidence, resilience, and the ability to work as part of a team, and plays golf to a keen standard. He is a lifelong football fan and enjoys most things involving a bat, club, or ball, including tennis, squash, table tennis, badminton, and rugby. He also swims, cycles, and walks regularly. Adrian has broad interests beyond sport, spanning arts and culture, cinema, reading, creative writing, food and its preparation, and practical home and garden projects. He describes himself as happy to build a working knowledge of anything useful, including mindfulness and movement practices, and brings that same open and grounded curiosity to his work with clients.