Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 436-7785021
- Employer
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Forward House
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist - Forward House
Band 6
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic and forward thinking Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Rehabilitation and Recovery service based at Forward House.
Forward House is mixed gender rehabilitation unit for service users with a primary diagnosis of psychosis, and is part of Steps to Recovery. Forward House provides rehabilitation in an unlocked facility for patients who are either receiving treatment under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act, or informal patients.
We offer a specialist service within a rehabilitation environment primarily for people with severe and enduring mental health problems and associated behaviours that require a period of in-patient support. A full range of multi-disciplinary assessments and treatment interventions are offered which have been developed using evidence based best practice to offer an effective service to service users, collaborating with families and carers. The service aims to provide appropriate therapeutic engagement to reduce symptoms of illness, improve service user social functioning, quality of life moving forward and assisting service users to achieve their recovery goals and aspirations for the future.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of rehabilitation interventions including upskilling and improving ADL, social & financial and budgeting skills, physical and mental health interventions for service users who will have a diagnosis of complex psychosis. Support and guidance with housing & accommodation, recreational and vocational interventions.
As the OT in the team, you will have responsibility to assess and develop OT interventions, using a range of assessment and guidelines, including MOHOST and formulations.
You will have the direct support of a Band 7 Lead OT, OT Consultant, other OT S2R staff across the service and activity coordinator.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Has experience of work within mental health settings or in a previous role where mental health awareness is evidenced.
- Is able to describe support and supervision offered to colleagues, students of all professional groups and support staff
Desirable criteria
- • Evidence of detailed assessment skills, participation in team formulation and collaborative planning is clearly documented.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Applicant is HCPC registered as an Occupational Therapist
Desirable criteria
- • Has listed evidence of training post graduation, to include mandatory training but also evidence of additional training in clinical skills or leadership
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- • Is able to demonstrate leadership skills, works well with others and demonstrates good communication skills based on self description.
- • Accesses supervision and maintains links with all professional forums independently
Desirable criteria
- • Applicant has an understanding of the importance of providing personalised care in a way that is respectful of a service users cultural needs and diversity
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Marie Holman
- Job title
- Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01213014860
- Additional information
If you would like further information please email [email protected] with your contact details and Marie will get back to you.
We invite you to contact us and arrange a site visit to find out more about this exciting post. Please also view our video giving more information about our work in the Trust
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