University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Occupational Therapist - HCOP Team GHH

The closing date is 19 August 2025

Job summary

Are you a B5 who is ready for a B6 role or a B6 looking for a change in your careers, then look no further. Here is your

opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic and ever evolving therapy team at Good Hope Hospital; part of UHB. You will be working as part of the therapy team and the wider Multidisciplinary Team

supporting patients to return home as soon as possible by providing timely and regular therapy interventions

maximising their chances of staying at home. You will be an excellent team worker with knowledge across a range of

occupational therapy treatments. Internal applicants will be given a secondment opportunity for the duration.

In return we offer you the opportunity to developing your clinical and interdisciplinary team working skills, supporting

your career development with an individual personal development plan; closely linked to our maximising potential

framework.

We provide a range of well-being support both as a Trust and as a Therapy Department. You will be working within a

friendly supportive environment where we are committed to continued professional and career development of all

staff.

Main duties of the job

To provide therapeutic assessment, management and treatment of patients in a variety of wards within the hospital

setting. Focusing interventions to a wide variety of clinical cases across the Acute Medical wards, applying

Occupational Therapy knowledge and the OT process. There will be a strong focus on facilitating discharges home, or

to other care pathways and supporting patients into the outpatient community setting.

You should possess excellent communication, prioritisation and organisational skills; and have experience in working

in a multidisciplinary team. Undertaking all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner and maintain

associated records. Furthermore, assisting with supervision, education and co-ordination of generic Therapy Assistants

and Junior therapists.

You should be willing to participate in our seven-day working rota.

In return you will gain excellent clinical and leadership experience. You will also develop organisational skills and

service development experience.

For further information regarding this post please, contact Caroline.Wall@uhb.nhs.uk

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

Date posted

06 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9009401-1

Job locations

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • * Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • * Registered with HCPC
  • * Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate
  • * Training relevant to clinical speciality
  • * Evidence of leadership training
  • * Good standard of general education including GCSE
  • * English and maths grade C or above
  • * A Levels or equivalent qualification

Desirable

  • * Fieldwork Educator's certificate or attendance at Clinical Educators Course

Experience

Essential

  • * Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality; having worked within this clinical area in
  • recent times. This would need to include experience in discharge planning.
  • * Team/service development
  • * A specialist knowledge across a range of OT treatments, routine and nonroutine, requiring expertise within the field of occupational therapy
  • * An ability to cope with a range of complex options, finds solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action.
  • * Understanding of current legislation and application to OT
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • * Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • * Registered with HCPC
  • * Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate
  • * Training relevant to clinical speciality
  • * Evidence of leadership training
  • * Good standard of general education including GCSE
  • * English and maths grade C or above
  • * A Levels or equivalent qualification

Desirable

  • * Fieldwork Educator's certificate or attendance at Clinical Educators Course

Experience

Essential

  • * Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality; having worked within this clinical area in
  • recent times. This would need to include experience in discharge planning.
  • * Team/service development
  • * A specialist knowledge across a range of OT treatments, routine and nonroutine, requiring expertise within the field of occupational therapy
  • * An ability to cope with a range of complex options, finds solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action.
  • * Understanding of current legislation and application to OT

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Caroline Wall

caroline.wall@uhb.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

06 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9009401-1

Job locations

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR


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