Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapy Support Worker

The closing date is 04 June 2025

Job summary

Occupational Therapy focusses on engaging our young people in activity that will contribute towards wellness and recovery. We are seeking people with experience of instilling Connection, Hope, Identity, Meaning, Purpose and Empowerment in our young people through 1:1 or group activities.

Occupational Therapy support workers ,work under the supervision of our advanced and specialist Occupational Therapy team to use their personal skills and personality for therapeutic benefit.

When asking our young people what they wanted from an OT service they told us they wanted to be supported by someone with;

compassion and patience
someone who will celebrate the little wins as well as the big ones and understand that patience is important
Friendliness and willingness to help
An encouraging approach
With flexibility, one who is able to take different routes and suggest different ideas and paths to ensure progress in a safe, collaborative way
An enthusiastic mentality, good at staying positive
Skills that can help us with meaningful goals rather than goals that we "should" be reaching
Creative ideas
Relevant knowledge, clued up on a lot of diverse activities in the community
The ability to be reliable and consistent in challenging the patient to progress in a non-confrontational way

If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

The Occupational Therapy Support Worker is a valued member of the multi disciplinary team. They take a hands-on role with individuals or groups of clients. Their job is to equip clients to take part in everyday activities and live more satisfying lives.

The post holder will contribute to the Occupational Therapy team and the wider Core Multidisciplinary Team at Parkview clinic. They will assist with the following specified duties and take some responsibility for their own workload within a broad framework laid down by a qualified Occupational Therapist. Intervention with children, young adults and their families will be under the guidance of more senior staff and will be of the highest possible standard.

About us

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.

Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.

Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.

Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.

Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.

Date posted

21 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum / pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours

Reference number

284-25-7181844-MHSFM

Job locations

Parkview clinic

60 Queensbridge Rd,

Birmingham

B13 8QE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable). Please ensure you include evidence of Level 3 or above in English, without this evidence you will be unsuccessful at application stage.

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of continued professional development within a healthcare setting
Evidence of English Qualification L3 or above

Desirable

Vocational health care qualification L2 and above

Experience

Essential

Previous experience working in Mental Health recovery
Experience of working with children and young people and/or Mental Health

Desirable

Previous experience of eating disorders & ASD in young people
Experience of Mental Health inpatient services

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of Occupational Therapy role
Knowledge of working in MDT

Desirable

Different approaches to working with children and young people in MH setting

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of continued professional development within a healthcare setting
Evidence of English Qualification L3 or above

Desirable

Vocational health care qualification L2 and above

Experience

Essential

Previous experience working in Mental Health recovery
Experience of working with children and young people and/or Mental Health

Desirable

Previous experience of eating disorders & ASD in young people
Experience of Mental Health inpatient services

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of Occupational Therapy role
Knowledge of working in MDT

Desirable

Different approaches to working with children and young people in MH setting

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Parkview clinic

60 Queensbridge Rd,

Birmingham

B13 8QE

Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Parkview clinic

60 Queensbridge Rd,

Birmingham

B13 8QE

Employer's website

https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)