Band 6 Occupational therapist - South AOT

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a motivated/ innovative Band 6 Occupational Therapist.

AOT services uses a team approach, to support, engage service users with psychosis, multiple admissions, complex needs, poor engagement and challenging behaviours.

Caseloads are smaller to reflect the intensity of the work and provide opportunities for rehabilitation.

As an OT you will be delivering interventions to enable individuals to participate in recovery-based activities, engage in treatment and live in their own homes or supported accommodation. You will hold a small caseload.

You will work closely with the clinical lead OT to develop the OT within AOT, meeting regularly as an OT team.

As a Band 6 OT, there will be opportunities to develop leadership skills. Working within the MDT, to develop activities, engage individuals in meaningful occupations and facilitate psycho-social and psycho-educational.

To aid in the development of service user-led, occupationally focused recovery plans and empower their recovery journey.

The AO Team operates 7 days per week, 365 days per year. Shift patterns are day shift (9:00am - 5:00pm), late shift (12:00pm - 8:00pm) and weekends (9:00am - 5:00pm).

However, we can consider flexible working arrangements during these hours.

A visit to the team base prior to application is strongly recommended.

For further information contact Stewart Smith (T/M)/ Patrick Nolan (C/Lead): 0121 301 4350 or Chloe Firmstone (Clinical Lead OT): 0121 301 6000

Main duties of the job

• To provide to an efficiently administered and professionally competent Occupational Therapy service for people who use Assertive Outreach Team Services.
• To manage a defined caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence based/client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in a range of settings.
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services within a designated team, holding responsibility for defined projects.
• To regularly supervise OT students on placement. To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust OT service.

About us

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.