Band 5/6 Occupational Therapist - Tamarind Centre

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our Occupational Therapy team at Tamarind Centre, Sycamore ICU ward, with the aim of becoming a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist following successfully completing an 18 month development plan.

This development opportunity guarantees robust development opportunities and support to enable Band 6 readiness within an 18 month time frame. If successful, there would be a requirement to complete Band 6 OT competencies before the Band 6 post was offered.

The post holder will work within the established Occupational Therapy Team supporting service users on admission and during their recovery through delivering comprehensive occupational therapy assessments, formulation, interventions and group programmes.

You will need to be committed to recovery based personalised care, and excited about opportunities to work with EBE in creating co produced interventions and groups that meet the demands of our diverse communities. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and will work collaboratively with service users in a way that reflects our Trust Values by providing committed and high quality care.

Main duties of the job

Tamarind Centre is a 89 bedded male medium secure service in Bordesley Green, Birmingham that is part of the Secure Care and Offender pathway. The centre provides assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for men who have been assessed as needing care in a medium secure environment and aims to serve the population in central and north Birmingham, as well as offering specialist services for complex, challenging and long term care.

The post holder will work within the established Occupational Therapy Team supporting service users on admission and during their recovery through delivering comprehensive occupational therapy assessments, formulation, interventions and group programmes.

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.