Band 7 Lead Occupational Therapist - Tamarind

Job summary

Are you able to motivate and support service users in the early stages of their admission into secure services?

The post holder will work within the establishment of the ward supporting service user's admission and during their progression on the ward. The role will include coming up with innovative ways to engage service users with complex needs. There will be the opportunity to assess service users prior to admission, in external settings.

Your input will set them up for their journey through secure care; giving them the opportunity and a stepping stone to progress into less restrictive environments.

The service prides itself on striving to support the recovery of working age males detained under both criminal and civil sections of the Mental Health Act. The service users we care for experience severe and enduring mental health problems, acute mental illness and often present with behaviours that are challenging.

As a senior member of the service, you will represent your profession and act as a role model in a manner that positively reflects the trauma informed care philosophy of the secure service and the wider values of the organization. You will be engaged in meeting the service and trust strategies to promote recovery, address inequalities such as employment, education and physical health.

Main duties of the job

We have an exciting opportunityfor a Lead Occupational Therapistin our Secure Care and Offender Health directorate at the Tamarind Centre, Bordesley Green.

The Tamarind is an 89 bedded Medium Secure Hospital caring for males. We are incredibly proud of our diverse and multicultural service at the Tamarindlocatedin the heart of East Birmingham.

The post holder willhold operational and professional responsibility for the occupational therapy service withinthe Men's In-patient Medium Secure Service at the Tamarind Centre. They willbe responsible forthe delivery of an efficiently administered and professionallycompetent Occupational Therapy service.The successful applicant will work as part of a multidisciplinary leadership team which involves a lead psychiatrist, clinical nurse manager,psychologistandmatron.These roles will be key to delivering a well led service which is responsive to patient need, is effective,safeand caring.

The post holderwill lead on driving forwardprofessionalleadership and management tothe Occupational Therapy service at the Tamarind Centreproviding patient centred care.

You will continue to embed an evidence base within theteam, anddeveloping the use oftheModel of Human Occupation (MOHO). There will also beopportunity toenhancethe Occupational Therapy Pathwayacross the secure care occupational therapy service.

About us

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.

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) isone of the largest providers of secure care and offender health services in the country.As a result the Trust offers new staff an excellent experience across a variety of provision which incorporates community psychological intervention services, a community outreach team (FIRST), Liaison and Diversion service, prison health care service together with inpatient services which provide low and medium secure services for young persons, women and men.

Alongside of working for BSMHFT the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work within the Reach Out Model of Care.Reach Out is a new care model which is a partnership between Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Midlands Partnership NHS FoundationTrustand St Andrews Health Care.BSMHFT is the lead provider in this collaboration.