Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare organization in Birmingham seeks a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join their dynamic therapy team. You will provide assessment and treatment to support patient discharges and work closely with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates should possess a degree in Occupational Therapy and relevant HCPC registration, along with clinical experience managing complex patient needs. The role offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for career development

Well-being support

Qualifications

• Demonstrates clinical experience managing complex caseloads.
• Evidence of continuing professional development, including leadership training.
• Ability to cope with complex patient scenarios and discharge planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic assessment and treatment in various hospital wards.
• Facilitate patient discharges home or to other care pathways.
• Supervise and educate junior staff and therapy assistants.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Organizational skills

Education

Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy

Registered with HCPC

Job description

Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 20 October 2025

Are you a B5 looking for progression or a B6 looking for a change in your career, then look no further. Here is your opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic and ever evolving therapy team at Heartlands 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.

In return we offer you the opportunity to develop 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 hospital 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

For further information regarding this post please contact Lorraine Garratty, Therapy Lead.

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.

Job responsibilities

*Please note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Registered with HCPC
• Evidence of CPD including recent postgraduate training relevant to clinical speciality
• Evidence of leadership training
• Good standard of general education including GCSE
• English and maths grade C or above
• Fieldwork Educator's certificate or attendance at Clinical Educators Course

Experience

• Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality and will include experience in discharge planning.
• A specialist knowledge across a range of OT treatments, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of occupational therapy
• An ability to cope with a range of complex options, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action.
• Experience of supporting students and more junior therapy staff
• An understanding of discharge routes in the community

Additional Criteria

• An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis
• An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments
• An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations
• Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within the relevant team
• Able to contribute to weekend service
• Ability to work varied shift patterns commensurate to service area
• Desirable: Able to drive with maximum 3 points on driving licence

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust