Band 7 Occupational Therapist - DICE | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider in Birmingham is seeking a skilled Occupational Therapist to join their dynamic team. This role focuses on delivering specialist support to children and young people with autism and learning disabilities during crises, contributing to their recovery and integration within the community. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in occupational therapy and crisis intervention.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing crisis intervention for children and young people.
• Ability to develop and agree on care plans collaboratively.
• Familiarity with Positive Behaviour Support framework.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive support for children during crises.
• Conduct and contribute to comprehensive risk assessments.
• Develop occupation-focused assessments and interventions.

Skills

Specialist occupational therapy skills

Environmental adaptation

Sensory integration

Education

Relevant Occupational Therapy degree

Job description

Overview

Due to newly acquired funding, we are looking to expand our provision of enhanced support for children and young people with autism and / or learning disabilities who are at risk of psychiatric admission.

The DICE team provides intensive support for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism during times of crisis. Our aim is to prevent avoidable hospital admissions, stabilise crises, and support recovery in the community.

The team provides intensive support at times of crisis, working collaboratively with families, carers, and local services to stabilise and enable people to live safely and meaningfully in their community.

Occupational therapy is central to this approach, enabling people to achieve participation, independence, and recovery even in the most challenging circumstances.

We are seeking a dynamic and skilled Occupational Therapist (Band 7) to join our team. You will play a pivotal role in delivering specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention, contributing to crisis stabilisation, and supporting people to live well in their communities.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate highly specialist expertise and specialist occupational therapy skills in areas such as occupational engagement, environmental adaptation, development and maintenance of skills needed for living an ordinary life as well as sensory integration.
• Actively involve people in developing and agreeing their own care plan, to act as an advocate and ensure that there is proper regard for their dignity, choice, self-esteem, racial, cultural, sexual and religious needs and preferences.
• Practice where appropriate within the Positive Behaviour Support framework.
• Contribute to comprehensive risk assessments and develop effective risk management plans.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with colleagues, other agencies, people who use services and their families.
• Work collaboratively with multi-agency team and wider networks to develop provide/ oversee occupation-focused assessments and interventions for children and young people.

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.

Further information

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached jobdescription and person specification.

This advert closes on Sunday 19 Oct 2025