Band 7 Specialist Occupational Therapist – Mental health

NHS; Coventry; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Mental Health Liaison Team as a Band 7 Occupational Therapist at NHS, providing critical care to patients within acute hospitals. This role involves delivering high-quality interventions and working closely with diverse teams to enhance mental health services. Your expertise will contribute to supporting individuals during mental health crises in a compassionate and professional manner.

Qualifications

• Graduate level qualification essential.
• Demonstrable clinical experience required.
• Ongoing personal development and portfolio evidence needed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct individual and group-based interventions.
• Engage with patients across a broad spectrum of mental disorders.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Significant clinical experience

Excellent communication

Team player

Education

Grad Dip/BSc Occupational Therapy

HCPC Registration

Evidence of post-graduate education

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen with the Mental Health Liaison Team, a Psychiatric Liaison Service which works out of three Acute hospitals in Coventry, Nuneaton and Warwick.

We have been success in securing funding to recruit to a fixed term/secondment for an additional band 7 OT clinician to join our expanding existing multidisciplinary team which includes an established small team of OT staff.

The job will include a mix of individual and group based community follow- and individual interventions within the general hospitals, in line with CORE 24 objectives.

We would particularly like to hear from Occupational Therapists with a background in Adult Mental Health/ Learning Disability and/or Older Adults Mental Health, however experience of physical complexities would also be applicable with this job role

Main duties of the job

We are strengthening our team and are looking for a skilled, motivated and compassionate practitioner and looking to offer a more responsive and comprehensive service than ever before for people who attend A&E or are receiving care in an acute general hospital. You will need experience of working with people across a broad spectrum of mental disorders including people who self-harm or who are in mental health crisis or experiencing mental disorders associated with ageing.

Successful candidates will be joining our well established and supportive team of experienced Clinical practitioners: Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Consultant Psychiatrists, Clinical Support Workers and a Clinical Trainer to support new staff joining the team.

About us

The service received an overall rating of Good by the CQC and an Outstanding for care and compassion of which we are rightly proud. We have also been recognised both locally and nationally by receiving awards for the services we provide.

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.

Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services, we see on average around 5,000 patients every day.

Details Date posted

05 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

444-7040279-MH

Job locations

Caludon centre

Clifford Bridge Road,

Coventry

CV2 2TE

Job description Job responsibilities

We are looking for practitioners with Professional registration in allied health professionals, you will need a demonstrable level of clinical experience, and to be an excellent communicator and a good team player. You will need to be passionate and committed to delivering a service to a high standard, as well as being able to work in partnership with other teams and services including the Acute Trust hospitals.

MHLT work 365 days a year and offer a 24 hour service to the Acute Trust hospitals. The Band 7 OT post will require to work Monday to Friday.

Job description Job responsibilities

We are looking for practitioners with Professional registration in allied health professionals, you will need a demonstrable level of clinical experience, and to be an excellent communicator and a good team player. You will need to be passionate and committed to delivering a service to a high standard, as well as being able to work in partnership with other teams and services including the Acute Trust hospitals.

MHLT work 365 days a year and offer a 24 hour service to the Acute Trust hospitals. The Band 7 OT post will require to work Monday to Friday.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Grad Dip/BSc Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of post-graduate education

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Specialist Knowledge and applied skills of Models of practice (e.g. MOHO) & related assessments
• Evidence of on-going personal development (e.g. portfolio)
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements
• Organisational Skills

Experience Essential

• Significant post graduate clinical experience with good basic training/post graduate rotations (or within a community / intermediate care setting)
• Demonstrates an understanding of clinical governance in relation to Occupational Therapy
• Evidence of good generalist skills
• Evidence of staff supervision

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Grad Dip/BSc Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration
• Evidence of post-graduate education

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Specialist Knowledge and applied skills of Models of practice (e.g. MOHO) & related assessments
• Evidence of on-going personal development (e.g. portfolio)
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements
• Organisational Skills

Experience Essential

• Significant post graduate clinical experience with good basic training/post graduate rotations (or within a community / intermediate care setting)
• Demonstrates an understanding of clinical governance in relation to Occupational Therapy
• Evidence of good generalist skills
• Evidence of staff supervision

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Caludon centre

Clifford Bridge Road,

Coventry

CV2 2TE

Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust

Address

Caludon centre

Clifford Bridge Road,

Coventry

CV2 2TE

Employer's website

https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)