Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist

GCG Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham is seeking a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist. The role involves managing the OT team, providing clinical leadership, and ensuring high-quality care for service users with severe mental health conditions. Applicants must be HCPC registered, possess strong leadership skills, and have a passion for promoting recovery and well-being.

Qualifications

• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist required.
• Passion for working with mental health diagnoses.
• Leadership experience in managing therapy teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage performance of occupational therapy team and small clinical caseload.
• Conduct assessments, interventions, and evaluations of treatment.
• Ensure delivery of therapeutic programs at hospital sites.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical assessment

Team management

Person-centered care

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

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Job Summary

Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional occupational therapist, with a passion for working with people who have severe and enduring mental health diagnoses, to manage the occupational therapy team and a small clinical caseload. We require a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist.

Job Summary

Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional occupational therapist, with a passion for working with people who have severe and enduring mental health diagnoses, to manage the occupational therapy team and a small clinical caseload. We require a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist.

Main duties of the job

The Successful Candidate Will Provide Professional Support And Leadership To Our Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants And Activity Workers Who Are Based Across Our Existing Mental Health Inpatient Services In Birmingham:

Montague Court is an 18-bed male long term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Edgbaston, Birmingham

Dartmouth House is a 16-bed male long term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham

Orchard House is an 8-bed residential step-down recovery service based in Erdington, Birmingham; this allows extension of the long-term complex care pathway.

Stanford Court will be a 20-bed male mental health inpatient unit based in Highgate. This will consist of a 15-bed enhanced care service and, contained within the building but outside the main service, five self-contained recovery flats to enable assessment skills in preparation for discharge.

About Us

Options for Care supports service-users along a recovery pathway using relationship-centred, best practice interventions and supports individuals to improve their quality of life whilst working towards their personal goals. Service-user outcomes are measured using recognised assessment tools which allow us to evidence our objective of enabling individuals to move towards living in the least restrictive setting possible.

Mission

• Realising potential
  
  

Vision

• We offer best practice interventions to enable personal recovery and wellbeing.
  
  

Values

• The individual is at the heart of everything we do.
• We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships.
• We deliver and continuously evaluate high quality services whilst respecting difference, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others.
  
  

Details

Date posted

30 May 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£49,390 to £56,447 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

E0277-25-0019

Job locations

70-72

Handsworth Wood Road

Birmingham

B20 2DT

2 Montague Road

Birmingham

B16 9HR

106 Moseley Road

Birmingham

B12 0HG

Job Description

Job responsibilities

You will be responsible for managing the performance of the occupational therapy team, providing professional support and leadership. You will manage a small clinical caseload comprising of service users from across the organisation, completing assessments, intervention and evaluation of treatment. You will also assist the occupational therapy team to plan and deliver a range of occupational therapy assessments and interventions promoting recovery and well-being for our service-users who are at our hospital sites. You will ensure the therapeutic program, including group and individual sessions, is being delivered and evaluated regularly to reflect the needs of the current service-user group.

The MOHOST is established as the core occupational therapy assessment tool used across the organisation, providing evidence of change and focus on occupation. Additional assessments are completed as led by service-user need.

You will offer clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team and represent a senior professional voice within the integrated care team. You will work with service-users delivering person-centered care, working with individuals towards community integration, balancing safety and therapeutic risk taking. You will promote recovery principles with the aim of improving quality of life and achieving maximum independence with each service user.

Job Description

Job responsibilities

You will be responsible for managing the performance of the occupational therapy team, providing professional support and leadership. You will manage a small clinical caseload comprising of service users from across the organisation, completing assessments, intervention and evaluation of treatment. You will also assist the occupational therapy team to plan and deliver a range of occupational therapy assessments and interventions promoting recovery and well-being for our service-users who are at our hospital sites. You will ensure the therapeutic program, including group and individual sessions, is being delivered and evaluated regularly to reflect the needs of the current service-user group.

The MOHOST is established as the core occupational therapy assessment tool used across the organisation, providing evidence of change and focus on occupation. Additional assessments are completed as led by service-user need.

You will offer clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team and represent a senior professional voice within the integrated care team. You will work with service-users delivering person-centered care, working with individuals towards community integration, balancing safety and therapeutic risk taking. You will promote recovery principles with the aim of improving quality of life and achieving maximum independence with each service user.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• You must have HCPC registration to work as an occupational therapist.
  
  

Experience

Essential

• We are looking for a dynamic individual with a genuine passion for working with people who have severe and enduring mental health diagnoses, with a similar enthusiasm for supporting staff to deliver exceptional and innovative services.
  
  

Working requirements

Essential

• You must be able to work core hours, predominantly 09:00-17:00, with a usual working week of Monday-Friday.
  
  

Person Specification

Essential

• You must be able to work core hours, predominantly 09:00-17:00, with a usual working week of Monday-Friday.
  
  

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

Options for Care

Address

70-72

Handsworth Wood Road

Birmingham

B20 2DT

Employer's website

https://optionsforcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Options for Care

Address

70-72

Handsworth Wood Road

Birmingham

B20 2DT

Employer's website

https://optionsforcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

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