Occupational Therapist

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Wake Green; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 39.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join The Zinnia Centre, Lavender Suite in Birmingham. You will be based on Lavender Suite, a 16-bed Female Acute Ward, working as a key team member and developing OT provision for a designated caseload.

You will focus on occupational performance, risk management and evaluating outcomes aligned to personalised care plans.

Formación

• Experience in mental health settings
• Understanding of risk assessment in clinical settings
• Knowledge of occupational therapy frameworks (MOHO) preferred

Responsabilidades

• Develop and deliver OT provision to a designated caseload on Lavender Suite
• Focus on occupational performance, risk management and evaluating outcomes
• Collaborate with OT assistants, activity workers and other professionals for recovery and discharge
• Be flexible to occasional changes in location within the service

Descripción del empleo

Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Zinnia Centre, Lavender Suite

Company: Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata

Hours: Full-time

Location: Birmingham, B11 4HL

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 21 Oct 2026

Closing date: 20 Nov 2026

Summary

A Vacancy at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to take up the position of band 5 Occupational Therapist (OT) at The Zinnia Centre, Lavender Suite.

You will be based on Lavender Suite, a 16 bedded Female Acute Ward, working as a key member of that team where you will develop and deliver occupational therapy (OT) provision to a designated caseload. You will focus on occupational performance, complex mental health presentations, risk management and evaluating outcomes aligned to personalised care plans. You will implement and facilitate individual and group programmes of clinical intervention in collaboration with OT assistants, activity workers and other professionals for effective recovery and discharge.

Whilst you will be based with a specific ward team, as a member of the wider occupational therapy service there may be occasions when flexibility of location is required to accommodate clinical need. You will be working closely with the Senior Occupational Therapist, band 7 Occupational Therapist, Ward Manager, Occupational Therapy Acute Lead, Matron, and the ward multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will be able to communicate well and use their professional skills and knowledge to work effectively across the service, as well as displaying ability to work on their own initiative and be a committed team player.

You will be joining a hard-working multi-disciplinary team dedicated to achieving the best outcomes for service users and carers. You will be involved in a variety of professional roles to include supporting the day-to-day decision making on the ward, designated supervision responsibilities, leadership of various individual projects, quality initiatives and service developments that support the trust strategy. This will equip you to embrace our philosophy of care; that the service user is at the heart of everything that we do. You will be expected to be flexible in your approach and welcome the opportunity to build on your existing experience and skills.

This position would be ideal for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with a vision to develop their career and clinical expertise within an acute mental health environment. The post would require the successful applicant to have experience within a mental health setting and have an awareness of risk management. You will be expected to utilise specialist functional assessments and interventions utilising the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) which is primarily used within the trust.

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.

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

This advert closes on Wednesday 28 Oct 2026