Occupational Therapy Team Lead (Inpatient AHP/OT)

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A pioneering healthcare trust in the UK is seeking an Occupational Therapist to provide leadership within Adult Inpatient Therapy services. In this Band 7 role, you will manage a multidisciplinary team and ensure effective clinical practices. Your contribution will enhance patient care across the Black Country, supported by ongoing professional development. You will be an integral part of decision-making processes and ensure quality therapy services are delivered in inpatient settings.

Benefits

Flexible working

Ongoing CPD opportunities

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in leading AHP teams in mental health.
• Ability to deliver complex occupational therapy assessments.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and professional leadership of the AHP team.
• Contribute to management decisions within Mental Health Services.
• Deliver occupational therapy assessments and interventions.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team working skills

Time management

Risk management awareness

Education

Relevant professional qualification in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Working alongside Allied Health Professional staff you will contribute to the delivery and management of Adult Inpatient Therapy services. This will include ensuring the delivery of Occupational Therapy and AHP assessments, individualized treatment programmes and group work in our inpatient settings in line with the Model of Human Occupation and Recovery Model. Sitting within the Adult urgent care inpatient AHP team, you will be a highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team and actively involved in MDT decision making processes. The post holder will provide clinical leadership and operational management to the AHP Therapy team within Wolverhampton adult inpatient localities with the ability and enthusiasm to work across the Black Country. These teams are based within Penn Hospital, and Heath Lane MacArthur unit. There has been a substantial investment in inpatient AHP services as the trust is committed to providing a high-quality therapeutic service.

Successful applicants will have excellent communication and team working skills; a good awareness of risk and managing risk; excellent time management and professional conduct. This role will facilitate your professional development and equip you with a range of leadership skills. You will be supported by regular clinical and management supervision, ongoing CPD opportunities and encouraged to contribute to the development of the wider adult mental health allied health professional services.

• Adult and older adult mental health services
• Specialist learning disability services
• CAMHS

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, after NHS England and NHS Improvement approved the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Combining resources, strategies and a talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving. We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and, just like the population we serve, are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational and professional leadership of AHP colleagues, including support workers, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists within inpatient adult mental health services across Sandwell inpatient.
• Serve as a key member of the Mental Health Services Clinical and Management Team, contributing to the overall management of those services.
• Hold designated responsibility for professional leadership and coordination of the AHP team and deliver complex occupational therapy assessments and interventions to adults within inpatient services.

Pay: £47,810 - £54,710 per annum. Full time. Band 7. New role.

We are an equal opportunities employer and offer flexible working. We welcome applications from under‑represented groups and those with lived experience relevant to our services. Our culture is inclusive, anti‑racist and supports LGBTQ+ and disabled applicants. All applicants will be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme where essential criteria are met.