Occupational Therapy teamleaderNHS AfC: Band 7

Black Country Job Support; Stourbridge; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization is seeking a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to cover a maternity leave in their Learning Disability team. The role requires delivering clinical leadership and managing the OT team to provide effective interventions to adults with learning disabilities. Candidates should have a degree in Occupational Therapy, relevant postgraduate training, and HCPC registration. Opportunities for professional development and supervision are included.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership skills with clinical OT experience.
• Ability to develop recovery-focused interventions.
• Experience with diverse health needs in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and operational management.
• Deliver complex assessments and interventions.
• Support professional development and supervision for junior staff.

Skills

Excellent communication

Teamwork skills

Time management

Risk management awareness

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Relevant postgraduate training to master's level

HCPC registration

Job description

Job overview

We are seeking a dynamic and capable Band 6 Occupational Therapist interested in covering a Band 7 maternity leave within our established community learning disability team.

Occupational Therapy plays a vital role in our teams, working alongside other disciplines. The successful candidate should be confident in developing and delivering recovery-focused interventions across all occupational domains with individuals and groups.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide clinical leadership and operational management to the Occupational Therapy team within Dudley community localities in the Black Country, based at The Ridge Hill Center. The trust is committed to high-quality therapeutic services, with recent substantial investments in AHP services.

Applicants should possess excellent communication and teamwork skills, a good awareness of risk management, and excellent time management and professional conduct. This role offers opportunities for professional development, leadership skill enhancement, and support through regular supervision, CPD, and contribution to wider adult Learning Disability allied health professional services.

Working for our organisation

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the Black Country region, including:

• Adult and Older Adult mental health services
• Specialist learning disability services
• CAMHS

Formed on 1 April 2020 through a merger, the Trust employs over 3,000 staff from diverse backgrounds, committed to delivering outstanding, continually improving services based on best practice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be part of the Learning Disability community transformation, contributing to operational and professional leadership within the OT team, supporting colleagues and support workers. As a key member of the Learning Disability Services Clinical and Management Team, you will manage professional leadership and coordination of the OT team, delivering complex assessments and interventions to adults with learning disabilities and additional health needs, such as distressed behaviors, mental health deterioration, physical health issues, dementia, sensory needs, and postural needs.

Person specification

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Relevant postgraduate training to master's level
• HCPC registration

Experience

• Experience in audit
• Leadership experience
• Clinical OT experience in Learning Disabilities / Mental Health
• Supervision of junior staff
• Experience in service development
• Use of outcome measures