PICU Occupational Therapy Assistant - Dynamic Activity Lead

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham invites applications for a full-time Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant at Meadowcroft, a Male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. You will support qualified OT staff, facilitate group activities, and help deliver care plans within a dynamic multidisciplinary team.

The post requires flexible hours to cover a 7-day service. You will assist in assessments and deliver therapeutic activities that promote recovery, independence,

Qualifications

• Experience in Healthcare working in an Acute Setting
• Experience with Delivering 1:1/group Theraputic Interventions

Responsibilities

• Group Facilitation: Plan and run structured, low-demand groups directly on the ward.
• One-to-One Engagement: Build professional, supportive relationships with patients who are too unwell, paranoid, or agitated to tolerate a group setting.
• Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): Observe and report on how patients manage basic and domestic tasks.
• Information Gathering: Help the qualified OT administer standardized or non-standardized functional and vocational screenings.
• Dynamic Risk Assessment: Monitor patients continuously for mood, behaviour or risk changes during activities.
• Safe Environments: Ensure tools and materials are accounted for and used safely in line with PICU protocols.
• Crisis Management: Undergo mandatory training in Averts techniques to assist the nursing team during incidents.

Skills

Group facilitation

1:1 intervention

Job description

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham invites applications for a full-time Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant at Meadowcroft, a Male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit. You will support qualified OT staff, facilitate group activities, and help deliver care plans within a dynamic multidisciplinary team.

The post requires flexible hours to cover a 7-day service. You will assist in assessments and deliver therapeutic activities that promote recovery, independence,