Senior Occupational Therapist

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust is recruiting an experienced Occupational Therapist (Band 5/6) to support residents in care homes and Enhanced Assessment Beds across the borough. You will deliver high-quality therapy, contribute to pathway development, and work within an established MDT to meet complex needs.

You will join a multidisciplinary team providing seven‑day therapy, with supervision of junior staff and student placements, and opportunities for professional development within the

Qualifications

• Experience in community service / rehab / neurology or long‑term conditions.
• Experience in working as part of an Occupational Therapy team and supervising OT students and junior staff.
• Participation in audit and research.
• Ability to write complex patient reports and maintain documentation.

Responsibilities

• Undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients in care homes and enhanced assessment beds.
• Formulate and deliver patient-specific OT programmes, including group sessions.
• Evaluate progress, reassess and adjust treatment plans; set patient-centered goals.
• Support discharge processes and complete post-discharge assessments in patient homes.
• Attend MDT meetings and provide progress feedback.
• Provide clinical supervision and education to junior staff and students.

Skills

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Clinical reasoning

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

RCOT membership

Job description

Main area Care Homes Team Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day working including a rota covering weekends and bank holidays) Job ref 381-CT-8203315

Site SWB NHS Trust Town West Bromwich Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 16/09/2026 23:59

Here at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust we’re committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse workforce and we welcome applications from all parts of the community. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities whilst employing people to our organisation who meet our Trust values of ambition, respect and compassion. With the opening of our new hospital, Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, it’s the coming together of expertise from every corner of our organisation and a show of our commitment to provide better healthcare and create more jobs and so much more. We at the Trust actively encourage Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) and disabled applicants, as well as members of the armed forces community and value the positive impact that difference has on our teams. We are committed to equality and diversity within our workforce.

Job overview

Are you a dynamic, experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for providing excellent care to residents in care homes and enhanced assessment beds? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced band 5 or established band 6 Occupational Therapist to strengthen the Care Homes Team at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. We cover Sandwell care homes, Harvest View and other Enhanced Assessment Beds across the borough.

As part of your role, you will ensure best quality therapy for residents in both care homes and enhanced assessment beds, delivering effective treatment and rehabilitation. You will support the Team Lead Occupational Therapist’s in establishing and developing pathways and services provided to those in enhanced assessment beds and care homes. This will support delivery of specialist assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning. You will work as part of an established multidisciplinary including Physiotherapist’s, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Support Worker’s, ACP’s, Nurses, and Speech and Language Therapist’s to meet the complex needs of our patients. The care homes team provides a 7 day therapy service to our patients.

As a Trust, we will support your training and development objectives and encourage networking with peers across the region. You will play a key role in supporting Physiotherapy education and clinical competency within the Care Homes Therapy Team.

Main duties of the job

To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients within enhanced assessment beds and in care homes, including those with diverseorcomplex presentations;usingadvanced clinicalreasoning skills.

To formulate and deliver patient specific Occupational therapy programmes based on patients goals and needs. This will include groupwork sessions including breakfast groups and exercises classes etc.

To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatmentprogrammes if required and to set patient centered goals.

To support the discharge process working as part of a multidisciplinary team to facilitate discharges from Harvest View and EAB beds. This will include completing post discharge assessments in the individual's own home.

To attend MDT meetings and feedback on patient plans and progress.

To provide effective daily guidance and supervision for junior staff including Support Workers.

To be a clinical educator and support students undertaking placements within the team.

Working for our organisation

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.

Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails

Person specification

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Registered with HCPC
• Member of specialist section with RCOT

Experience

• Experience must include working within a community service / rehab / neurology or long-term conditions
• Experience of working as part of an Occupational Therapy team and the wider MDT.
• Experience of delegating to and supervising Occupational Therapy students and junior staff members.
• Contribution to the clinical education of less experienced staff/ undergraduate Occupational Therapists.
• Involvement in audit and research

Communication

• Able to adhere to Trust and Departmental documentation standards. Able to write complex patient reports
• Able to communicate effectively in face-to-face contact, telephone contact, e‑mail contact and internal and external meetings.
• Able to organise and prioritise own caseload
• Able to organise, supervise and delegate tasks to support workers

Personal Qualities

• Able to work as a team member
• Able to demonstrate initiative and commitment to self‑directed learning
• Able to demonstrate initiative and commitment to self‑directed learning

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing "better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond".

To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which:

Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement

Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and

Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites

Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly acrossthefour partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs.

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department by joining ourGreen Impact programme.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.