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Are you highly motivated and enthusiastic about making an active contribution to building a quality service? Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills as an OT and as a mental health professional?   If the answer is “yes” then we would like to welcome you on board.

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Ardenleigh Women's Secure Blended Service team. This is an exciting opportunity as the successful applicant will join an already established Occupational Therapy Service, which aims to provide assessment, treatment, rehabilitation to our service users with complex needs. 

This job offers the opportunity to:

- Enhance skills in various specialist Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions. This will be goal orientated, focussed on developing positive routines, addressing difficulties with motivation, and looking to support individuals in developing self-management skills and strategies to maximise independence.

- Opportunity to work flexibly.

- Have support for staff wellbeing and to encourage home/work life balance.

- Meet specialist training needs such as becoming a Sensory Integration Practitioner, DBT Specialist, Psychological First Aider and more.

- Develop an ever-evolving service and take part in service development, research and QI projects.

- Increase management skills.

Main duties of the job

-       Working alongside a specialist MDT with unique roles such as Drama therapy, Art therapy, Music Therapy and ANP roles which focus on staff wellbeing.

-       Completing specialist assessments in MOHO, MOCA, Sensory.

-       Attending weekly reviews – MDT.

-       Running groups and planned interventions.

-       Writing reports and assessments.

-       Support in operational management of the delivery of an evidenced based Occupational Therapy treatment service.

-       Provide leadership within a recovery focused model of care and trauma informed care model.

-       Provide support/coaching to the junior members of the OT team and wider MDT.

-       Demonstrating values of compassion, commitment, and inclusivity.

-       To empower and enable individuals to access community resources which support their social, employment, educational and recreational needs and goals.

Working for our organisation

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.

Please view our videos and information pages for more information on Occupational Therapy within our Trust and Ardenleigh. 

Occupational Therapist - YouTube 

Ardenleigh Tour Film 2024 on Vimeo

Join Us - Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (bsmhft.nhs.uk)

Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.

Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust.

All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your first week with us.

If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.

If applicable to your role, the Trust will require you to sign up for the DBS Update Service. The subscription will cost you £13 a year but the Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.

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