Band 8b Consultant Occupational Therapist – ICCR

Job summary

A unique and exciting consultant level opportunity has arisen at Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust (BSMHFT) in the field of Integrated Community Care and Recovery (ICCR) across the Community Transformation Programmer

The role will take a leadership and strategic role in advising, developing and ensuring the delivery of high quality Occupational Therapy practice across all ICCR sites including rehabilitation bed based services ( Steps to recovery ) CMHT and Assertive Outreach teams.

In addition the post holder will play a lead role in the development and delivery of services across ICCR which are recovery focussed and support individuals within the a particular focus on developing opportunities social inclusion.

Main duties of the job

To reflect the core functions of an Occupational Therapy Consultant:

• An expert practice function

A professional leadership and consultancy function

An education, training and development function

• A practice and service development research and evaluation function as they apply to ICCR
• Enabler of new ways of working towards recovery for service users and staff
• Contribute on behalf of the OT workforce to the programme of Community Transformation
• Develop the role of service users across service provision
• Developing peer support networks

About us

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.