Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist - Little Bromwich Centre

Job summary

Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist - mental health services for older people

Community Mental Health Team - East hub - Little Bromwich centre

An exciting opportunity has arisen for permanent band 6 to join our Community Mental Health Team.

The successful applicant will work closely with Consultant Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Community Mental Health Nurses and admiral Nurses as well as have close links with in-patient units, CERTS (community enablement and recovery team, OPIP (older peoples intervention Programme), and Social Services. The CMHT's also liaise with primary care neighbourhood team and GP's, and the third sector.

This post will incorporate some input into the division wide OPIP (older peoples intervention service) which offers interventions in group and one to one settings for service users with Dementia (or cognitive impairments) and/or mental health needs.

The OT will be professionally supervised by the band 7 professional Lead OT for community services. Regular management supervision will be carried out by the CMHT team manager. The OT will have supervisory responsibilities for the band 5 OT and TI on the team.

Main duties of the job

The Occupational Therapist will be required to undertake comprehensive OT assessments using a number of standardised tools and models, including MOHO (model of human Occupation). The OT will apply formulation skills in setting appropriate goals and work together with the service user in achieving these goals by application of appropriate interventions.

A core role of the post will be to work under the framework of the care programme approach. There is an expectation that the OT will act as care co-ordinator as appropriate.

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.