About this role
Job summary
Join us in shaping the future of recovery-focused care!
Are you a passionate and motivated Occupational Therapist looking to take the next step in your career? We're looking for dynamic Band 6 OTs to join our mental health inpatient teams -- and help us build a service that truly puts recovery and co-production at its heart.
In this exciting role, you'll be part of a forward-thinking, supportive AHP team committed to delivering innovative, person-centred care. You'll have the opportunity to lead and inspire others, helping to develop OT staff from a range of backgrounds, while shaping how we deliver meaningful interventions across our four hospital sites.
We're proud to work in partnership with our lived experience consultants, co-producing therapeutic activities and approaches that make a real difference. Our teams are solution-focused, enthusiastic, and always striving to improve through Quality Improvement projects and creative practice.
Main duties of the job
We're looking for someone who:
Has experience in mental health and is passionate about recovery-focused practice
Enjoys leading, supervising, and supporting others to grow and develop
Is confident in using MOHO and open to exploring other models of practice
Values working collaboratively with multi-disciplinary colleagues -- including Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists, Nurses, and Medical teams
In return, you'll join a team that values your ideas, supports your development, and celebrates innovation. You'll be part of a network of Band 6 OTs across all our inpatient units -- ensuring service users receive an equitable, high-quality experience wherever they are.
This is your chance to make a tangible impact, to shape services, and to grow as a professional leader in mental health occupational therapy.
If you're ready to bring your energy, creativity, and leadership to a team that's redefining what recovery-focused inpatient care can be -- we'd love to hear from you.
About us
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:
Adult and older adult mental health services Specialist learning disability services Mental health services for children and young people Community healthcare services for children, young people and families in Dudley
We currently employ over 4,000 people and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds. Whatever your role, working in a NHS Foundation Trust, like ours, is a demanding and extremely rewarding experience. Knowing that every day you can help to make a positive difference to someone's life is a very powerful feeling. We know that our Trust runs on this desire to help and support people, and our Trust vision expresses this. Our vision is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone, especially our colleagues to achieve the best possible work/life balance.
We proudly offer supportive, inclusive and family friendly employment and flexible working policies. We have a wide range of professional services and employee networks to help our colleagues be at their best - and find support if they need it. To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website: blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk.
For help to apply for this role please see documents attached under 'Additional documents'.
Job description Job responsibilities
In addition to the information listed above, the ideal candidate will have:
Excellent communication skills in regular contacts with service users, families and carers as well as other professionals. Experience of working closely with Multi-Disciplinary Teams, as well as wider inter-agency teams. Compassion, Empathy and a Caring approach with every interaction, in line with the Trusts behaviours. A detailed knowledge of the Model of Human Occupation as well as Occupational Formulation, and experience of using this in practice. A flexible approach to the post, both in relation to engaging service users, but also to support the service in meeting its needs. Enable and empower service users through clinical work, as well as fellow staff and students through facilitating supervisions.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications Essential
Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration, Evidence of further education
Experience Essential
Post Preceptorship experience Extensive clinical experience including invidividual and group work Supervision giving and receiving
Knowledge Essential
Experienced use of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) Experience of occupational therapy assessments and interventions with adults with mental health needs Ability to work independently using own initiative with regular supervision
Desirable
completion of placement educator training, experience of student education Understanding of effects of current health and social policy and practice in adult mental health services and the implications for Occupational Therapy practice
Trust Values Essential
Be compassionate, empathetic and caring to everyone Work with others. Be inclusive by understanding and valuing others to achieve the best results for everyone and everything we do Act with transparency and honesty; respect and value others to do the right thing at the right time for everyone.
skills Essential
Ability to build effective working relationships and work collaboratively within the Multi Disciplinary Team Commitment to person centred care Ability to cope in potentially stressful situations using appropriate support
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Bushey Fields Hospital
Bushey Fields Road
Dudley
DY1 2LZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.blackcountryhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)