Occupational Therapist

Band 7 Occupational Therapy Team Manager

West Midlands | Full-Time | NHS Contract | ASAP Start

Are you an experienced Band 7 Occupational Therapist looking for your next leadership opportunity within a specialist inpatient setting?

We are recruiting for an experienced Occupational Therapy Team Manager to join a highly regarded NHS service supporting adults with complex mental health, learning disability and forensic needs. This is an excellent opportunity to lead an established Occupational Therapy team while maintaining a specialist clinical caseload and contributing to service development.

As the Occupational Therapy Team Manager, you will provide both clinical expertise and operational leadership, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred Occupational Therapy services across specialist inpatient settings.

Working closely with a multidisciplinary team, you will support individuals with complex needs to maximise independence, improve functional outcomes and achieve meaningful occupational goals.

• Manage a specialist caseload of patients with complex occupational therapy needs.
• Complete comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments and formulate evidence-based treatment plans.
• Deliver high-quality, person-centred interventions tailored to individual goals.
• Undertake functional and occupational assessments to identify strengths, barriers and therapeutic priorities.
• Work collaboratively with patients, families, carers and multidisciplinary professionals.
• Deliver Occupational Therapy across inpatient and community settings where required.
• Provide clinical leadership within the Occupational Therapy service.
• Coordinate day-to-day service delivery, workload management and resource allocation.
• Supervise, mentor and support junior Occupational Therapists, assistants and support staff.
• Lead on service development, quality improvement initiatives and clinical audits.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to effective multidisciplinary communication.
• Support safeguarding, risk management and safe clinical practice.
• Participate in clinical governance, appraisal and continuing professional development activities.

• HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Previous experience within mental health, learning disability, forensic or complex inpatient services.
• Experience managing a clinical caseload involving complex presentations.
• Strong understanding of recovery-focused and person-centred Occupational Therapy practice.
• Previous experience supervising or leading junior staff.
• Excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

• Band 7 leadership opportunity within a specialist NHS service.
• Diverse and rewarding clinical caseload.
• Opportunity to lead and develop an Occupational Therapy team.
• Supportive multidisciplinary environment.
• Ongoing professional development and clinical supervision.
• Immediate start available.

If you're an experienced Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your leadership career, we'd love to hear from you.