Specialist Occupational Therapist

Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist - Birmingham

Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band
7)

Healthcare Birmingham

Salary: £47,741 per annum

12 Months fixed term contract

St Andrew's Birmingham is an innovative, forward thinking service on an exciting improvement journey strengthening pathways, enhancing patient flow and reducing length of stay across our secure hospital. We're building a team that thrives on fresh ideas, collaborative working and doing things better.

We're now looking for a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join us as a key contributor to our discharge and transition planning function. This is a brilliant opportunity to be part of a service that's evolving fast, where your clinical expertise will help shape smoother, safer and more consistent patient journeys.

What You'll Do

• Provide advanced OT input into complex discharge planning
• Support the development of structured transitional programmes
• Work closely with MDTs and external partners to unblock barriers and improve flow
• Contribute to service improvement projects focused on progression and discharge
• Supervise and develop the OT workforce in dischargefocused practice
• Lead on outcome measurement and evidence based pathway development

• A friendly, motivated and forward thinking MDT
• A hospital committed to innovation and continuous improvement
• Real opportunities to influence how we deliver secure care
• A supportive culture that values professional development and wellbeing

A confident, skilled OT with strong experience in mental health or secure settings, excellent clinical reasoning, and a passion for improving patient pathways and transitional care.

You can achieve more at St Andrews Healthcare

St Andrews Healthcare is a charity providing specialist mental healthcare services. We work in partnership with a number of NHS, voluntary, educational and research organisations to deliver a range of specialist inpatient and community mental healthcare services, education and research that helps to improve the lives of people with complex mental health needs.

You will contribute to a multi-disciplinary clinical team, taking responsibility for a clinical caseload, and offering OT specific assessment and treatment to groups and individuals within your care. Strong communication skills are essential, both written and verbal, with the ability to develop good professional relationships with your clinical team and the wider professional team.

You will be able to show a good understanding of occupational therapy within inpatient services; demonstrating the hope occupational therapists bring to the lives of those in our care. You will also be able to share your experience of applying the OT process to achieve positive patient outcomes and demonstrate how you promote the profession within your clinical team.

The charity value the importance of continued professional development. This includes a personal development plan with access to a preceptorship programme, internal CPD events, networking opportunities with colleagues and external training were deemed clinically appropriate.

• HCPC Registration in Occupational Therapy

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.

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working,Home or remote working,Compressed hours