Occupational Therapist Team Manager
hace 16 días
Birmingham
\n Band 6 OT – Roles & Responsibilities \n\n • Manage a specialist clinical caseload and prioritise patient needs independently.\n, • Undertake Occupational Therapy assessments, including identifying patients’ strengths, needs, capacities and limitations.\n, • Develop and deliver individualised Occupational Therapy treatment and intervention plans.\n, • Provide OT input across inpatient and relevant community settings, working with patients, carers and the MDT.\n, • Work with patients with mental health needs and challenging behaviours, adapting interventions to individual circumstances.\n, • Provide supervision, professional guidance and support to junior Occupational Therapists and support staff.\n, • Contribute to service development, clinical governance, audit, research and quality improvement.\n, • Maintain accurate clinical documentation and professional reports in line with Trust and HCPC standards.\n, • Contribute to training, student placements and wider Therapy service development.\n, • Maintain professional competence through CPD and appraisal.\n\n Band 7 OT – Roles & Responsibilities \n\n • Manage a complex specialist clinical caseload across Assessment and Treatment and Forensic Learning Disability Services.\n, • Deliver specialist OT assessments, functional assessments, interventions and individualised treatment plans.\n, • Assess patients’ strengths, needs, risks, barriers and occupational goals, working closely with patients, carers and the MDT.\n, • Provide specialist OT input across inpatient and community settings.\n, • Provide Band 7 clinical leadership within the OT service, supporting service planning, development and workload management.\n, • Supervise, support and develop junior Occupational Therapists, assistants and support staff.\n, • Provide specialist clinical advice and contribute to complex MDT decision-making.\n, • Contribute to safeguarding, risk management, clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development.\n, • Maintain accurate clinical documentation and safe professional practice in line with HCPC standards and Trust policies.\n, • Maintain professional competence through CPD, appraisal and ongoing clinical development.\n\n Essential Skills & Experience \n\n • HCPC registered Occupational Therapist (or eligible for registration) with a relevant Occupational Therapy degree/diploma.\n, • Substantial Band 7-level Occupational Therapy experience working with a Learning Disability and/or Autism client group – this is a specific requirement for the role.\n, • Experience within Learning Disability, Autism, mental health, forensic, or complex inpatient services.\n, • Proven experience managing a complex clinical caseload and delivering structured Occupational Therapy interventions.\n, • Strong understanding of person-centred, recovery-focused, and evidence-based Occupational Therapy practice.\n, • Experience providing clinical supervision, leadership, and support to junior staff.\n, • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with patients, carers, families, and multidisciplinary professionals.\n, • Ability to assess and manage clinical risk and contribute effectively to MDT decision-making and service development.\n, • \n