Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

To uphold a high quality FIRST Occupational Therapy, (OT), clinical service. Oversee the competency of the workforce and service user experience through clinical and case management and monitoring of quality outcomes though audit, data reporting, and quality improvement projects.

Main duties of the job

The Clinical Specialist will form part of the management team and ensure that the Occupational Therapy clinical service is represented in all aspects of service delivery. The post holder will monitor and manage the interface and in-reach with transition cases and the community clinical service, supporting safe, effective and high-quality pathways of care. They will contribute to quality assurance by reviewing clinical outcomes, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring occupational therapy practice is aligned with professional standards, service specifications and the needs of service users.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of managing caseloads with people with complex mental health problems in a hospital or community team setting for a substantive period of time
  • Experience of using audit to measure service outcomes
  • Evidence of managing staff clinically and or managerially

Desirable

  • Evidence of using clinical process and standards to inform clinical practices

Training and qualification

Essential

  • Diploma, BSC(Hons), or MSc In Occupational Therapy
  • Evidence of post graduate training in leadership

Desirable

  • Evidence of post graduate training in a relevant clinical field
  • Evidence of co-production in service delivery and or evaluation

Personal qualities

Essential

  • Emotional resilience and highly effective communication style. Good problem solver
  • Work within a team and deliver on organisational / team objectives
  • Willingness and ability to travel between sites within the Trust, region wide across the West Midlands and potentially nationwide, as required.
  • Commitment to working within a multicultural framework and the client group for which this post provides a service to

Desirable

  • Good attendance record

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).

Closing Date: 27 September 2026

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