Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist – East Core Team: Sponsorship Available

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team within Forward Thinking Birmingham. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a unique, city-wide mental health service supporting children and young people. As a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will work as part of a vibrant, supportive and highly skilled MDT to provide a high-quality, evidence-based Occupational Therapy Service for children and young people experiencing a range of complex mental health needs.

We are looking for someone who:

  • Is driven to improve outcomes for children and young people with mental health difficulties
  • Is skilled and experienced in working with complexity and diversity within mental health services
  • Values co-production, early intervention, and promotes recovery and participation through a strength-based ethos
  • Can provide clinical leadership and supervision to junior OT staff and support MDT colleagues

In return, we offer:

  • A supportive and inclusive team culture, with a strong focus on wellbeing and development
  • Opportunities to contribute to service innovation and development
  • Access to a wide range of CPD and leadership development opportunities

The post holder will be based at Washwood Heath Health & Wellbeing Centre but will need to be able to travel to different hubs and locations across the city.

Main duties of the job

You will bring your clinical expertise to assess, plan and deliver specialist OT interventions, 1-1 and groupwork, while also contributing to the development of the OT service and providing clinical leadership. You will have the opportunity to shape and lead on providing collaborative, trauma-informed and autism-affirming person-centered care, working to reduce barriers and support meaningful engagement in daily life.

The postholder will:

  • Work within the East Core hub, as part of the wider MDT, to deliver holistic and integrated care plans, ensuring occupational therapy is embedded within a shared formulation and intervention approach.
  • Provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and 1-1 and group interventions to children and young people (aged 0 – 25) experiencing a wide range of mental health difficulties, including those who are neurodivergent and/or have complex needs.
  • Work collaboratively with families, carers, educational providers, social care and other agencies to promote recovery, participation and emotional well-being.
  • Offer clinical leadership and supervision to junior OT staff and support professional development across the wider team.
  • Contribute to service development and improvement initiatives within the OT team and in line with divisional and trust wide priorities.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • Occupational Therapy Degree/Diploma
  • HCPC registration
  • Experience/skills in the area of working with complex mental health difficulties, including working with neurodiversity or complex trauma
  • Experience/skills in the area of working with children & young people
  • Experience of working with mental health risk and examples of positive risk taking such as increasing protective factors
  • Working with patients, families and wider network of professionals/MDTs

Desirable

  • Experience of using MOHO Case Formulation
  • Training or knowledge related to a specialist modality for example: Sensory Integration; AMPS; DBT skills; Attachment & Trauma Theory
  • Experience of delivering teaching, training, supervision, or supporting staff/teams

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: 15 November 2026

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