privateCloses in 36 days
Occupational Therapist Team Manager
Total Assist Recruitment
BirminghamView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£30.00 to £35.00 an hour
Contract
Not specified
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
5 November 2026
36 days leftJob description
- Manage a specialist clinical caseload and prioritise patient needs independently.
- Undertake Occupational Therapy assessments, including identifying patients’ strengths, needs, capacities and limitations.
- Develop and deliver individualised Occupational Therapy treatment and intervention plans.
- Provide OT input across inpatient and relevant community settings, working with patients, carers and the MDT.
- Work with patients with mental health needs and challenging behaviours, adapting interventions to individual circumstances.
- Provide supervision, professional guidance and support to junior Occupational Therapists and support staff.
- Contribute to service development, clinical governance, audit, research and quality improvement.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and professional reports in line with Trust and HCPC standards.
- Contribute to training, student placements and wider Therapy service development.
- Maintain professional competence through CPD and appraisal.
- Manage a complex specialist clinical caseload across Assessment and Treatment and Forensic Learning Disability Services.
- Deliver specialist OT assessments, functional assessments, interventions and individualised treatment plans.
- Assess patients’ strengths, needs, risks, barriers and occupational goals, working closely with patients, carers and the MDT.
- Provide specialist OT input across inpatient and community settings.
- Provide Band 7 clinical leadership within the OT service, supporting service planning, development and workload management.
- Supervise, support and develop junior Occupational Therapists, assistants and support staff.
- Provide specialist clinical advice and contribute to complex MDT decision-making.
- Contribute to safeguarding, risk management, clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and safe professional practice in line with HCPC standards and Trust policies.
- Maintain professional competence through CPD, appraisal and ongoing clinical development.
- HCPC registered Occupational Therapist (or eligible for registration) with a relevant Occupational Therapy degree/diploma.
- 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.
- Experience within Learning Disability, Autism, mental health, forensic, or complex inpatient services.
- Proven experience managing a complex clinical caseload and delivering structured Occupational Therapy interventions.
- Strong understanding of person-centred, recovery-focused, and evidence-based Occupational Therapy practice.
- Experience providing clinical supervision, leadership, and support to junior staff.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with patients, carers, families, and multidisciplinary professionals.
- Ability to assess and manage clinical risk and contribute effectively to MDT decision-making and service development.
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Provenance
Source
Reed
First seen
24 September 2026
Last checked
30 September 2026
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About the employer
TAR
Total Assist Recruitment
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