Band 7 Occupational Therapy Lead Moor Green Brain Injury Unit
| Posting date: | 24 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 August 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, B13 8JL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9820-25-0642 |
Summary
To lead and occupational therapy programme in collaboration with the Band 7 OT for job retention in the Moor Green unit and support colleagues across the neurological and rehabilitation pathway. To manage a defined caseload, within Moor Green Brain Injury Unit as an OT and as key worker using evidence-based client centred practice to assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment programmes for patients with highly complex neurological needs i.e. physical behavioural, social and vocational, liaising with other team members and external organisations and agencies. 2. To key-work an agreed caseload of highly complex clients which will include overseeing clients needs, coordinating all aspects of their rehabilitation programme and being the named contact for family, team, employer and other agencies. 3. Effectively assess clients who have highly complex needs (physical, cognitive, behavioural, social and vocational), considering their function and considering all environments in which they live and work. 4. Identify client centred rehabilitation goals in conjunction with the client and the interdisciplinary team, carers, agencies, employers, both internal and external to the service. 5. Plan and formulate specialist interventions that are evidence based in conjunction with the clients, carers, other professionals, agencies and employers. 6. Deliver OT intervention to individuals and/or groups using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals. These include fatigue management; vocational assessments; behavioural and cognitive assessment and management and strategies/programmes. Prepare and transfer rehabilitation strategies, modification and adaptations to the home, community, environment and workplace settings. 8. Recommend environmental adaptations and/or equipment for client use in a range of environments, e.g. home, work, leisure, social, transport, this may include undertaking a workplace environment assessment. To demonstrate equipment used for transfers, instruct in its use, using safe manual handling techniques in the clients home, community environment and/ or workplace, where appropriate. 1Monitor, evaluate and modify treatment of clients with complex needs to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention, utilising outcome measures. To liaise with clients, family/carers and other professionals internal and external, in relation to patient information. Liaise with employers advocating and advising them on the clients needs within the working environment requiring a high level of communication and negotiation skill. Support other team members in the communication of complex or sensitive information relating to the client/carer. Initiate the initial goal planning, reviews and discharge preparation meetings and ensure they reach an effective conclusion. Provide OT and key worker role within Moor Green, providing leadership and support to team members when requested. Co-operate and assist with research and audit projects as required. Reflect on and evaluate own practice using the available evidence base and outcome measures and participate in audit and research as required.