Band 5 Occupational Therapist - ICCR | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	09 October 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£31,049 - £37,796 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	08 November 2025
Location:	Birmingham, B10 0PG
Company:	Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7464084/436-7464084

Summary

We welcome applicantions from current Band 5 staff or recent graduates with a strong interest and a commitment to developing skills and expertise in delivering quality interventions to service users accessing our community mental health teams. We have permanent and fixed term 18 month positions available. Our CMHT's are part of our Integrated Community Care and Recovery Directorate (ICCR), and the successful applicant join our team of Band 6, Apprentice and Technical Instructors, managed by a Band 7 Clinical Lead and Manager.

The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about recovery, co-production, and will be able to engage with service users in developing personalised care that is both meaningful to them and promotes their wellbeing.

We can offer you a preceptorship and mentoring during your first year in post and training opportunities to support your career development. ICCR also has an active peer support and online led CPD meeting and we have access to role specific training. You will be managed by OT managers, receive caseload management, regular management and clinical supervision. OT staff have access to a wide range of wellbeing support, job planning leadership opportunities. We also offer support for flexible working and those returning from career breaks. Our managers are committed to developing an open learning environment where staff canshare good practice, work on community service developments, QI and Leadership projects.



Our CMHT Teams are committed to providing the best care we can and our staff are encouraged to develop their clinical skills as OT's and to contribute effectively as MDT members.

All OT's carry caseloads, are involved in triage and assessment and aim to deliver care consistent with our Trust values and strategic priorities. As part of an OT team, you will work closely with other OT and MDT members, escalating cases of concern when needed and being involved with multi agency working, including third sector and stautory organisations.

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached jobdescription and person specification.

We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.


This advert closes on Sunday 2 Nov 2025