Band 6 Occupational Therapist - CMHT | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	08 January 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£38,682 - £46,580 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	07 February 2026
Location:	Birmingham, B45 9PL
Company:	Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7633455/436-7633455

Summary

At BSMHFT, we strive to improve the ways in which we can best deliver OT across our pathways and support staff in developing professional and clinical expertise. We are looking to recruit an experienced mental health OT working in a CMHT setting or a clinician who would like to experience the challenge of working in a busy dynamic role. We are looking for someone who can be autonomous, motivated, enthusiastic and able to work to a high standard to join our South CMHT Hub The successful candidate holder will have a keen interest in recovery orientated approaches, co-production and collaborative work with service users, families and carers.

You will work alongside an OT Team committed to offering recovery based care and excited about developing and enhancing your OT assessment and formulation skills. As a team member, you will support in triaging referrals, offer OT assessments, support to referrers and interventions within a clinic and home setting. The successful applicant will need to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, demonstrate evidence of post qualification study, and evidence of work with service users and colleagues in a way that reflects our Trust Values by providing committed and high quality care.

Our team of OT staff in CMHTs includes apprentices, Technical Instructors, OT and OT Line Manager. OT staff enjoy good relationships with our multi-disciplinary teams and it is important to us that our OT's are flexible, energetic, have a positive attitude and demonstrate an ability to quality standards.

The utilisation of job plans, CPD and professional development opportunities are important for our CMHT teams and we have access to an online CPD forum and other recognised training and supervision.

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.

Please make arrangements to visit or contact with us if you would like to find out more about this opportunity.

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 Monday 19 Jan 2026