Options for Care is looking to recruit an exceptional occupational therapist, with a passion for working with people who have severe and enduring mental health diagnoses, to manage the occupational therapy team and a small clinical caseload. We require a:

Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist

Starting salary £49,390

The successful candidate will provide professional support and leadership to our occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants and activity workers who are based across our existing mental health inpatient services in Birmingham:

• Montague Court is an 18-bed male long term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Edgbaston, Birmingham
• Dartmouth House is a 16-bed male long term complex care mental health inpatient unit based in Handsworth Wood, Birmingham
• Orchard House is an 8-bed residential step-down recovery service based in Erdington, Birmingham; this allows extension of the long-term complex care pathway.
• Stanford Court will be a 20-bed male mental health inpatient unit based in Highgate. This will consist of a 15-bed enhanced care service and, contained within the building but outside the main service, five self-contained recovery flats to enable assessment skills in preparation for discharge.

Options for Care supports service-users along a recovery pathway using relationship-centred, best practice interventions and supports individuals to improve their quality of life whilst working towards their personal goals. Service-user outcomes are measured using recognised assessment tools which allow us to evidence our objective of enabling individuals to move towards living in the least restrictive setting possible.

Mission

• Realising potential

Vision

• We offer best practice interventions to enable personal recovery and wellbeing.

Values

• The individual is at the heart of everything we do.
• We inspire, stimulate and empower people to achieve and grow through compassionate, supportive and protective relationships.
• We deliver and continuously evaluate high quality services whilst respecting difference, promoting dignity and supporting the privacy of others.

You will be responsible for managing the performance of the occupational therapy team, providing professional support and leadership. You will manage a small clinical caseload comprising of service users from across the organisation, completing assessments, intervention and evaluation of treatment. You will also assist the occupational therapy team to plan and deliver a range of occupational therapy assessments and interventions promoting recovery and well-being for our service-users who are at our hospital sites.

You will ensure the therapeutic program, including group and individual sessions, is being delivered and evaluated regularly to reflect the needs of the current service-user group.

The MOHOST is established as the core occupational therapy assessment tool used across the organisation, providing evidence of change and focus on occupation. Additional assessments are completed as led by service-user need.

You will offer clinical leadership within the multidisciplinary team and represent a senior professional voice within the integrated care team. You will work with service-users delivering person-centered care, working with individuals towards community integration, balancing safety and therapeutic risk taking. You will promote recovery principles with the aim of improving quality of life and achieving maximum independence with each service user.

You must have HCPC registration to work as an occupational therapist. We are looking for a dynamic individual with a genuine passion for working with people who have severe and enduring mental health diagnoses, with a similar enthusiasm for supporting staff to deliver exceptional and innovative services. You must be able to work core hours, predominantly 09:00-17:00, with a usual working week of Monday-Friday.

Staff development, support and supervision are in place, alongside staff health benefits making Options for Care a welcoming and positive place to work.

If you are interested in applying for the role, please email hr@optionsforcare.net or if you require further information regarding the position or an informal discussion, please contact:

• Esther Mallett, Head of Therapies on 07957951284 or esther.mallett@optionsforcare.net