Occupational Therapist

Band 7 Occupational Therapy Team Manager

📍 West Midlands | Full-Time | NHS Contract | ASAP Start

Are you an experienced Band 7 Occupational Therapist looking for your next leadership opportunity within a specialist inpatient setting?

We are recruiting for an experienced Occupational Therapy Team Manager to join a highly regarded NHS service supporting adults with complex mental health, learning disability and forensic needs. This is an excellent opportunity to lead an established Occupational Therapy team while maintaining a specialist clinical caseload and contributing to service development.

The Role

As the Occupational Therapy Team Manager, you will provide both clinical expertise and operational leadership, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, person-centred Occupational Therapy services across specialist inpatient settings.

Working closely with a multidisciplinary team, you will support individuals with complex needs to maximise independence, improve functional outcomes and achieve meaningful occupational goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a specialist caseload of patients with complex occupational therapy needs.
• Complete comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments and formulate evidence-based treatment plans.
• Deliver high-quality, person-centred interventions tailored to individual goals.
• Undertake functional and occupational assessments to identify strengths, barriers and therapeutic priorities.
• Work collaboratively with patients, families, carers and multidisciplinary professionals.
• Deliver Occupational Therapy across inpatient and community settings where required.
• Provide clinical leadership within the Occupational Therapy service.
• Coordinate day-to-day service delivery, workload management and resource allocation.
• Supervise, mentor and support junior Occupational Therapists, assistants and support staff.
• Lead on service development, quality improvement initiatives and clinical audits.
• Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to effective multidisciplinary communication.
• Support safeguarding, risk management and safe clinical practice.
• Participate in clinical governance, appraisal and continuing professional development activities.

About You

To be considered, you will have:

• HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Previous experience within mental health, learning disability, forensic or complex inpatient services.
• Experience managing a clinical caseload involving complex presentations.
• Strong understanding of recovery-focused and person-centred Occupational Therapy practice.
• Previous experience supervising or leading junior staff.
• Excellent communication, leadership and organisational skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

What You'll Receive

• Band 7 leadership opportunity within a specialist NHS service.
• Diverse and rewarding clinical caseload.
• Opportunity to lead and develop an Occupational Therapy team.
• Supportive multidisciplinary environment.
• Ongoing professional development and clinical supervision.
• Immediate start available.

If you're an experienced Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your leadership career, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to learn more about this exciting Band 7 Occupational Therapy Team Manager opportunity.