Job Summary
Secondment Opportunity: Band 7 Occupational Therapist.
Are you an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking to broaden your experience and take on a fresh challenge? We are delighted to offer a Band 7 Occupational Therapist secondment within our friendly, supportive Inpatient AHP team at Brooklands Hospital.
Working alongside well‑established multidisciplinary teams—including AHPs, Psychologists, nursing and medical colleagues—you will further develop your leadership skills and gain valuable experience in service development. You will continue to deliver high‑quality, person‑centred Occupational Therapy to a complex, varied, and often challenging client group, making a meaningful difference to patient outcomes.
You will be well supported by experienced colleagues, with access to peer supervision, regular clinical supervision, and ongoing opportunities for CPD and networking. Further training and development opportunities are available through the Trust's LBR fund, supporting you to enhance your knowledge, skills and confidence in working with this specialist client group.
This secondment offers an excellent opportunity to grow professionally within a collaborative and encouraging environment while gaining valuable Band 7 experience.
Responsibilities
* Work as part of a Therapy Team providing Occupational Therapy input into Assessment and Treatment Services and Forensic Learning Disability Services.
* Hold a clinical caseload and influence the Occupational Therapy service, delivery and development of the Therapy service at Brooklands, including supervision of junior and support staff as relevant.
* Lead on Occupational Therapy service developments in line with Trust priorities and timescales.
* Interpret referrals, conduct initial interviews and assess the capacities and limitations of the patient/client.
* Plan and implement appropriate treatment plans involving patients/clients/relatives/carers and multidisciplinary colleagues as appropriate. Treatment may be delivered at the base or in a relevant community setting.
* Coordinate the delivery of Occupational Therapy across inpatient services and provide clinical and managerial supervision to more junior members of the team.
* Contribute as part of the leadership team, ensuring team objectives are in line with the overall objectives of the inpatient therapy team.
Qualifications (Essential)
* Have one (or more) of the following core professions: PgD or BSC in Occupational Therapy
* Current state registration with Health Professional Council without restriction
* Fieldwork Educators Course (or be prepared to undertake this)
* Training in Sensory Integration Therapy (or be prepared to undertake this)
* Significant post‑graduate training in working with adults with learning disabilities
Knowledge (Essential)
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* An understanding of the specific contribution of Occupational Therapists in Learning Disability and Mental Health Services
* Ability to demonstrate team building, leadership and organisational skills
* Demonstrates an understanding and ability to practice in a person‑centred, recovery‑focused way
* Knowledge in developing and delivering groups within mental health/learning disability services
* Demonstrate the application of sensory integration therapy to Learning Disability or Mental Health
Experience (Essential)
* Broad range of experience in working in Learning Disability and/or Mental Health services
* Experience in applied sensory integration therapy
* Significant experience in working in forensic/CAMHS/acute mental health services
* Evidence of effective caseload management
* Experience of supervising qualified and/or unqualified staff
* Experience of involvement in service evaluation and audit
Benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
* Excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
* Discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
* Well‑being support, including an in‑house counselling service, external helpline and more
* Staff networks and support group
Key Information
Pay scheme: Agenda for Change, Band 7, salary £47,810 to £54,710 a year (pro rata). Contract: Secondment, Working pattern: Part‑time. Date posted: 09 March 2026. Reference number: 444-7689794B-LD. Job location: Brooklands Hospital, Marston Green, B37 5RY.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
About Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
We deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and proudly serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. Our ethos is to put people at our heart, caring for our staff and colleagues as much as others. We offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
Employer Details
Employer: Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust.
Address: Brooklands Hospital, Marston Green, B37 5RY.
Website: https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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