Employer Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Uffculme Centre Town Birmingham Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 03/07/2025 23:59 Interview date 11/07/2025
Band 6 Clinical Educator - Occupational Therapy
Band 6
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
As an Occupational Therapy Clinical Educator, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the professional development of our Occupational Teams across BSMHFT.
You will be responsible for enhancing skills and new ways of working, providing expert teaching, training and support to clinical staff, ensuring the highest standards of practice are maintained across the services.
You will work closely with Occupational Therapists from all the clinical directorates: Secure Care and Offender Health, Dementia and Frailty, Specialities, Integrated Community Care and Recovery and Acute and Urgent Care Directorates, and the newly developed Children & Young People.
Main duties of the job
* Support an effective clinical educational environment that supports staff in the delivery of safe, high quality, evidence based mental health care.
* Support the development of programmes of training and education that facilitate the on-going professional development for all levels of the Occupational Therapy workforce.
* Act as an expert resource, demonstrating high standards of clinical expertise in the delivery of Occupational Therapy care.
* Be expected to maintain a high clinical profile working with mental health services to educate and improve knowledge and skills.
* Be highly flexible to support new initiatives, changes to practice and embed evidence-based practice in a wide range of clinical settings.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description 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.
Person specification
Qualifications
* HCPC Registered Occupational Therapist
* Experience working in mental health settings
* Experience of mentoring/coaching junior staff
* Experience in inpatient and community services
* Education/teaching experience
Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.
Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust. The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.
All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, please ensure that you check if this role meets the eligibility criteria for sponsorship. Non UK /Republic of Ireland candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Browse: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The minimum salary threshold for a Health and Social Care is £25,000 and for the Skilled Worker route is £38,700. If the starting salary for this role is below this, we will not be able to provide sponsorship.
Relocation expenses may be reimbursed subject to eligibility. The policy provides for reimbursement up to £8,000.
Please note - if you are applying for a role within Police custody, due to Police Vetting requirements you must have been a UK resident for the last years.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Amanda Thomson Job title AHP Preceptorship Lead Email address amanda.thomson11@nhs.net Telephone number 0121 301 0000 Additional information
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