Occupational therapy team lead

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapy Team Lead

The closing date is 21 June 2026

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Occupational Therapy Team Lead to join our Sandwell Community Mental Health team. We are looking for a confident, compassionate leader to support the team of dedicated OTs, as well as overseeing the development and quality assurance of the OT service within Sandwell CMHT's.

This is a great opportunity to join a team of highly skilled clinicians working to make a difference in our community.

This is an exciting time to join our Organisation, as Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is undergoing a series of developments to establish new ways of working, to which you will contribute to on behalf of the profession.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will work with other Trust Services and Agencies as required to ensure that the activity of their designated teams is coordinated in support of effective and efficient care pathways.
• To ensure Team Activity supports efficient use of resources in line with allocated budget.
• To ensure Team Activity is in line with required performance parameters and quality standards.
• To support business planning within the Adult Mental Health Division in line with their sphere of expertise and responsibilities.
• The post holder will be an active clinical practitioner and will contribute directly to the clinical care activity of the Team.
• To undertake any other duties of a similar nature consistent with the responsibilities of this post in order to provide a quality Occupational Therapy service.

About us

Employees will be expected to uphold the values of the Organisation and exhibit the expected behaviours aligned to the Trust's values.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be a key member of the Mental Health Services Management Team and will contribute to the overall management of those services. As an Occupational Therapy Lead, the post holder will be responsible to the Community Operational Manager and/or AHP Lead for Adult Mental Health Division. The post holder will have ultimate responsibility to Director of Therapies. The post holder will have designated responsibility for professional, operational leadership and co-ordination of the Occupational Therapy staff as well as delivering high quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions to people with all levels of mental health difficulties, with the focus on those with complex emotional needs. The post holder will have experience developing group work for these service users and believe groups to be a rich therapeutic experience. Auditing and evaluation of occupational therapy outcome measures will support whole pathway approach.

The post holder will have strong team working skills and the ability to develop the capacity to provide consultation advice on people with complex emotional needs. There are great opportunities to deepen and widen your skills, working autonomously and within an experienced team.

The Division places recovery at the heart of its services. Therefore, we all demonstrate the recovery principles of:

Hope Partnership And maximising opportunities every day, in all that we do.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Masters level qualification relevant to post or relevant masters level clinical experience

Experience

• Significant experience as a band 6/7 occupational therapist in a relevant clinical field or fields, including extensive mental health experience.
• Significant experience of multi-disciplinary working including development of effective networks/partnerships.
• Experience of involvement in quality improvement or service developments. Experience of leading and supporting change and innovation.

Knowledge

• Excellent working knowledge of occupational therapy practice in adult mental health settings.
• Effective working knowledge of health and social care policy, including the social care context of mental health services.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, applied in a variety of contexts, with a variety of people, including the communication of complex, sensitive or contentious issues.
• Ability to prioritise workloads to meet conflicting demands.

Trust Behaviours

• Be compassionate, empathetic and caring to everyone
• Work with others. Be inclusive by understanding and valuing others to achieve the best results for everyone and everything we do.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust