Job summary
The post holder will be clinically located within a male and a female treatment ward, alongside another Occupational Therapist. They will provide day to day leadership for the provision of Occupational Therapy and Ward activities, as well as AHPs within the unit. They will work alongside the other AHP clinical leads to maintain efficient and effective service processes and impact.
We are looking for a skilled and experienced occupational therapist who has a genuine interest in working to support the recovery of people at the most vulnerable and complex stage of their mental health recovery.
The successful candidate will need to be skilled, knowledgeable, personable and keen to take on new challenges, knowledge and innovation. They will be able to work effectively within the multidisciplinary team, providing clinical expertise, direct support and direction with team based clinical interventions, initiatives and management of the ward environment.
They will be required provide professional support, supervision and CPD development to the OT and Activity Coordinator staff within Acute Inpatient Treatment Pathway.
Quality improvement involvement and occupational therapy related post graduate training at masters level is expected for this role.
Due to the nature of the Coventry and Warwickshire geography of our acute inpatient services and patients' homes, an ability to drive and access to own vehicle is required for this post.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services delivering high quality occupational therapy to a designated caseload.
To lead the clinical delivery and development of occupational therapy provision at St Michael's Hospital, within a multidisciplinary clinical team within CWPT acute inpatient mental health services, in conjunction with service leads.
To be responsible for the coordination, management and oversight of day to day of therapy resources and spaces.
To work in conjunction with ward staff, MDT, team leads, service lead, and professional leadership, taking a lead on occupational therapy service provision, and related quality, service improvement, innovation and research.
About us
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the center of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
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
* wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
* staff networks and support group
Details
Date posted: 05 March 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 444-7842224-MH
Job locations: St Michael's Hospital, St Michael's Road, Warwick, CV345QW
Job responsibilities
1. To carry a clinical caseload of people with complex occupational needs. To interpret referrals, conduct initial interviews; assess the strengths and limitations of the person.
2. To plan and implement appropriate treatment plans involving patients/clients/relatives/carers, multidisciplinary colleagues and external agencies, including social care as appropriate. Treatment may be delivered in a variety of community settings.
3. To plan and provide highly specialist occupational therapy based on best practice, current evidence, and national directives from National Institute for Clinical Excellence and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
4. To clinically prioritise referrals requiring occupational therapy in line with team and pathway processes. To take a lead in case allocation and occupational therapy clinical pathways in collaboration with the team and service leads.
5. Be responsible for the organisation and implementation of clinical supervision for occupational therapy staff across the designated service.
6. Coordinate and lead the provision of highly skilled support and direction, including clinical supervision, appraisals (when delegated), training and competency sign off, to other occupational therapists within the designated service.
7. To be responsible for raising occupational therapy profession specific issues including training needs, and to work with the AHP professional leadership as directed in supporting occupational therapy professional issues.
8. To take a lead on occupational therapy areas of quality, service improvement, and innovation and research, in conjunction with Service Lead and AHP professional leadership.
9. To work directly with patients, carers, clinicians, team leads, service leads and heads of service to advise on occupational therapy specific issues and needs.
10. To take a leadership role in contributing to, developing, implementing and reviewing integrated clinical pathways and from an occupational therapy perspective as directed by the service lead.
11. To ensure timely and accurate data entry to demonstrate improving data quality on the electronic system.
12. To professionally conduct yourself to ensure that you are an ambassador for your profession and the service that you work within and the Trust as a whole.
13. The post holder is required to remain eligible for State Registration through participation in appraisal, clinical supervision and Continuous Professional Development.
Person Specification
Supervisory experience (Essential)
* Students and junior staff
Mental Health Experience (Essential)
* Ideally Acute & Community
Quality Improvement Experience (Essential)
* QI training and application
Relevant post graduate clinical approaches training (Essential)
* Sensory Integration; Trauma; Psychosis; Dual Diagnosis
Car driver with Vehicle (Essential)
* UK driving licence and access to vehicle for work
Leadership (Essential)
* Identifies some leadership experience
Desirable
* Leadership Training
Excellent Communication skills (Essential)
* Verbal and written
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
St Michael's Hospital
St Michael's Road
Warwick
CV345QW
Employer's website
https://www.covwarkpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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