Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant

2 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Women's secure blended service -Ardenleigh Clinic

Under the guidance and supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist the post holder will deliver individual and group interventions, for service users on their case load, to promote recovery. Interventions are aimed at developing skills and knowledge that improves independence and quality of life.

Are you committed to service users and their recovery plans?

Are you inclusive in your practice?

Are you compassionate towards people?

We are looking for individual who can inspire hope and motivate service users into exploring and working towards future goals.

Under the guidance and supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist the post holder will deliver individual and group interventions, for service users on their case load, to promote recovery. Interventions are aimed at developing skills and knowledge that improves independence and quality of life.

Ardenleigh (WSBS) is a 30 bedded blended (medium - low) secure service in Erdington, providing gender specific and sensitive treatment for women from the West Midlands who have a mental disorder requiring treatment within conditions of medium and low security. It consists of two 8 bedded acute wards and one 14 bedded rehabilitation ward.

The service is well established, having opened in 2003. This is a very exciting time for the service as we recently won a bid through NHS England to pilot a blended security, trauma informed model of care.

All Occupational Therapy staff receive clinical and operational supervision; opportunities for continued professional development. The trust has an exceptional Learning and Development department offers excellent opportunities for CPD. In addition, you will receive an annual appraisal

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.

For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.



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