# Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Zinnia Centre, Lavender Suite

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Little Bromwich Centre
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Occupational Therapist
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21T11:30:35.436Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Solihull_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Acute_Urgent_Care/Acute_Urgent_Care-v8327781
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8327781?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to take up the position of band 5 Occupational Therapist (OT) at The Zinnia Centre, Lavender Suite

You will be based on Lavender Suite, a 16 bedded Female Acute Ward, working as a key member of that team where you will develop and deliver occupational therapy (OT) provision to a designated caseload. You will focus on occupational performance, complex mental health presentations, risk management and evaluating outcomes aligned to personalised care plans. You will implement and facilitate individual and group programmes of clinical intervention in collaboration with OT assistants, activity workers and other professionals for effective recovery and discharge.

Whilst you will be based with a specific ward team, as a member of the wider occupational therapy service there may be occasions when flexibility of location is required to accommodate clinical need. You will be working closely with the Senior Occupational Therapist, band 7 Occupational Therapist, Ward Manager, Occupational Therapy Acute Lead, Matron, and the ward multidisciplinary team.

### Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be able to communicate well and use their professional skills and knowledge to work effectively across the service, as well as displaying ability to work on their own initiative and be a committed team player.

You will be joining a hard-working multi-disciplinary team dedicated to achieving the best outcomes for service users and carers. You will be involved in a variety of professional roles to include supporting the day-to-day decision making on the ward, designated supervision responsibilities, leadership of various individual projects, quality initiatives and service developments that support the trust strategy. This will equip you to embrace our philosophy of care; that the service user is at the heart of everything that we do. You will be expected to be flexible in your approach and welcome the opportunity to build on your existing experience and skills.

This position would be ideal for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with a vision to develop their career and clinical expertise within an acute mental health environment. The post would require the successful applicant to have experience within a mental health setting and have an awareness of risk management. You will be expected to utilise specialist functional assessments and interventions utilising the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) which is primarily used within the trust.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

### Applicant requirements

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.

## Person Specification

### Registration

**Essential**

- Mental Health Experiance
- 1-1 OT Interventions

**Desirable**

- Groupwork
- Sensory

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 225.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10661415)
- [person specification (pdf, 240.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10661416)
- [everyday behaviours guide (pdf, 159.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2415)
- [recruitment fraud and fees notice (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3094)
- [artificial intelligence (ai) statement (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3095)
- [recruitment equality, diversity and inclusion statement (pdf, 288.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3096)

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