# Band 7 Lead Occupational Therapist - Tamarind > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-lead-occupational-therapist-tamarind/e67f3fff-637b-4445-a81f-11708a89bf55 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-lead-occupational-therapist-tamarind/e67f3fff-637b-4445-a81f-11708a89bf55.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-22T16:21:43.579Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Solihull_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapist_Specialist/Occupational_Therapist_Specialist-v8102697 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8102697?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you able to motivate and support service users in the early stages of their admission into secure services? The post holder will work within the establishment of the ward supporting service user’s admission and during their progression on the ward. The role will include coming up with innovative ways to engage service users with complex needs. There will be the opportunity to assess service users prior to admission, in external settings. Your input will set them up for their journey through secure care; giving them the opportunity and a stepping stone to progress into less restrictive environments. The service prides itself on striving to support the recovery of working age males detained under both criminal and civil sections of the Mental Health Act. The service users we care for experience severe and enduring mental health problems, acute mental illness and often present with behaviours that are challenging. As a senior member of the service, you will represent your profession and act as a role model in a manner that positively reflects the trauma informed care philosophy of the secure service and the wider values of the organization. You will be engaged in meeting the service and trust strategies to promote recovery, address inequalities such as employment, education and physical health. ### Main duties of the job We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Occupational Therapist in our Secure Care and Offender Health directorate at the Tamarind Centre, Bordesley Green. The Tamarind is an 89 bedded Medium Secure Hospital caring for males. We are incredibly proud of our diverse and multicultural service at the Tamarind located in the heart of East Birmingham. The post holder will hold operational and professional responsibility for the occupational therapy service within the Men’s In-patient Medium Secure Service at the Tamarind Centre. They will be responsible for the delivery of an efficiently administered and professionally competent Occupational Therapy service. The successful applicant will work as part of a multidisciplinary leadership team which involves a lead psychiatrist, clinical nurse manager, psychologist and matron.  These roles will be key to delivering a well led service which is responsive to patient need, is effective, safe and caring. The post holder will lead on driving forward professional leadership and management to the Occupational Therapy service at the Tamarind Centre providing patient centred care. You will continue to embed an evidence base within the team, and developing the use of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO). There will also be opportunity to enhance the Occupational Therapy Pathway across the secure care occupational therapy service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - r 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. ## Job Details Are you able to motivate and support service users in the early stages of their admission into secure services? The post holder will work within the establishment of the ward supporting service user’s admission and during their progression on the ward. The role will include coming up with innovative ways to engage service users with complex needs. There will be the opportunity to assess service users prior to admission, in external settings. Your input will set them up for their journey through secure care; giving them the opportunity and a stepping stone to progress into less restrictive environments. The service prides itself on striving to support the recovery of working age males detained under both criminal and civil sections of the Mental Health Act. The service users we care for experience severe and enduring mental health problems, acute mental illness and often present with behaviours that are challenging. As a senior member of the service, you will represent your profession and act as a role model in a manner that positively reflects the trauma informed care philosophy of the secure service and the wider values of the organization. You will be engaged in meeting the service and trust strategies to promote recovery, address inequalities such as employment, education and physical health. ## Job Description We have an exciting opportunity for a Lead Occupational Therapist in our Secure Care and Offender Health directorate at the Tamarind Centre, Bordesley Green. The Tamarind is an 89 bedded Medium Secure Hospital caring for males. We are incredibly proud of our diverse and multicultural service at the Tamarind located in the heart of East Birmingham. The post holder will hold operational and professional responsibility for the occupational therapy service within the Men’s In-patient Medium Secure Service at the Tamarind Centre. They will be responsible for the delivery of an efficiently administered and professionally competent Occupational Therapy service. The successful applicant will work as part of a multidisciplinary leadership team which involves a lead psychiatrist, clinical nurse manager, psychologist and matron. These roles will be key to delivering a well led service which is responsive to patient need, is effective, safe and caring. The post holder will lead on driving forward professional leadership and management to the Occupational Therapy service at the Tamarind Centre providing patient centred care. You will continue to embed an evidence base within the team, and developing the use of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO). There will also be opportunity to enhance the Occupational Therapy Pathway across the secure care occupational therapy service. ## Responsibilities r 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Can give examples of or can evidence using a CPD portfolio **Desirable** - Evidence of Research ### Training & Qualifications **Essential** - BSC(Hons) In Occupational Therapy - Evidence of registration with the HCPC or willingness to undertake **Desirable** - Evidence of postgraduate training in leadership and or management ## Documents - [applicant guide (pdf, 313.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1260) - [job description (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10396991) - [equality statement (pdf, 572.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2416) - [person specification (pdf, 152.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10396992) - [everyday behaviours guide (pdf, 159.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2415) - [information for applicants (pdf, 431.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1709) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.