Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead for Mental Health Services

Job overview

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with leadership experience ready to take the next step in your career?

Would you like to make an impact within an “Outstanding” Trust that prioritizes staff wellbeing?

At Berkshire Healthcare, we’re proud of our CQC “Outstanding” rating, recognising our positive and supportive culture where staff feel valued.

We are recruiting for an exciting role as a band 8a Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead for our mental health services.

The Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead for Mental Health Services will provide senior clinical leadership for all Occupational Therapists across inpatient and community mental health services across Berkshire. They will be an experienced and skilled Occupational Therapist with significant clinical and leadership experience.

Experienced OTs will find a wealth of opportunities to further develop clinical and leadership skills with support from the Occupational Therapy professional lead for the organisation.

You’ll find a strong AHP leadership structure, OT forums, learning resources and excellent OT peer support across the Trust.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be accountable for the professional and clinical performance of Occupational Therapy staff within mental health services.

• Provide clinical leadership for all Occupational Therapists within the mental health directorate across multiple clinical teams/sites.

• Ensure strategic development of the profession in accordance with local and national NHS guidance.

• Be actively involved in the development of clinical services within mental health

• Provide expert level advice within the service on delivery of high-quality clinical care and developing practice to meet service user and carer’s needs and operational requirements

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• Qualification in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Extensive experience of working as an Occupational Therapist within mental health services
• Leadership experience

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Becky Thomas, Occupational Therapy Professional Lead on   07866 818789 or via email: [email protected]

Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.