University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Occupational Therapist - Health of Older People Therapy Team

The closing date is 15 November 2026

Job summary
Are you a Band 5 Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step into a Band 6 role, or an experienced Band 6 looking for a new challenge? If so, we would love to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our friendly, dynamic, and continually evolving Therapy Team at Good Hope Hospital.

As part of both the Therapy Team and the wider Multidisciplinary Team, you will play a key role in supporting patients to return home as soon as possible through the provision of timely, effective, and person-centred therapy interventions. You will help maximise patients' independence and improve their ability to remain safely at home following discharge.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist with excellent team-working skills and knowledge across a broad range of occupational therapy assessments and interventions.

In return, we offer:

• Opportunities to develop your clinical expertise and multidisciplinary team-working skills.
• A personalised development plan tailored to your career aspirations and aligned with our Maximising Potential Framework.
• Access to a wide range of wellbeing support services, both through the Trust and within the Therapy Department.
• A friendly, supportive working environment where we are committed to the ongoing professional and career development of all staff.

If you are passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and developing your career within a supportive team, we look forward to welcoming you to Good Hope Hospital.

Main duties of the job
As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, you will provide specialist assessment, treatment, and management for patients across a variety of ward areas within the acute hospital setting.

Working predominantly across our Acute Medical/Health of Older People wards, you will deliver evidence-based Occupational Therapy interventions to a diverse caseload, applying your clinical expertise and the Occupational Therapy process to support patients in achieving their goals. There will be a strong focus on facilitating timely discharges home or to alternative care pathways, while supporting patients' transition into community and outpatient services where appropriate.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who possesses excellent communication, organisational, and prioritisation skills, with experience of effective multidisciplinary team working. You will be able to work autonomously, undertaking all aspects of clinical practice and maintaining accurate and timely clinical records.

The role also provides opportunities to support the development of others through the supervision, education, and coordination of Therapy Support Workers and junior therapy staff.

As part of our commitment to delivering high-quality patient care, you will be expected to participate in our seven-day therapy service rota.

About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 304-9019576
Job locations: Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Rd, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7RR, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties continued:
In return, you will gain a wealth of clinical, leadership, and service development experience within a supportive and forward-thinking team. We are committed to helping our staff reach their full potential through ongoing learning, professional development, and opportunities to enhance both clinical and management skills.

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Registered with HCPC
• Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate
• Training relevant to clinical speciality
• Evidence of leadership training
• Good standard of general education including GCSE
• English and maths grade C or above
• A Levels or equivalent qualification

Desirable

• Fieldwork Educator's certificate or attendance at Clinical Educators Course

Experience
Essential

• Demonstrates clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality; having worked within this clinical area in recent times. This would need to include experience in discharge planning.
• Team/service development
• A specialist knowledge across a range of OT treatments, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of occupational therapy
• An ability to cope with a range of complex options, finds solutions, analyse, compare and decide on appropriate course of action.
• Understanding of current legislation and application to OT

Desirable

• Experience of supporting students and more junior therapy staff
• An understanding of discharge routes into the community services, local to the Trust.

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including an ability to provide and receive complex, sensitive and contentious information
• An ability to communicate where there are barriers to understanding IT skills -- computer literate in email, Word & Powerpoint
• An ability to prioritise and organise own workload
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for speciality
• Demonstrate a professional attitude
• An ability to work as part of an inter-disciplinary team
• An ability to cope with moving/manoeuvring patients/equipment on a daily basis
• An ability to frequently concentrate on patient assessments and treatments
• An ability to cope with occasional exposure to distressing/emotional situations
• Demonstrate an interest in developing expertise within the relevant team
• Able to contribute to weekend service
• Ability to work varied shift patterns commensurate to service area

Desirable

• Able to drive with maximum 3 points on driving licence

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Rd, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7RR, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager Elizabeth Plunkett, Elizabeth.Plunkett@uhb.nhs.uk, 01214249035

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