Band 6 Locum Adults Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist Team Manager – Band 7

Brief Job Overview

Tripod Partners are recruiting an experienced Band 7 Occupational Therapist Team Manager for a locum opportunity with Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust, based at Brooklands Hospital. Working within the West Midlands NHS, you will provide clinical and operational leadership across Assessment and Treatment Services and Forensic Learning Disability Services, supporting the delivery of high-quality Occupational Therapy for individuals with complex mental health, learning disability, and forensic needs.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior Occupational Therapist with leadership experience who is passionate about delivering evidence-based, recovery-focused care while supporting service development, supervising staff, and driving excellence across multidisciplinary teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a specialist clinical caseload of patients with complex Occupational Therapy needs across Assessment and Treatment Services and Forensic Learning Disability Services.
• Provide comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments, functional assessments, interventions, and evidence-based treatment planning.
• Undertake structured initial assessments, interpret referrals, and identify occupational strengths, barriers, risks, and therapeutic goals.
• Develop person-centred treatment plans in partnership with patients, carers, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver Occupational Therapy interventions across inpatient and community settings, adapting approaches to meet individual needs.
• Provide day-to-day clinical leadership for the Occupational Therapy service, ensuring effective workload management and service delivery.
• Support service planning, workforce development, and continuous improvement initiatives in line with Trust priorities.
• Supervise, mentor, and develop junior Occupational Therapists, therapy assistants, and support staff through regular supervision and reflective practice.
• Promote safe, effective, and professional practice in accordance with HCPC standards, Trust policies, and Occupational Therapy professional guidance.
• Contribute to audits, quality improvement projects, clinical governance activities, and the development of innovative Occupational Therapy services.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and ensure effective communication with multidisciplinary teams and external partner agencies.
• Support safeguarding processes, risk management, and the delivery of safe therapeutic interventions for individuals with complex mental health, learning disability, and forensic presentations.
• Participate in continuing professional development (CPD), appraisal processes, and ongoing service evaluation.

About You

You will be a HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with significant experience working within mental health, learning disability, forensic, or complex inpatient services. You will have proven leadership skills, a strong understanding of recovery-focused practice, and experience supporting the development of Occupational Therapy services.

You will be confident managing complex clinical caseloads while providing professional leadership, supervision, and guidance to colleagues. Excellent communication, clinical reasoning, and multidisciplinary working skills are essential for success in this role.

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Current HCPC registration (or eligibility for registration).
• Experience working within mental health, learning disability, forensic, or complex inpatient services.
• Experience managing complex Occupational Therapy caseloads.
• Strong understanding of recovery-focused, strengths-based, and person-centred Occupational Therapy practice.
• Experience supervising, mentoring, and supporting junior Occupational Therapists and support staff.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership and service management experience.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organisational, and multidisciplinary team-working skills.
• Knowledge of clinical governance, safeguarding, quality improvement, and risk management processes.

Contract & Salary

• Role: Occupational Therapist Team Manager – Band 7
• Sector: West Midlands NHS
• Employer: Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
• Location: Brooklands Hospital
• Contract Type: Locum
• Contract Length: Ongoing
• Salary: Negotiable
• Start Date: ASAP
• Reference Code: U. 89576.028007.B20755

How to Apply

If you are an experienced Band 7 Occupational Therapist Team Manager with expertise in mental health, learning disability, forensic, or inpatient services and are looking for your next NHS locum opportunity, Tripod Partners would love to hear from you.

To apply for this Occupational Therapist Team Manager – Band 7 role, apply using the form on the page.