Job Description

AHP/Occupational Therapy Team Leader - Band 7
Occupational Therapy Team Lead
Adult Urgent Care Mental Health Services - Penn Hospital
AHP Therapy Teams based at Penn Hospital
Adult Mental Health Division
37.5 hours per week
Working alongside Allied Health Professional staff you will contribute to the delivery and management of Adult Inpatient Therapy services. This will include ensuring the delivery of Occupational Therapy and AHP assessments, individualised treatment programmes and group work in our inpatient settings in line with the Model of Human Occupation and Recovery Model. Sitting within the Adult urgent care inpatient AHP team, you will be a highly valued member of the multi-disciplinary team and actively involved in MDT decision making processes.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide clinical leadership and operational management to the AHP Therapy team within Wolverhampton adult inpatient localities with the ability and enthusiasm to work across the Black Country. These teams are based within Penn Hospital, and Heath Lane MacArthur unit. There has been a substantial investment in inpatient AHP services as the trust is committed to providing a high-quality therapeutic service.
Successful applicants will have excellent communication and team working skills; have a good awareness of risk and managing risk; have excellent time management and professional conduct. This role will facilitate your professional development and equip you with range of leadership skills. You will be supported by regular clinical and management supervision, ongoing CPD opportunities and encouraged to contribute to the development of the wider adult mental health allied health professional services.
About us
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country.
Across the whole of the region we provide:

• Adult And Older Adult mental health services
• Specialist learning disability services
• CAMHS

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1 April 2020, after NHS England and NHS Improvement approved the merger of Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.
Combining resources, strategies and talented workforce enables us to deliver a wider variety of outstanding services that are based on best practice and are continually improving.
We currently employ over 3,000 members of staff and just like the population we serve, we are made up of diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Details
Date posted
13 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
47,810 to 54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
285-5705-MH
Job locations
Penn Hospital
Penn Road
Wolverhampton
WV4 5HN
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post offers you an opportunity to extend your knowledge, skills and development within this rewarding leadership role at a time of transformation of inpatient mental health services. As an Occupational Therapy Team Lead - Band 7 you will contribute to the operational and professional leadership of AHP colleagues, including, support workers, Physiotherapist and Speech and Language therapists within inpatient adult mental health services across Sandwell inpatient.
The post holder will be a key member of the Mental Health Services Clinical and Management Team and will contribute to the overall management of those services. As an Occupational Therapy Team lead you will be responsible to the Service Manager and AHP Lead for Adult Mental Health, having designated responsibility for professional leadership and co-ordination of the AHP team as well as delivering complex occupational therapy assessments and interventions to Adults within inpatient services.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact
Linsey Champion linsey.champion@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post offers you an opportunity to extend your knowledge, skills and development within this rewarding leadership role at a time of transformation of inpatient mental health services. As an Occupational Therapy Team Lead - Band 7 you will contribute to the operational and professional leadership of AHP colleagues, including, support workers, Physiotherapist and Speech and Language therapists within inpatient adult mental health services across Sandwell inpatient.
The post holder will be a key member of the Mental Health Services Clinical and Management Team and will contribute to the overall management of those services. As an Occupational Therapy Team lead you will be responsible to the Service Manager and AHP Lead for Adult Mental Health, having designated responsibility for professional leadership and co-ordination of the AHP team as well as delivering complex occupational therapy assessments and interventions to Adults within inpatient services.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit please contact
Linsey Champion linsey.champion@nhs.net
Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
• oMasters level qualification relevant to post or relevant masters level clinical experience

Desirable

• oRelevant management course.

Experience
Essential

• oDocumented evidence of continuing practice development.
• oEvidence of self-directed learning.
• oSignificant experience as a band 6/7 occupational therapist in a relevant clinical field or fields, including extensive mental health experience.
• oExtensive experience of supervision, appraisal and development of occupational therapy staff and students.
• oSignificant experience of multi-disciplinary working including development of effective networks/partnerships.
• oActive participation in audit, service evaluation and research in relevant clinical field.
• oExperience of involvement in quality improvement or service developments.

Knowledge
Essential

• oExcellent working knowledge of occupational therapy practice in adult/ older adult mental health settings.
• oThorough knowledge of statutory and legal frameworks within which mental health services operate.
• oEffective working knowledge of health and social care policy, including the social care context of mental health services.

Desirable

• oThorough knowledge of the current management of mental health services.

Education / Qualifications
Essential

• HCPC Registration

Person Specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
• oMasters level qualification relevant to post or relevant masters level clinical experience

Desirable

• oRelevant management course.

Experience
Essential

• oDocumented evidence of continuing practice development.
• oEvidence of self-directed learning.
• oSignificant experience as a band 6/7 occupational therapist in a relevant clinical field or fields, including extensive mental health experience.
• oExtensive experience of supervision, appraisal and development of occupational therapy staff and students.
• oSignificant experience of multi-disciplinary working including development of effective networks/partnerships.
• oActive participation in audit, service evaluation and research in relevant clinical field.
• oExperience of involvement in quality improvement or service developments.

Knowledge
Essential

• oExcellent working knowledge of occupational therapy practice in adult/ older adult mental health settings.
• oThorough knowledge of statutory and legal frameworks within which mental health services operate.
• oEffective working knowledge of health and social care policy, including the social care context of mental health services.

Desirable

• oThorough knowledge of the current management of mental health services.

Education / Qualifications
Essential

• HCPC Registration

Skills Required