Band 6 Early Intervention Occupational Therapist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
Join the Early Intervention Community Team in Birmingham as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist. This role involves dynamically leading and promoting home-first rehabilitation, working within a multi-disciplinary team to prevent hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge. You will conduct assessments and interventions in patients' homes and community settings, ensuring high-quality care. The position offers opportunities to support junior staff and contribute to service development projects.
Essential criteria
- Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
- Current Health and Care Professions Council registration.
- Extensive evidence of relevant post registration training and CPD.
- Experience of working in a Multi -Disciplinary team
- Relevant rehabilitation experience for a variety of patients in a community setting
- Experience of working with other agencies.
- Proven Supervisory skills.
- Ability to plan and delegate daily workload
- Ability to demonstrate and share knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical trends and practices within the field of occupational therapy
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Supervisors / Fieldwork education
- Skills/Knowledge
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate assessment and treatment approaches for the patient group.
- Demonstrates a problem solving approach
- IT skills in Microsoft, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
- Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance.
- Knowledge and application of clinical effectiveness and evidence based practice
- Understanding and application of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy code of Professional Conduct
- Knowledge and application of Health and Safety issues and their relevance in the Community.
- Ability to administer and interpret standardise assessments/outcome measures.
- Ability to act as mentor/supervisor to junior staff and students on placement.
- Awareness of legislation related to Safeguarding Vulnerable adults.
- Knowledge and awareness of current government and initiative drivers.
- Ability to safely handle patients and equipment and to work in a range of positions
- Qualifications/Training
- Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
- Current Health and Care Professions Council registration.
- Extensive evidence of relevant post registration training and CPD.
- Experience of working in a Multi -Disciplinary team
- Relevant rehabilitation experience for a variety of patients in a community setting
- Experience of working with other agencies.
- Proven Supervisory skills.
- Ability to plan and delegate daily workload
- Ability to demonstrate and share knowledge and application of up to date evidence based clinical trends and practices within the field of occupational therapy
- Clinical Supervisors / Fieldwork education
- Skills/Knowledge
- Knowledge of a range of appropriate assessment and treatment approaches for the patient group.
- Demonstrates a problem solving approach
- IT skills in Microsoft, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
- Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance.
- Knowledge and application of clinical effectiveness and evidence based practice
- Understanding and application of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy code of Professional Conduct
- Knowledge and application of Health and Safety issues and their relevance in the Community.
- Ability to administer and interpret standardise assessments/outcome measures.
- Ability to act as mentor/supervisor to junior staff and students on placement.
- Awareness of legislation related to Safeguarding Vulnerable adults.
- Knowledge and awareness of current government and initiative drivers.
- Ability to safely handle patients and equipment and to work in a range of positions
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT
Band 6 Early Intervention Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested
Looking for a new opportunity to develop your skills in rehabilitation?
Want to live in the youngest city in Europe? Truly cosmopolitan with a diverse population of over 1.1 million, Birmingham has the largest open space in Europe and fantastic network links to the rest of the UK.
Look no further, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Early Intervention Community Team within Birmingham Community Health Care NHS Foundation Trust, the largest community trust in the country.
Part of a wider Early Intervention programme, which has delivered in the last 12 months: 77000 fewer acute bed days used, 19000 fewer non-acute bed days and people spend 11.5 fewer days in the system. Overall having an impact of £25.8million saved for Birmingham to reinvest in Health and Social Care developments.
Main duties of the job
Six health and social care organisations joined forces in the region to deliver this truly integrated service. Alongside BCHC, other partners include Birmingham City Council, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust,
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