Occupational Therapy Advanced Practitioner
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · Allied Health Professional · viaNHS Jobs
£49,387–£56,515 a year
- Closing date
- 26 Nov 2026
- Posted
- 1d ago
- Specialism
- Allied Health Professional
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Reference
- nhs-5725056
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Job summary
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Occupational Therapy Advamced Practitioner to join the newly established Hospital at Home team that will cover the Black Country footprint of Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton localities.
We are proud and excited to be establishing this new service, dedicated to supporting Older Adults in a community mental health setting. By providing alternatives to hospital admissions, and supporting early hospital discharges, this role will be fundamental in enabling Older Adults in mental health crisis, to regain independence, and recovery in the least restrictive environments.
This is a unique opportunity to join a team that is being newly formed, and we are seeking an Occupational Therpy Advanced Practitioner to join us at the start of this transformational journey. If you want the opportunity to lead, develop and establish the role of Occupational Therapy, within Older Adult Hospital at Home crisis service, then this an ideal time post for you.
The primary function of the Hospital at Home team is to support Older Adults experiencing mental health crisis, providing care and treatment within a community setting. The team will work closely with existing community and inpatient services, to provide alternatives to hospital admissions and to facilitate and support early hospital discharges as required.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical work, managing an autonomous and complex caseload of Hospital at Home older adults
- Conduct advanced Occupational Therapy mental health assessments for patients with acute mental illness, frailty, cognitive impairment, complex, multi-morbidity and diverse psychosocial needs, applying higher level clinical reasoning to formulate accurate occupational profiles and intervention plans.
- To possess comprehensive clinical mental health risk assessment skills, including 5Ps formulation and longitudinal risk formulation, participating in shared multidisciplinary decision making to manage risk, whilst demonstrating the ability to manage patient risk act appropriately to ensure the safety of others and self when working as a lone practitioner.
- Conduct advanced Occupational Therapy assessments to address occupational performance issues related to complex physical health needs, environmental and manual handling risk assessment, falls prevention, frailty, seating and postural assessment.
- Provide clinical decision support and clinical supervision to Senior Occupational Therapist (Band 6) acting as the senior therapy point of escalation for clinical concerns, undertaking joint visits for complex cases, and ensuring all team members are supported to deliver safe, evidence-based care.
About us
The Hospital at Home treatment team is a newly developed and first of its kind service within our organisation. We are proud to be establishing this team that will offer support specifically to older adults presenting in an acute mental health crisis.
The role of Occupational Therapy within the Older Adult Division is well respected and valued, and you will receive support from the Divisional and wider Allied Health Professional teams, that are strongly established across our community and inpatient pathways.
We will support your career development and aspirations, and believe in empowering ourselves and others to make positive change through quality improvement. We have robust supervision, appraisal and CPD structures in place that focus on continual learning, as we support you to be your best.
Details
Date posted
12 November 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
285-8483-MH
Job locations
Quayside House
Rounds Green Road
Oldbury
B69 2DG
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- The Hospital at Home service is an adjunct pathway to inpatient older adult care pathways within the Older Adult Division, delivering hospital avoidance and clinical intervention to acutely unwell older adults in their own homes, who may be experiencing mental health crisis. The hospital at home service aims to provide alternatives to hospital admission by assertively supporting older adults in a community setting, easing pressure on wider acute services, signpost effectively to other agencies and support early hospital discharge as indicated.
- The Advanced practitioner Occupational Therapist Band 7, is a senior clinical role within the Hospital at home MDT, and as the most senior Occupational Therapy clinician is a primary OT lead for the service, providing expert Occupational Therapy assessments, interventions, clinical reasoning, and discharge planning for complex, and mentally unwell patients in their own homes. The role encompasses autonomous clinical practice, caseload management and prioritisation, and senior clinical oversight of Occupational Therapy delivery with the team.
- The post holder will work in close partnership with the Hospital at Home team manager and clinical lead to contribute to daily MDT referral triage and prioritisation, and be accountable for supporting the clinical governance, audit, and quality improvements of the service.
- The post holder will plan, develop and evaluate Occupational Therapy Hospital at Home service, holding responsibility for defined projects and working closely with Occupational Therapists within Older Adult planned and urgent care pathways. The post holder will contribute and participate in the wider AHP Older Adult Divisional Team.
- The post holder will work 37.5 hours per week, within core operating hours 9-5 Monday Friday, the post holder must be able to work flexibly and be responsive to patient need across the Black country locality areas that include Sandwell, Dudley, Wolverhampton and Walsall, frequently working as a lone practitioner in these community settings.
Job responsibilities
- The Hospital at Home service is an adjunct pathway to inpatient older adult care pathways within the Older Adult Division, delivering hospital avoidance and clinical intervention to acutely unwell older adults in their own homes, who may be experiencing mental health crisis. The hospital at home service aims to provide alternatives to hospital admission by assertively supporting older adults in a community setting, easing pressure on wider acute services, signpost effectively to other agencies and support early hospital discharge as indicated.
- The Advanced practitioner Occupational Therapist Band 7, is a senior clinical role within the Hospital at home MDT, and as the most senior Occupational Therapy clinician is a primary OT lead for the service, providing expert Occupational Therapy assessments, interventions, clinical reasoning, and discharge planning for complex, and mentally unwell patients in their own homes. The role encompasses autonomous clinical practice, caseload management and prioritisation, and senior clinical oversight of Occupational Therapy delivery with the team.
- The post holder will work in close partnership with the Hospital at Home team manager and clinical lead to contribute to daily MDT referral triage and prioritisation, and be accountable for supporting the clinical governance, audit, and quality improvements of the service.
- The post holder will plan, develop and evaluate Occupational Therapy Hospital at Home service, holding responsibility for defined projects and working closely with Occupational Therapists within Older Adult planned and urgent care pathways. The post holder will contribute and participate in the wider AHP Older Adult Divisional Team.
- The post holder will work 37.5 hours per week, within core operating hours 9-5 Monday Friday, the post holder must be able to work flexibly and be responsive to patient need across the Black country locality areas that include Sandwell, Dudley, Wolverhampton and Walsall, frequently working as a lone practitioner in these community settings.
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Applications are handled by Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust on their own site — BOQQS does not collect CVs or hold your application. This listing closes on 26 Nov 2026.
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