Advanced Practitioner - Ref: SS02226
G10: £47,181 - £50,269 per annum.
Lead a Specialist Occupational Therapy Team – Advanced Practitioner
Lead, influence and shape high-quality Occupational Therapy practice within a dynamic and complex service.
We are looking for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Complex Occupational Therapy Service as an Advanced Practitioner. This is a unique opportunity to work across the life course – supporting disabled children, young people in transition, and adults with learning disabilities or mental health needs.
Our service provides essential equipment and adaptations to enable individuals to live safely and independently in their own homes. As an advanced practitioner, you will play a key role in leading practice, supporting staff development, and driving quality across the team.
About the job:
You will lead the day-to-day practice of Occupational Therapists within the complex team, providing clear direction, support and guidance.
Working closely with the Team Manager, you will:
- Lead and develop high-quality, strengths-based practice
- Allocate and prioritise work to ensure effective caseload management
- Deliver reflective supervision, mentoring and professional development
- Support newly qualified staff to build confidence and capability
Contribute to continuous improvement and quality assurance
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About You:
If you are an experienced Occupational Therapist with a strong background in complex casework and a passion for high-quality, person-centred practice, this role is perfect for you.
You will bring:
- Significant post-qualification experience (including complex needs)
- Experience of supervising or supporting staff, students or apprentices
- Confidence in decision-making and leading practice
- A commitment to developing others and improving outcomes
A collaborative and supportive leadership style
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If you’re looking for a role where you can lead, influence and make a real difference – we’d love to hear from you.
View Job Description and Employee Specification
Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting agency applications or referrals at this time.
At Walsall Council, we appreciate that AI can be a useful tool for ideas or guidance. However, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and experiences. Over-reliance on AI can make responses feel less personal, and we really want to understand what makes you unique. Your experiences, skills, and perspective are what set you apart, so please ensure your application as a whole – particularly your ‘Supporting Information’ – reflects your own voice.
Closing Date: 26th July 2026
Interviews will be held during the week commencing 3rd August 2026.
Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Note: Applicants appointed to posts that require an enhanced DBS clearance must declare any periods of time that they have lived, studied or worked abroad and be prepared to provide an Overseas Criminal Records Certificate (OCRC) or a Statement of Good Conduct (SOGC) relating to anytime they were overseas.
Here at Walsall, we want to attract the best talent. That's why - as well as a satisfying and rewarding job - we offer a range of attractive benefits . Working arrangements in most jobs are flexible (you may work flexitime, full or part time and job sharing is usually available) and you can expect generous holiday entitlements, a first class pension scheme and plenty of opportunities for training and personal development.
We advertise vacancies because we want the best talent available. If that's you, we're waiting for your application.
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