Head of Occupational Therapy

2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom East London NHS Foundation Trust Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and dynamic Occupational Therapist to join the Forensic Service as Head of Occupational Therapy as a permanent staff member.

You would be based within a busy service working with service users with severe and enduring mental illness who have a serious of serious offending, drawing upon their strengths to support their recovery and transition from hospital into the community. The service operates two inpatient sites
(medium secure and low secure) as well as a community service, and specialist services include learning disability, ASD and personality disorder.

You would lead a large team of Occupational Therapists as well as the Education and Sports Therapy Teams, Vocational Service and Recovery College, providing inspirational Occupational Therapy leadership as well as supporting excellent multidisciplinary partnerships. You would be a key
member of the senior leadership group and would be required to deputise for the Associate Clinical Director for Therapies and Recovery.

You would be physically based in diverse Hackney, in the heart of East London, within a directorate and Trust that have both been rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.

**Key responsibilities include**:
Lead professional for the development of Occupational Therapy services within the forensic directorate, in conjunction with Associate Clinical Director and in accordance with service priorities.

Overall responsibility for the recruitment and retention of OT, Education, Sports and Recovery College staff in accordance with staffing establishment.

Overall responsibility for the supervision, line management and clinical supervision of OT staff and OT students in the inpatient and community services. Direct line management responsibility for B7 Lead OT’s and Employment Development Manager, Welfare and Recovery Lead Education Lead and Lead Sports Therapist.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy for more information.



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