Occupational Therapist

This is an opportunity for a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to work in a Recovery Orientated Medium Secure Rehab Ward. You will hold a full clinical caseload on an inpatient unit, with a focus on supporting individuals to live a full and meaningful life. You will be part of a dynamic OT team providing OT provision on a unit wide level as well as ward based. The ideal candidate will have experience of working in mental health and / or a forensic setting.Please contact Sean Harte on 020 85102468/7 or Sean.Harte@nhs.net for further information.Main duties of the jobTo manage a service user caseload on the Medium secure rehabilitation ward under supervision.To undertake both one-to-one and group interventions with service users within the Forensic Service independently with support through reflection and supervision.To use clinical reasoning to assess the impact of long term conditions such as a service user's mental health of learning disability diagnosis, on the occupational areas of self-care, productivity and leisure and the performance components of inter / intra personal, cognitive and physical abilities.To undertake assessment of daily living skills to ascertain the level of functional ability, risk factors, level of support / accommodation needs in order to aid discharge planning / community care plans.To work with the service users to develop a service user centred intervention, in conjunction with those involved in the service user's care ensuring regular evaluation of the care plan.To contribute to clinical meetings/ ward rounds/ CPA meetings and be responsible for the feedback of clinical information on service users progress.To carry out appropriate risk assessment and management with relevant professionals in relation to violence and aggression, absconsion and self-harm in conjunction with the MDT.About usOur 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.Job responsibilitiesTo empower and educate service users about their holistic health and well-being to enhance quality of life and prevent relapse, considering the need for rehabilitation, social inclusion and health promotion.To contribute to the running and evaluation of a varied programme of cross-site activities including Recovery College courses and site wide events.To produce clinical reports on a regular basis and disseminate to other involved professionals, agencies and the service user.To apply equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory interventions that respect the service users customs, values and spiritual beliefs at all times.Person SpecificationEducation/ Qualification/ TrainingoDiploma or degree in Occupational Therapy.oState RegistrationoMember of RCOToFurther training in relevant areaExperienceoPrevious experience in a clinical mental health setting, learning disabilities setting and/or demonstrable experience highly related to the clinical fieldoExperience of CPD and role developmentoExperience of supervising unqualified / junior staffoExperience in a forensic setting or working with offendersKnowledge and SkillsoClinical reasoning skills to assess service users' needs (including risk assessment) and guide interventions.oGood organisational and time management skillsoAbility to manage distressing clinical interactions with service user's with severe personality disorder.oAbility to deal with conflict on a clinical and organisational level.oAbility to manage a clinical caseload under supervisionoGood interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed with service users.oAbility to liaise with other services around clinical issuesoAbility to prioritise activities in relation to clinical work.oTo have knowledge of the impact of long term conditions such as mental health or learning disabilities on occupational functioning (self-care, productivity and leisure) and performance components (inter/ intra personal, cognitive, physical) with particular reference to working in a forensic settingoTo have knowledge of Recovery based approaches and co-production principles.oAbility to apply specialist skills in individual and group based OT assessments, interventions and evaluations under supervisionoTo have knowledge of the needs and rights of service users and / or carers in a forensic setting.Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.£37,259 to £45,356 a yearper annum Inc HCAs #J-18808-Ljbffr