Job summary
Are you passionate about working in a High Secure Forensic setting?
We are recruiting Occupational Therapists to join our team in the Therapies and Education Service.
Applications from Newly Qualified and Return to Practice are encouraged.
Rampton Hospital is one of three high secure hospitals in the country providing a range of highly specialised services to patients who experience a mental health problem, personality disorder or learning disability combined with a history of offending behaviour.
The hospital is host to a number of national high secure services including the services for women, learning disability and deaf patients.
We provide a range of treatment pathways for patients with complex needs including psychological, occupational and educational approaches to support their recovery.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking to recruit Occupational Therapists to join our Therapies and Education Service and work with our fantastic multi-disciplinary teams within the hospital day care unit to provide assessment, risk management, care & treatment to aid recovery and further the patient journey.
The Therapies and Education Service consists of an established and dedicated team of Allied Health Professionals, Technical Instructors, Speech & Language Therapists, Nursing Staff, Education Tutors and Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care Staff, working together to provide a comprehensive range of interventions to meet the therapeutic needs of patients.
These include skills-based groups including creative, social, practical and vocational activities.
About us
We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.
We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.
Do you want to make a difference?
Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?
Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people - our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Deliver a patient needs led occupational therapy programme using a range of assessments, treatment approaches and evaluation based on best available evidence, to a specific patient group.
Be actively involved in the clinical risk assessment and development of risk management plans for patients and adhere to these.
Effectively manage a nominated caseload under supervision.
Adhere to professional and locally agreed standards.
Successfully time manage and prioritise areas of responsibility.
Be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team providing clinical reports as necessary and actively contributing to the Care Programme Approach (CPA) process.
Be actively involved in clinical governance and quality assurance activities as required.
To undertake any other duties that would be a reasonable expectation of the role e.g. session cover.
Please see the attached document detailing the job description in full.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Deliver a patient needs led occupational therapy programme using a range of assessments, treatment approaches and evaluation based on best available evidence, to a specific patient group.
Be actively involved in the clinical risk assessment and development of risk management plans for patients and adhere to these.
Effectively manage a nominated caseload under supervision.
Adhere to professional and locally agreed standards.
Successfully time manage and prioritise areas of responsibility.
Be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team providing clinical reports as necessary and actively contributing to the Care Programme Approach (CPA) process.
Be actively involved in clinical governance and quality assurance activities as required.
To undertake any other duties that would be a reasonable expectation of the role e.g. session cover.
Please see the attached document detailing the job description in full.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy.
- Current Health and Care Professions Council Registration
Experience
Essential
- Experience in occupational therapy assessment, treatment planning, delivery and evaluation in a mental health setting
- Experience of planning and running a variety of individual and group interventions
- Experience of effective team working.
- Experience of maintaining written records, databases and producing reports.
- Experience of liaison with other agencies, services and professional colleagues
Skills
Essential
- Ability to motivate patients.
- Ability to work independently and prioritise own workload.
- Good communication, negotiation and liaison skills (both oral and written).
- Ability to function effectively within a multi-professional team and develop cohesive working relationships.
- Ability to maintain clear professional boundaries when working with a challenging patient group
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, other relevant legislation and current mental health issues
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
- Able to demonstrate a knowledge of risk and risk assessment
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy.
- Current Health and Care Professions Council Registration
Experience
Essential
- Experience in occupational therapy assessment, treatment planning, delivery and evaluation in a mental health setting
- Experience of planning and running a variety of individual and group interventions
- Experience of effective team working.
- Experience of maintaining written records, databases and producing reports.
- Experience of liaison with other agencies, services and professional colleagues
Skills
Essential
- Ability to motivate patients.
- Ability to work independently and prioritise own workload.
- Good communication, negotiation and liaison skills (both oral and written).
- Ability to function effectively within a multi-professional team and develop cohesive working relationships.
- Ability to maintain clear professional boundaries when working with a challenging patient group
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, other relevant legislation and current mental health issues
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
- Able to demonstrate a knowledge of risk and risk assessment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This 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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
