Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Occupational Therapists to join our inpatient services at Northgate hospital. The posts are available on a low secure mental health ward and a specialist medium secure personality disorder unit.
Secure Care is a regional and national service offering care and treatment to individuals with diagnoses of Mental Health Conditions, Learning Disabilities, and Personality Disorder within conditions of medium and low secure inpatients and community teams. We work with those individuals who have a history of offending or where there is significant concern about the risk of future offending behaviour and/or harm to others.
You will assess the impact of a person's mental illness or personality disorder on their occupational performance to understand of the strengths and needs and formulate a plan to work with the person to support their engagement in occupation, promoting independence and community participation using the Model of Human Occupational theoretical framework. Simultaneously, awareness must be maintained of the risks present in the forensic environment and in the community when conducting assessment and intervention.
You will be supported and encouraged to continue to develop your knowledge as well as being supported to develop your knowledge and skills across the other specialisms within the service.
Main duties of the job
To be responsible for the assessment and management of a caseload of service users who present with a variety of complex Occupational Therapy needs, diverse presentations and a range of mental health physical health, neurological conditions, cognitive and/or learning disabilities.
In partnership with the Service Users and Carers where appropriate, develop collaborative intervention plans, ensuring regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt as necessary.
To consider Carer needs and ensure Carer and family are involved in Care Planning where appropriate.
To deliver evidenced based Occupational therapy interventions.
The post holder will work as a member of the Multi-disciplinary Team ensuring that high quality individualised care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximising independence.
Coordinate treatment planning & interventions, reviews and discharge planning.
Provide clinical supervision and leadership to staff as delegated by Clinical Lead.
To provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect and dignity.
To incorporate a client centred philosophy into clinical practice and client centred collaborative care.
About us
We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date: 1st October2024
Closing date : 15th October 2024
We welcome your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please find attached job description for full details.
Advertising date: 1st October2024
Closing date : 15th October 2024
We welcome your application.
Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of working with MH & LD
- Experience of using MOHO
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
Desirable
Education and qualifications
Essential
- BSC or MSc in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registered
- Commitment to complete fieldwork education training
Desirable
Skills and competencies
Essential
- IT skills
- Demonstrate effective written and communication skills
- Effective time and caseload management skills
- Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers
- Ability to provide evidence based therapeutic interventions
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Supervisory Skills
- Training and presentation skills
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Innovative and creative
- Flexible and adaptable
- Friendly, outgoing, approachable, confident manne
Person Specification
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of working with MH & LD
- Experience of using MOHO
- Awareness and understanding of professional accountability, HCPC and RCOT standards and other local and national initiatives
Desirable
Education and qualifications
Essential
- BSC or MSc in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registered
- Commitment to complete fieldwork education training
Desirable
Skills and competencies
Essential
- IT skills
- Demonstrate effective written and communication skills
- Effective time and caseload management skills
- Proven ability to develop therapeutic partnership with service users and carers
- Ability to provide evidence based therapeutic interventions
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Supervisory Skills
- Training and presentation skills
Personal Characteristics
Essential
- Innovative and creative
- Flexible and adaptable
- Friendly, outgoing, approachable, confident manne
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
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).
