Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Technical Instructor

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Job summary

FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Occupational Therapy department as a Band 4 Technical Instructor (TI).

Would you like to support adults who have complex mental health needs and a forensic / offending history in their rehabilitation? To help them identify and pursue their interests, develop functional and life skills, or help them to identify future vocational and educational pursuits.

You will need to have experience, or be willing to learn and support service users to access fitness, gardening, music, artistic outlets, develop social networks, access the community, develop life skills etc.

We are keen to utilise any specialist skills/passions or hobbies you may have and incorporate these into your role, e.g. meditation, teaching or sharing a skill. Current TI's report enjoying seeing service users developing their skills and confidence and enjoying themselves while engaging in activity, whilst challenges can be overcoming patients lack of motivation.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of a Qualified Occupational Therapist, on a medium / low secure forensic ward; alongside a robust multi-disciplinary team. As a Technical Instructor you will be expected to work with individuals on a one to one basis and facilitate therapeutic group sessions within the hospital and in the community; with the aim to promote service users recovery, maximise independence and to work towards their discharge. Team working and communication are an essential part of this role.

About us

The North London Forensic Service is an OUTSTANDING service as rated by the CQC. We are an ever growing, innovative service who pride ourselves on being service user led. We champion experts by experience and have a department dedicated to this alone.

Our OT department is resourced with a recreational centre which includes 2 gyms, a sports hall, pottery room, music/recording studio, IT suite, horticulture garden, ADL kitchen, tennis court, carpentry and mechanics workshop, a service user lounge, cafe and shop. Some of the groups that run from the centre include pet therapy, plumbing and motorbike repair/maintenance.

We also have a co-produced Recovery College which delivers workshops and classes (such as yoga, drama skills and mindfulness to name a few!) to service users as well as staff.

The occupational therapy team is a large department and has ever expanding opportunities for learning and career development, some of which include:-

Extensive training opportunities including: Trauma informed Care and VdTMoCA
Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship
In house Training

Date posted

17 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£29,460 to £31,909 a year per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

306-BEH-1670

Job locations

North London Forensic Service, Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the link attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the link attached.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

NVQ 3 or equivalent experience and/or training

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

Effective skills in a range of activities e.g. computing, cooking, crafts, exercise, music.
Ability to modify activities to meet fluctuating needs and abilities.
Ability to motivate patients to attend and participate in sessions
Ability to effectively demonstrate skills and impart knowledge to others (staff and patients) on daily basis

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Experience of motivating people to attend sessions or take part in activities
Experience of working as a team member
Experience of managing own time effectively to meet clinical and administrative tasks.
Experience of planning and running therapeutic groups and sessions.

Person Specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

NVQ 3 or equivalent experience and/or training

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential

Effective skills in a range of activities e.g. computing, cooking, crafts, exercise, music.
Ability to modify activities to meet fluctuating needs and abilities.
Ability to motivate patients to attend and participate in sessions
Ability to effectively demonstrate skills and impart knowledge to others (staff and patients) on daily basis

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

Experience of motivating people to attend sessions or take part in activities
Experience of working as a team member
Experience of managing own time effectively to meet clinical and administrative tasks.
Experience of planning and running therapeutic groups and sessions.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

North London Forensic Service, Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL

Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

North London Forensic Service, Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL

Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)