Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Are you an Occupational Therapist looking for a role with a real difference? Then look no further than our Integrated mental health and substance misuse team at HMP Isle of Wight. HMP Isle of Wight is a category B men's prison set across 2 sites (Albany and Parkhurst), just outside Newport, Isle of Wight.

Our team is made up of different roles, skills and expertise, which benefits those needing our care, and we share a passion for providing good quality mental health care. As an OT in a prison environment, you will help support and equip people with the life skills they may not have gained in earlier life, whilst bringing a much needed skillset to our team.

The prison environment is one of the most challenging, yet rewarding places for Occupational Therapists to work. The variety of the role will keep things fresh and stimulating whilst being part of a supportive team with effective management providing supervision and guidance.

Inclusion (part of Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) has prison substance misuse and mental health teams across the country and you will benefit from training and development opportunities as well as the support of an NHS employer experienced in providing prison healthcare for many years.

Come and join our team where you will be supported to develop your existing skills and benefit the lives of others.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details, in summary;

• Working effectively within the team you will provide evidence based interventions.
• You will manage a caseload of patients and will be required to undertake assessments and reviews.
• Using a Care Programme Approach, you will provide a care coordinator role, communicating effectively with those involved in the care of our patients in custody and on release.
• The role will require you to be a reflective practitioner, eager to work collaboratively with patients, carers and team members to contribute to the delivery of an effective, dynamic, specialist OT service.

You will work with individuals from initial assessment through to discharge, which can include transferring care to other providers such as hospitals or CMHTs whilst working with a variety of agencies in the Offender Health Pathway. You will help to rehabilitate and support service users to live decent and purposeful lives as members of the community.

About us

Inclusion, created in 2002 is part of the Specialist Services Care Group of Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT). We provide caring and effective services across England, including, West Yorkshire, West Midlands, East Midlands, West Mercia, Thames Valley, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Thurrock, Essex. We support individuals, families and communities who are affected by addiction, crime, mental health or need treatment for their sexual health.

We believe that the individuals and families who use our services should receive high quality, committed and inclusive care, realising all the benefits a modern NHS organisation can provide. We work with patients and our staff teams to achieve the best outcomes we can. We invest heavily in training and development, and the wellbeing of our people, both staff and service users is central to who we are.

Here at MPFT, we are proud of the comprehensive wellbeing and lifestyle support offer available, in addition to in-house training and coaching support. Our services are robustly governed, evidence-based, inclusive, and designed and provided in conjunction with service users. We are committed to providing the best service we can, and if you share our values, we want you on our team!

For more information about HMP Isle of Wight and our incentives offer please see attached information.