Job overview

Are you an experienced Band 5 Occupational Therapist (OT) or already a band 6 OT looking for a new challenge?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated and innovative clinician who is excited by the opportunity of working alongside professional colleagues in a dynamic Forensic Mental Health Service.  We are a friendly and supportive team based within a medium and low secure forensic environment.

The post holder will be responsible for providing Occupational Therapy interventions as part of a multi-disciplinary team, including assessment and consultation under the support and supervision of a Principal Occupational Therapist.  Candidates need to have good knowledge and skills, understand professional models, and know how to apply and interpret standardised tools in a range of settings. The Occupational Therapy service in the Trust is particularly keen to support and develop all clinicians in the use of the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO), Sensory Integration (SI), Occupational Formulation (OF) and other evidence-based approaches with good outcomes in the forensic field.

As a Specialist Occupational Therapist you will have has access to professional supervision and support from the Principal OT and other AHP Leads in the Trust.  All OT’s within the forensic services are part of a Professional Network and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Group.

Main duties of the job

• To be accountable in own area of clinical responsibility, ensuring the delivery of evidence based clinical interventions and practice for a specialist caseload. 
• To continue to demonstrate specialist clinical skills in practice and provide support, training, and advice re the delivery of care in partnership with patients, relatives, staff, managers, and externally with other agencies.
• To provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, formulation, and treatment interventions within a low and medium secure setting.
•  To facilitate a range of interventions including therapeutic group work.
• Provide a specialist occupational perspective within multidisciplinary team meetings.
• To provide clinical supervision to occupational therapy staff.
• Represent the secure service therapies team within divisional forums.

Working for our organisation

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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