Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist Lead - Surrey Prisons
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Health & Justice services work to a 7 day a week working model)
- Job ref
- 333-D-HJ-1604
- Employer
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- HMP High Down
- Town
- Sutton, Surrey
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum plus HCAS depending on location
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist Lead - Surrey Prisons
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
In our quest to deliver patient-focused, quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist Lead to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice teams across our Surrey Prisons. This will include HMP Send, HMP Downview HMP, HMP Highdown, HMP Coldingley and HMP Bronzefield This is a brand new leadership post, with flexibility around how this is implemented.
By joining our Prisons Health Care Teams, you will have a real impact on promoting health and well-being of those in custody. As an Occupational therapist you will provide a valued and uniquely contribute to a multi-disciplined approach to care.
Our motto is ‘Caring not Judging’. By working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide effective and responsive care for those who may have a history of offending and may be at risk of reoffending in the future. The opportunity of engagement in custody means we can enable people to improve their wellbeing, supporting better outcomes in the future.
PLEASE NOTE ANY CANDIDATE WISHING TO APPLY FOR ANY OF OUR ROLES IN SURREY WILL BE SUBJECT TO VETTING CLEARANCE. WHICH REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE BEEN A RESIDENT IN THE UK FOR A MINIMUM OF 3 YEARS. CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT MEET THIS CRITERIA NEED NOT APPLY.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will provide leadership to OTs working across five Surrey Prisons within mental health and primary care teams. These sites include HMP Send, HMP Downview, HMP Highdown, HMP Coldingly and HMP Bronzefield.
- This will include supporting the development and delivery of a comprehensive OT service, based on evidence and principles of recovery.
- The post holder will also be working within a multidiscipline mental health team, with men and women in prison presenting with complex and challenging needs. This will include holding a case load of clinical work under supervision of our directorate lead OT and local service managers. This caseload will include specialist input into the directorate Neurodiverse pathway.
- The work will involve a high level of understanding of the impact of mental and physical health conditions, as well as processing and sensory issues on daily living function in a custodial setting. Enabling prisoners to engage in prison life will include working with them, and supporting staff to understand and implement adaptations to daily living. It will also include skills development through individual and group work
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Working for our organisation
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:
- Minimum of monthly supervision
- Annual personal development plans/appraisals
- Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities
Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:
- Preceptorship Programme
- Support and guidance with Revalidation
- Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonie
Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:
- Health and wellbeing services
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Relocation packag
The trust also values its staff and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.
All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To lead and coordinate the development of OT in our prison health care services
- To monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of occupational therapy across Surrey prisons against clear aims, objectives and outcome measures in line with evidence based practice and in conjunction with service users, carers and other professionals.
- To provide specialist, culturally appropriate, evidence based occupational therapy assessments, intervention and evaluation for individuals within the prison setting in order to establish and meet their occupational needs.
- To plan, implement and review individually tailored programmes of intervention using individual and group work approaches with prisoners.
- To support individuals to develop skills and knowledge; and engage with community partner agencies, to facilitate successful transitions from the prison environment to the community.
- To demonstrate excellent communication skills and form positive therapeutic relationships using warmth and empathy which enable service user empowerment.
- To demonstrate skills and resourcefulness in communication when barriers to understanding are present, including interpreting resources.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • HPCP Registered Practitioner Occupational Therapist
- • Mentorship or supervisor qualification
- • Evidence of professional development since registration
- • Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
Desirable criteria
- • Post registration qualification that enhances clinical work: Sensory integration, CBT, DBT, Dual Diagnosis.
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of working at a Band 6 level or above
- • Experience of leading and /or developing a service/ component of a service
- • Experience of running a group program
- • Experience of working with complex clients
- • Experience of working as part of a multi- disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- • Experience of working in a Prison or forensic environment
Skills and knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Expert in engaging with people with mental health problems, assessing their needs, designing and delivering appropriate interventions and evaluating the effectiveness of the process.
- • Risk assessment and management skills.
- • Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- • Excellent IT skills.
- • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently as appropriate
- • To use supervision positively and effectively.
- • Proven ability to work with patients to increase their level of self-determination and resilience
- • Effective time management
- • Knowledge of the needs and rights of patients.
- • Knowledge of CPA, Mental Health Act, MAPPA, legislation and policies relevant to prison mental health.
- • Knowledge of safeguarding frameworks
- • Problem solving, stress management & conflict resolution skills
- • Ability to engage in evidence based practice, with an understanding of care quality (clinical governance).
- • Knowledge of current challenges / developments in Prison health.
Attitudes, aptitudes, personal characteristics
Essential criteria
- • Motivated to maintain the highest standards possible in the service
- • Able to accept constructive feedback
- • Able to ask for support where required
- • Compassionate & non-judgmental approach
- • Flexible.
Other
Essential criteria
- • To conduct self in accordance with relevant code of conduct and practice for registration.
- • Full clearance via the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), and ability to achieve enhanced Prison Clearance (vetting).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michael McManus
- Job title
- Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
We are a friendly team and encourage any prospective candidate to contact us with any questions and/or to book an informal visit, thank you
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