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Do you have skills in motivating people, building people’s independence and supporting individuals to achieve their Recovery goals!?

The Forensic Community Mental Health Team (FCMHT) in Secure Services are looking for an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner (OTAP) to provide support for service users preparing for discharge, to facilitate reintegration into the community. 

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Within this role you will be working under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist. You will work with service users at all stages of the Occupational Therapy process and would be expected to work closely with the wider MDT as part of the assessment and treatment process

You will provide 1:1 and group therapy interventions which support service users to work towards goals as part of their Recovery Journey. You will be expected to have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Within this role you will be instructing and guiding service users during therapeutic interventions. To enable you to provide high quality care you will build professional therapeutic relationships with service users and communicate in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.

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NSFT Secure Mental Health Services have been consistently rated "Good" by the CQC and we need you to join us on our journey to Outstanding. As a part of the wider NSFT Secure Services OFT team, the post-holder will receive regular clinical and management supervision, and professional guidance from our knowledgeable, friendly and supportive team. 

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.