Job overview

There is an exciting opportunity for a qualified, experienced teachers to join our team in the Therapy Services Department. This team includes Occupational Therapists, support workers, sports & fitness staff and peer support workers. Together we provide a comprehensive range of interventions to meet the therapeutic needs of the adult patient group and promote recovery and well-being.

We are looking for teachers to provide classes in Maths, English, and ICT across the three care pathways at Arnold Lodge.     

Each subject requires one day a week of teaching (approximately 7 hours). 

You will liaise with staff within therapy services and the ward  to determine effective methods of delivery for small groups of patients and individuals.

You will need to be flexible, organised and demonstrate effective communication skills. 

Please ensure you  read the job description and meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. 

Enquiries and informal visits are encouraged so please contact the OT manager Nalda Pope. 

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Main duties of the job

To teach basic and higher level skills (Level 2) in numeracy, literacy and ICT.

To teach functional skills in maths and English.

To prepare students for examinations in the core subjects as outlined above.

To teach English Language learners

To teach patients with additional learning needs such as ADHD and dyslexia.

To conduct assessments - initial, diagnostic, formative and summative.

To prepare Individual Learning plans,  lesson plans and schemes of work as required.

Working for our organisation

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire.  We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions.  We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

#TeamNottsHC