Job overview

Are you looking at taking the next step in your clinical leadership career?

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic Senior Occupational Therapist with proven clinical skills, knowledge and experience to provide clinical leadership to an established team of Occupational Therapists, OT Assistants, Apprentices and support staff in the Mental Health and Personality Disorder Teams at Rampton High Secure Hospital.

The post holder will lead and contribute to the clinical development of the services, hold a small complex patient caseload, deliver therapeutic groups and professionally supervise OT staff and students.

We are looking for an enthusiastic compassionate and motivated leader with excellent communication skills to make a difference to the lives of our patients.

In return we can offer an additional £7,000 high secure allowance to successful applicants.

Main duties of the job

This post will clinically lead the  Occupational Therapy service with support from the Occupational Therapy Professional Lead within the Mental Health and Personality Disorder care streams at Rampton High Secure Hospital. 

This role requires a high level of clinical and professional expertise, so patients detained at Rampton hospital their carers and families benefit from a well-coordinated pro-active, specialist, efficient and effective occupational therapy service. 

The post holder is responsible for providing highly specialist assessment, formulation and interventions, requiring advanced clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection, interpretation and analysis. Clinical related work will include assessment, individual and group therapy, training, advice and liaison through a consultative and coaching approaches, as appropriate. 

The post holder will lead on strategic developments within their specialism in liaison with their line manager. They will also lead on the development and delivery of training and professional mentorship.

The post holder will deliver preventative information and guidance, working to empower parents, carers, other professionals, and agencies.

The post holder will work as part of the wider multi- disciplinary team providing a high quality, effective, accessible, person and family- centred services.

Working for our organisation

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment