Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: occasional evening and weekend working
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday occasional evening and weekend working)
- Job ref
- 186-615-25-FS
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Rampton Hospital
- Town
- Retford
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 30/06/2025
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
Are you looking at taking the next step in your clinical career? We are seeking to recruit a dynamic 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 support the Clinical Lead OT of the service, hold a patient caseload, deliver therapeutic groups as part of a wider OT programme including Vocational, Health and Fitness and Day Unit activities and professionally supervise junior OT staff and students.
We are looking for an enthusiastic compassionate and motivated OT with excellent communication skills to make a difference to the lives of our patients. An OT interested in Forensic Mental Health and the Physical Health needs of this population is desirable.
In return we can offer an additional £7,000 high secure allowance to successful applicants.
Main duties of the job
Develop and provide effective programmes of specialist Occupational Therapy for a specific patient group and contribute to the overall OT service development. The role involves deputising for senior staff as required
The post is situated within the Forensic Care Group and located in the Care Unit high secure setting at Rampton Hospital. The post holder will develop and provide a variety of specialist individual and group occupational therapy interventions to a population of mentally disordered offenders.
Liaise effectively and be an active member of the relevant multidisciplinary teams, providing clinical reports as necessary and actively contribute to the Care Programme Approach process.
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Develop and provide a patient needs led specialist occupational therapy programme using a range of assessments, treatment approaches and evaluation based on best available evidence, to a specific patient group.
- Be actively involved in the clinical risk assessment and development of risk management plans for patients and adhere to these.
- Communicate effectively within own service and with other colleagues.
- Be actively involved in Clinical Governance and quality assurance activities as required.
- Provide effective clinical leadership with the Occupational Therapy service.
- Co-work with Occupational Therapy staff and members of other professions.
- Accurately record statistical information.
- Keep accurate, appropriate, and contemporaneous patient records in accordance with the Forensic Information Governance Group and Trust Policy.
- Lead in assigned specific clinical activities as determined by the line manager.
- Lead on specific service developments as require.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
- • Current Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration.
- • Fieldwork Educators qualification and APPLE accredited/prepared to undertake training as necessary.
Desirable criteria
- Supervision and appraisal training
- Clinical Leadership qualification
- Accredited training in standardised OT assessments and outcome measures.
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Able to undertake and complete annual training in physical interventions i.e. MVA, PSTS Security Training and Hospital Life Support.
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Skills and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Significant experience in occupational therapy assessment, treatment planning, delivery and evaluation in a mental health setting with minimal supervision.
- • Significant experience of planning and facilitating a variety of individual and group occupational therapy interventions in a variety of environments.
- • Experience of supervising OT students as well as qualified and unqualified staff.
- • Experience of maintaining high quality written records and producing reports.
- • Ability to function effectively within a multi-professional team and develop cohesive working relationships.
- • Ability to work independently and prioritise own workload.
- • Good communications, negotiation and liaison skills (both oral and written).
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a secure setting, e.g. prison, young offenders institution or forensic unit.
- Experience of service development and/or leading on clinical initiatives.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge and application of occupational therapy evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
- • Detailed knowledge of treatment models and approaches used in mental health and personality disorder services
- • Knowledge of health and safety and clinical risk issues relating to forensic practice.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Rampton Hospital and its purpose.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation.
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work flexible to meet the needs of the service, including occasional evenings and weekends on a rotational basis.
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
- Samantha McDaid
- Job title
- Day Unit Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01777248321
- Additional information
Kay Carley
Occupational Therapy Professional Lead
01777247400
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