Job overview

Are you an Occupational Therapist looking to extend your clinical experience with an exciting and interesting population? Do you have an interest in gaining experience within an occupational focused role in a multi-disciplinary setting?

There is currently a Band 6 vacancy within the Forensic Community Mental Health Team (FCMHT). Within this role you would be working with patients who’s mental health has led to them engaging in criminal activities which put others at risk. As an OT, you will assess and provide interventions for individuals to build meaningful prosocial roles and routines in order to reduce antisocial or criminal behaviour. Within this role you will also have the opportunity to joint work alongside probation and offender manager teams and build specialist risk assessment and intervention skills to support working with a forensic population. Regular CPD opportunities are available, and you will be supported by OT focussed clinical supervision.

Main duties of the job

• Understanding of the OT process
• Assessment of occupational needs, using a standardised OT model
• Tailored interventions that promote structured routine, building prosocial relationships, and meaningful use of time. Interventions will be outcome measured 
• Facilitating and designing occupational therapy groups
• Keyworking cases who have occupational needs as their main treatment identified
• Liaison with other professionals, including probation, police, offender managers and attending MAPPA meetings
• Completing initial suitability assessments for new patients referred to the team
• Supervisory role for students and junior staff 
• Completing specialist forensic assessments, e.g. HCR-20s

Working for our organisation

Candidate Information Pack Dec 24

At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.

We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.

• generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
•  excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
• salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
• discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
• wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
• staff networks and support group

We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.