Job summary
The Norfolk & Suffolk Secure Services Forensic Community Mental Health Teams provide recovery-focused community care. This is for offenders who have been, or are being, discharged from a secure unit.
This is an exciting opportunity following being commissioned to provide an expansion to our forensic community teams, this role is based at Cedar House in Ipswich, we are looking to recruit an Occupational therapist at band 6 who is highly skilled, motivated, and passionate to enhance our service provision and deliver on outcomes identified by the collaborative. This is to focus on service user progression and achieving the best for the service user by reducing the risks of re admission, shorter stays in hospitals and supporting with more community resource to aid recovery. The role will work closely with the inpatient wards to provide a meaningful and collaborative approach to the, appropriate management, risk assessment and treatment of the Service User group. Including the providing of support and assistance to inpatient facilities, while linking in with other statuary and non-statuary agencies; incorporating full/joint working as appropriate. The aims are to:
- Reduce length of stay
- Supporting step-down and recovery in the community at the earliest appropriate opportunity
- Preventing re-admissions where possible
Main duties of the job
We are openly welcoming people from a diverse clinical background who poses a vast experience in different areas of mental health. Your wealth of skills and expertise in metal health and occupational therapy will be valued and career progression will be supported within our line management and appraisal structures.You will be expected to complete collaborative assessments and review CPA with Service users and their friends, family, and carers.The MDT is recovery focused and works with a mixed caseload of male and female service users who have complex mental health needs. Working with carers, relatives and other third-party agencies will be a very crucial part of your role.In addition, this role will focus on supporting reintegration back into the community by in reaching services users placed in inpatient areas and proactively supporting plans to discharge into the community.
About us
Our team has a good reputation in retaining staff and values and embrace a culture of mutual respect, transparency, integrity, and collaborative working. We are a friendly and ambitious team, welcoming of new clinicians who may or may not have previous experience in this field.
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.
Benefits
Benefits included with this role are:
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more
- Relocation packages.
Job description
Job responsibilities
By joining our team, you will be well supported to develop further your knowledge and skills to deliver evidence-based interventions for the group of service users. Personal development will be supported through meaningful Appraisal and via a bespoke training package (a comprehensive in house & external training programmes). On a monthly basis you will be offered reflective practice sessions, mandatory clinical supervision, and Line management supervision. You will also have an opportunity to actively take part in Quality improvement projects within the service.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be confirmed; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Job description
Job responsibilities
By joining our team, you will be well supported to develop further your knowledge and skills to deliver evidence-based interventions for the group of service users. Personal development will be supported through meaningful Appraisal and via a bespoke training package (a comprehensive in house & external training programmes). On a monthly basis you will be offered reflective practice sessions, mandatory clinical supervision, and Line management supervision. You will also have an opportunity to actively take part in Quality improvement projects within the service.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be confirmed; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Professional Registration with Health Care Professionals Council
Experience
Desirable
- Working clinically in a Mental Health setting
Skills
Essential
- Clinical Assessment
- Risk Assessment
- Effective time management
- Problem solving
- Familiarity with standard ICT
Desirable
- Data inputting
- Basic skills for running therapeutic groups
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic understanding of Mental Health Act 1983 and any updates
- Specialist Knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group
Desirable
- Understanding of applications of brief therapies
- Understanding of the principles and application of the recovery model and social inclusion
Other
Essential
- Able to travel independently
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Professional Registration with Health Care Professionals Council
Experience
Desirable
- Working clinically in a Mental Health setting
Skills
Essential
- Clinical Assessment
- Risk Assessment
- Effective time management
- Problem solving
- Familiarity with standard ICT
Desirable
- Data inputting
- Basic skills for running therapeutic groups
Knowledge
Essential
- Basic understanding of Mental Health Act 1983 and any updates
- Specialist Knowledge and application of Occupational Therapy Assessments and interventions relevant to this client group
Desirable
- Understanding of applications of brief therapies
- Understanding of the principles and application of the recovery model and social inclusion
Other
Essential
- Able to travel independently
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
