Job summary
** As a welcome to the trust we will offer you an extra 10% of your annual salary in your first year, 5% will be paid when you start and 5% at the end of your first year**
Are you an Occupational Therapist that is enthusiastic about addressing health inequalities for adults in secure care, to help them live the best life they can? If so, this job may be perfect for you!
Having great communication skills and the adaptability to use different strategies to tailor care around an individual's needs is essential in this role. You will be working on two wards alongside B5 OT's and OT assistants as a valuable part of the multi-disciplinary team.
This role offers the ever rarer chance to see the care process through from start to finish, enabling you to see the difference you have made.
Please do get in touch for an informal chat should you require any further information.
Main duties of the job
You will be working across two wards, the rehab ward and the pre discharge ward.
Along with the B5 Occupational Therapist for each ward, you will be responsible for providing the Occupational Therapy assessment and interventions for the service.
You will use the VdTMoCA, model of creative ability to inform your practice and where appropriate standardised assessment tools and outcome measures. You will be provided with training in this model if this is new to you.
You will be clinically supervising and where appropriate mentoring the preceptorship of the B5 Occupational Therapist on each ward and you will be supported by an Occupational Therapy assistant and a Support Time Recovery Worker, who you will also clinically supervise.
Additionally you will have one day a week protected to work with the physical health team within forensics to focus on the safe provision of functional equipment.
You will be part of an active AHP team in the forensic directorate made up of Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Dietetics and will have this network of experience and support to draw on.
About us
By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by;
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role. In summary:
- Responsibility for a clinical caseload, to be an autonomous practitioner within the team with access to clinical supervision on a regular basis.
- To ensure that all assessments regarding occupational need and performance are completed.
- To carry out assessments including gathering complex information from clients, carers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. This may include the use of specialist standardised and non-standardised assessment tools, verbal and non-verbal communication skills and observation of the client and their environment. It may also involve carrying out assessments jointly with other professionals.
- To contribute to the overall care plan using effective Occupational Therapy treatment programmes and negotiate and communicate these with the client, family, carers and other members of the treatment team.
- To contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings/care and treatment planning contributing the specialist Occupational Therapy perspective.
- To participate in managerial supervision to maintain best practice.
- To support and supervise Occupational Therapy staff.
- Providing support to prescribers across the directorate with regards to functional equipment and Assistive Technology related issues
Please also refer to the job description and person specification for more detail.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role. In summary:
- Responsibility for a clinical caseload, to be an autonomous practitioner within the team with access to clinical supervision on a regular basis.
- To ensure that all assessments regarding occupational need and performance are completed.
- To carry out assessments including gathering complex information from clients, carers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. This may include the use of specialist standardised and non-standardised assessment tools, verbal and non-verbal communication skills and observation of the client and their environment. It may also involve carrying out assessments jointly with other professionals.
- To contribute to the overall care plan using effective Occupational Therapy treatment programmes and negotiate and communicate these with the client, family, carers and other members of the treatment team.
- To contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings/care and treatment planning contributing the specialist Occupational Therapy perspective.
- To participate in managerial supervision to maintain best practice.
- To support and supervise Occupational Therapy staff.
- Providing support to prescribers across the directorate with regards to functional equipment and Assistive Technology related issues
Please also refer to the job description and person specification for more detail.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
- Dip COT or degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Member of professional body and specialist section.
Desirable
- PPE Qualification
- Higher degree/relevant post graduate training
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience as a senior clinician in speciality developing services that are clinical governance driven and patient focused.
- At least 4 years relevant experience as an Occupational Therapist
- Experience of managing and prioritising a clinical caseload
Desirable
- 2 years qualified experience within the speciality
- Evidence of leading clinical audit
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
Essential
- Ability to present relevant information concisely.
- Ability to form clear clinical treatment plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team and communicate these to service users, carers, family and team
Desirable
- Ability to use IT - PowerPoint, Word, internet searches, database/spreadsheets
- Publication of clinical research/practice
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
- Dip COT or degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registered
- Member of professional body and specialist section.
Desirable
- PPE Qualification
- Higher degree/relevant post graduate training
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Experience as a senior clinician in speciality developing services that are clinical governance driven and patient focused.
- At least 4 years relevant experience as an Occupational Therapist
- Experience of managing and prioritising a clinical caseload
Desirable
- 2 years qualified experience within the speciality
- Evidence of leading clinical audit
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES
Essential
- Ability to present relevant information concisely.
- Ability to form clear clinical treatment plans in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team and communicate these to service users, carers, family and team
Desirable
- Ability to use IT - PowerPoint, Word, internet searches, database/spreadsheets
- Publication of clinical research/practice
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).
