Job summary
**Please note this post is eligible for a £3,000 New Hire Bonus. See attached Terms & Conditions for full details. Internal applicants are not eligible for this bonus.**
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Occupational Therapist Advanced Practitioner to join the CPFT Forensic Psychiatry Service on a full time permanent basis.
The successful candidate will join an experienced and dedicated team of practitioners to promote and implement the role of occupational therapy within the service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work across both teams to develop and provide an occupational therapy service within the community Forensic service through the provision of occupational therapy assessments and interventions underpinned by the Model of Human Occupation (MoHO) and the principles of recovery.
The post holder will form close links with the Occupational Therapy service at George Mackenzie House (low secure unit), Fulbourn Hospital, to promote a smooth transition from secure services to the community.
The post holder will provide professional leadership for the outreach and community occupational therapy service, ensuring that high quality practice is delivered that produces meaningful and demonstrable outcomes, based on best evidence. This will require collaborative working with all disciplines, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to plan and implement a range of specific Occupational Therapy assessments and therapeutic interventions in both 1:1 and group settings.
About us
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high calibre candidates that share our vision & values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people & members of our ethnic minorities & LGBTQ+ communities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To provide leadership for occupational therapy and other staff delivering occupational therapeutic interventions in the Forensic Psychiatry Service and act as a positive role model around new ways of working and professional relationships.
To provide operational management & professional leadership for the Forensic Psychiatry occupational therapy service, including responsibility for the clinical and professional governance of occupational therapy across the service.
To provide specialist advice to professionals and managers, including in relation to professional governance.
To provide highly specialist occupational therapy assessments, advice and interventions using advanced, clinical reasoning skills.
To contribute to the setting of quality standards and the delivery of an evaluation of the Forensic Psychiatry occupational therapy roles.
To provide support, education and professional leadership to non-registered staff and students.
To promote the expansion of occupational therapy roles and perspectives, and raise awareness of the relationship between occupation and health.
To provide occupational therapy assessments and interventions underpinned by the Model of Human Occupation and the principles of recovery and enablement.
To use clinical skills and reasoning to provide interventions to service users with complex needs, working with autonomy and liaising with other advanced practitioner occupational therapists and senior staff when necessary.
To apply a high level of understanding of the effects of mental and physical health conditions on occupational performance; providing training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptions to the service user's social and physical environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
To provide leadership for occupational therapy and other staff delivering occupational therapeutic interventions in the Forensic Psychiatry Service and act as a positive role model around new ways of working and professional relationships.
To provide operational management & professional leadership for the Forensic Psychiatry occupational therapy service, including responsibility for the clinical and professional governance of occupational therapy across the service.
To provide specialist advice to professionals and managers, including in relation to professional governance.
To provide highly specialist occupational therapy assessments, advice and interventions using advanced, clinical reasoning skills.
To contribute to the setting of quality standards and the delivery of an evaluation of the Forensic Psychiatry occupational therapy roles.
To provide support, education and professional leadership to non-registered staff and students.
To promote the expansion of occupational therapy roles and perspectives, and raise awareness of the relationship between occupation and health.
To provide occupational therapy assessments and interventions underpinned by the Model of Human Occupation and the principles of recovery and enablement.
To use clinical skills and reasoning to provide interventions to service users with complex needs, working with autonomy and liaising with other advanced practitioner occupational therapists and senior staff when necessary.
To apply a high level of understanding of the effects of mental and physical health conditions on occupational performance; providing training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptions to the service user's social and physical environment.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Current registration with HCPC (Health & Care Professions Council)
- Undertaken placement educator training or have a willingness to undertake this
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Additional training / qualifications relevant to working in a forensic mental health/ learning disability setting.
- Member of British Association of Occupational Therapists
- Member of BAOT Mental Health specialist group
- Formal training in Sensory Integration (Level One and above).
- Management/Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven post-professional qualification experience.
- Experience of working in a mental health/learning disability setting.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working.
- Evidence of effective leadership
- Experience of delivering supervision, including other disciplines.
- Experience in implementing new projects and an understanding of change principles.
Desirable
- Risk assessment in context of forensic client group
- Experience of working in both inpatient and community settings.
- Experience of service development work within a forensic setting
- Lived experience of mental health problems
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to establish therapeutic relationships with patients showing a range of challenging behaviours.
- Advanced communication and assertiveness skills including report writing for CPA and ADL reports
- Strong collaborative approach to MDT working.
- An interest in and understanding of the fundamental principles of sensory modulation.
- Ability to manage own workloads and those of Occupational Therapy colleagues.
- Able to carry out a variety of Occupational Therapy assessments and therapeutic programmes including both 1:1 and group interventions relevant to a forensic client group.
- Ability to work in a flexible manner and adapt approach according to changing needs of the community caseload
- Ability to research, evaluate, review interventions, and undertake audits
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge of OT assessment, intervention and practise models relevant to the service user group (e.g. MoHO)
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act legislation relevant to forensic setting.
- Knowledge of Occupational Therapy group and 1:1 interventions including evidence based/best practice
- Importance of confidentiality and information security in a forensic setting.
- Understands the difference and interface between management and leadership roles.
- Knowledge of the care programme approach, NSF and related legislation.
- Knowledge of developments in occupational therapy practice relevant to setting.
- Knowledge of role and purpose of operational and professional supervision
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
- Understanding of the recovery approach.
Desirable
- Understanding of Relational Security
- Undertaken leadership training
- Risk assessment in context of forensic psychiatry
Physical requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need, with or without service users
- Ability to be involved in other activity related to goals of the individual being worked with, such as sport.
- Routine and regular use of computer.
Other
Essential
- Recognises people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect.
- Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude.
- Committed to promoting a positive image of the occupational therapy service.
- Awareness of the needs of other members of the team.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Current registration with HCPC (Health & Care Professions Council)
- Undertaken placement educator training or have a willingness to undertake this
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Additional training / qualifications relevant to working in a forensic mental health/ learning disability setting.
- Member of British Association of Occupational Therapists
- Member of BAOT Mental Health specialist group
- Formal training in Sensory Integration (Level One and above).
- Management/Leadership Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Proven post-professional qualification experience.
- Experience of working in a mental health/learning disability setting.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working.
- Evidence of effective leadership
- Experience of delivering supervision, including other disciplines.
- Experience in implementing new projects and an understanding of change principles.
Desirable
- Risk assessment in context of forensic client group
- Experience of working in both inpatient and community settings.
- Experience of service development work within a forensic setting
- Lived experience of mental health problems
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to establish therapeutic relationships with patients showing a range of challenging behaviours.
- Advanced communication and assertiveness skills including report writing for CPA and ADL reports
- Strong collaborative approach to MDT working.
- An interest in and understanding of the fundamental principles of sensory modulation.
- Ability to manage own workloads and those of Occupational Therapy colleagues.
- Able to carry out a variety of Occupational Therapy assessments and therapeutic programmes including both 1:1 and group interventions relevant to a forensic client group.
- Ability to work in a flexible manner and adapt approach according to changing needs of the community caseload
- Ability to research, evaluate, review interventions, and undertake audits
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge of OT assessment, intervention and practise models relevant to the service user group (e.g. MoHO)
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act legislation relevant to forensic setting.
- Knowledge of Occupational Therapy group and 1:1 interventions including evidence based/best practice
- Importance of confidentiality and information security in a forensic setting.
- Understands the difference and interface between management and leadership roles.
- Knowledge of the care programme approach, NSF and related legislation.
- Knowledge of developments in occupational therapy practice relevant to setting.
- Knowledge of role and purpose of operational and professional supervision
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding vulnerable adults and children.
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work and can define the responsibilities of others.
- Understanding of the recovery approach.
Desirable
- Understanding of Relational Security
- Undertaken leadership training
- Risk assessment in context of forensic psychiatry
Physical requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel independently in accordance with Trust policies and service need, with or without service users
- Ability to be involved in other activity related to goals of the individual being worked with, such as sport.
- Routine and regular use of computer.
Other
Essential
- Recognises people's right to privacy and dignity, treating every person with respect.
- Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude.
- Committed to promoting a positive image of the occupational therapy service.
- Awareness of the needs of other members of the team.
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
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).
