Job summary
Inpatient Forensic Mental Health Unit
A fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our forward-thinking and dynamic inpatient team at the North London Forensic Service (NLFS).
Are you:
A newly Qualified (or soon to be) Occupational Therapist who is passionate about high quality care?
Or, an experienced Band 5 OT looking to develop existing skills in a diverse but supportive area?
Driven, flexible and highly motivated individual who can adapt to a unique environment (secure mental health unit).
The role:
Based on a forensic medium or low secure inpatient ward, working with a designated male, adult caseload of patients.
- Providing OT assessment and intervention to patients detained under The Mental Health Act, 1983 (amended 2007), many of whom suffer from a severe and enduring mental illness and have a history of offending behaviour.
OT role in forensic services?
OT's have a fundamental role in the assessment and rehabilitation of service users within the forensic service from the point of admission to discharge.
The absence of an OT impacts all stages of the care pathway and results in unmet patient needs and disruption to the patient experience, and care pathway.
OTs often identify any physical health OT needs relating to patients' well-being or sensory needs, which other disciplines may not observe and so at risk of not receiving relevant treatment / support.
Main duties of the job
More information about the role...
Working alongside a robust multi-disciplinary team.
Liaising with internal and external services to support and prepare for discharge from hospital.
The OT role focusses on functional daily living skills, establishing structured routines and managing specific mental health and risk issues.
Working with a Technical Instructor to deliver 1:1 session and a group programme to meet individual needs.
The role will include the assessment, treatment and evaluation of clinical interventions, carrying out functional assessments and contributing to multidisciplinary team care planning and risk assessment verbally and through written documentation.
The OT team:
You will be working within a large, supportive, diverse and experienced team of OTs including Band 8, 7, 6, 5 and Band 4 TIs.
Each OT is allocated to a specific case load / ward with Technical Instructor / Assistant provision.
The team has a wealth of experience and opportunities to share to aid learning and development.
We offer a thorough and varied induction programme, which includes preceptorship, training opportunities in house and externally for ongoing learning and career development.
- Robust and comprehensive supervision structure, both formally and informally to ensure staff are fully supported.
About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
Details
Date posted
04 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£34,521 to £41,956 a year per annum inclusive of outer London HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
455-NLFT-0128
Job locations
NLFS, Chase Farm Hospital Site
127 The Ridgeway
Enfield
EN2 8JL
Employer details
Employer name
North London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
NLFS, Chase Farm Hospital Site
127 The Ridgeway
Enfield
EN2 8JL
Employer's website
https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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