Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist Band 7

Main area: Offender Healthcare
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 499-ISIS-A

Site: HMP ISIS
Town: Thamesmead
Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 pa inc
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/03/:59

Job overview

As part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT), you will provide specialist assessment and intervention to offenders in prison. You will promote active engagement in meaningful occupations and facilitate the skills development and independence of patients. The postholder will work in collaboration with other healthcare professionals in prison to contribute to the development and delivery of safe, effective care while also holding care coordination responsibility for a clinical caseload.

Main duties of the job

1. Manage a complex clinical caseload
2. Work as a member of the multi-professional team and proactively support the NHSE&I safe staffing initiative
3. Lead on the development of evidence-based OT practice
4. Provide OT specific assessment & interventions via groups & individual work related to self-care, work, and leisure
5. Lead on service development
6. Lead and participate in research/audit/quality improvement activities
7. Supervise the work of junior staff including OT students on clinical placement
8. Contribute to and carry out risk assessment and management plans
9. Provide specialist OT advice to the multi-professional team
10. Work independently without direct supervision
11. Be an OT specialist and have in-depth knowledge of OT assessment and interventions for the offender group
12. Contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust wide OT service
13. Work within the social inclusion and recovery agenda

Working for our organisation

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community healthcare such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities, and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing, and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils, and the voluntary sector through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools, and people's homes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. Manage a capped caseload of offenders with complex mental health needs, taking on the role of Care Coordinator
2. Work with offenders to identify OT goals as part of the multi-disciplinary care plan, using specialist mental health & OT assessment tools & treatment techniques
3. Provide the most effective assessment & interventions
4. Plan & implement offender led individual and/or group interventions, using activity to achieve therapeutic goals
5. Ensure offenders' health, social, cultural, and spiritual needs are always considered
6. Assess for and provide equipment to enhance independence in daily living skills for offenders with a physical disability in addition to their mental health needs
7. Monitor, evaluate, and modify treatment to measure progress and identify outcomes
8. Plan and deliver services within the Care Programme Approach framework
9. Apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on life skills to maximise functional ability
10. Assess the occupational needs of offenders and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment interventions
11. Identify appropriate & inappropriate referrals and prioritise workload

Person specification Education/Qualifications

• UK HCPC Registration

Experience

• Extensive post registration experience as a Clinical Occupational Therapist
• Post registration experience in a relevant clinical setting

Skills/Abilities/Knowledge

• Ability to work autonomously, set own priorities, and manage time effectively
• Risk assessment and management skills

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please ensure you select this on your application form.

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All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting. This will be completed as part of the pre-employment checks through Oxleas and the prison vetting team.