Senior Forensic Occupational Therapist - Littlemore - Oxford
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Job overview
This role includes an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum on top of your salary
Are you a registered and experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a rewarding opportunity to develop your career?
We are recruiting for a Band 6 Senior Forensic Occupational Therapist to join our team at the Oxford Clinic in Littlemore and make a real difference to our patients' recovery journey.
The Oxford Clinic is a medium secure male unit with up to 32 inpatients across three wards including acute, rehab and specialist wards with individuals detained under the Mental Health Act and/or the criminal justice system.
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you'll contribute to risk assessments and use these to keep patients and staff safe. You'll carry out MOHO assessments and use this model to formulate an evidence based treatment plan for your designated caseload which you will evaluate using TOMS and the MOHOST.
This role offers a dynamic and challenging environment where you can showcase your skills and expertise in Occupational Therapy. Your contributions will play a crucial role in providing high-quality care to individuals within the medium secure forensic service and help them to reintegrate into a community setting.
If this sounds like the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you!
Main duties of the job- Managing a varied and complex caseload.
- Providing evidence-based and client-centred occupational therapy Interventions. Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating Occupational Therapy interventions using the Model of Human Occupation and TOMS.
- Involving patients in the co-production of their own care plans and in the development and evaluation of OT Treatment Interventions.
- Recording treatment progress and CPA reports on RIO
- Providing leadership for junior/non-registered staff and students through supervision and appraisal.
- Participating in the planning, development, and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy service.
- Being a key member of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Contributing to the maintenance and development of the trust-wide Occupational Therapy service.
- Actively participating in the education of Occupational Therapy students
- Engaging in teaching/presentations of specialist skills for professional development.
- Helping the OT service to become more sustainable.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties
Working for our organisation
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As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The position will be based at The Oxford Clinic on the Littlemore Hospital site in Oxford, a 32 bedded male medium secure forensic unit. The unit is comprised of 2 wards, an acute assessment ward and a rehabilitation-focused ward.
We are an innovative service, continually developing and strengthening our Occupational Therapy provision based on the Model of Human Occupation. Staff are expected to undertake in house training in trauma informed care. There is also the opportunity to undertake external Sensory Integration training.We provide patients with vocational opportunities on the wards and in the community and have strong links with the Forensic Recovery College.
For further information about this role please review the job description and person specification attached to this advert.
If you are ready to take on this important role, contribute to the development of the Occupational Therapy service, and engage in educational initiatives, we invite you to apply.
This is your opportunity to be part of a dedicated team that is committed to making a positive impact in the field of Occupational Therapy.
We would recommend you come for a visit or have an informal discussion about this opportunity, so please contact us on the details below to make any arrangements.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Professional registration with HCPC
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Additional training in Mental Health
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience working as a qualified O.T, preferably in mental health.
- Experience of caseload management/complex conditions & cases
- Experience of working in Forensics
- Experience of using MOHO and/or TOMS
Skills
Essential criteria- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with patients, carers & colleagues.
- IT skills
- Supervisory skills
- Leadership skills
Management
Essential criteria- Time management for workload
- Ability to prioritise
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- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
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- We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
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