[ref. i59242720] NHS - Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy Forensic & Prison Services
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and passionate Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy to provide professional leadership for the Occupational Therapy (OT), Adult Education and Health and Fitness staff within the Forensic and Prison Services of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and enable strategic development of the profession in accordance with national and local NHS guidance.
We provide mental health care in secure settings, and the community, for men and women whose needs relate to their mental health, learning disabilities & autism, and risk.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be accountable for the professional and clinical performance of OT staff and will perform a representative and advisory role within the Forensic and Prison Service for matters relating to OT. To offer advice to Heads of Service and other professions on the role of OT, staffing levels and skills mix.
Please see attached JD for further details.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East 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”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount
- Pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Oxford Health NHS FT is the Lead Provider in the For Me Adult Secure Provider Collaborative – a network providing forensic mental health services to the population of the Thames Valley and Wessex region. There are excellent opportunities for professional networking, shared learning, and contributing to planning and developing future services and care pathways in this context.Oxford Health offers great opportunities for continued development and has an in-house master’s degree programme as well as access to wider CPD funding.
See attached JD for further details.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Significant post qualification experience in a senior clinical role within a relevant field
- Knowledge of Forensic Mental Health/in-patient mental health services.
- Caseload management including highly complex conditions & cases
- Service development work in relevant area of practice
- Supervision of OT students and other professionals
- Able to persuade & influence in highly complex and difficult situations with sensitivity.
- Team Management
Qualifications/Academic/Skills
Essential criteria- Health & Care Professions Council Registered O.T. with Dip COT qualification or degree.
- Highly developed specialist knowledge, skills and experience in a relevant clinical field.
- Working towards or prepared to undertake a Master’s degree programme.
- Evidence of up to date continuous professional development
- APPLE accreditation
Training
Essential criteria- Management training undertaken
- Clinical work with adults in in-patient/forensic mental health
- Professional skills in models of practice, assessments & interventions
Experience required
Essential criteria- Experience of working as a registered practitioner in at least one relevant clinical field of mental health
- Ability and experience in undertaking presentations
- Experience of caseload management including highly complex conditions & cases
Contractual Requirements or other requirements
Essential criteria- Flexible working requirement
- Own transport arrangements
- All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
- 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.
- Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing