Senior Occupational Therapist

NHS; Retford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join their team at Rampton High Secure Hospital. The successful candidate will provide clinical leadership, manage a patient caseload, and deliver therapeutic interventions in a forensic mental health setting. This role offers a competitive salary, including a high secure allowance, and the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care.

Benefits

£7,000 high secure allowance

Flexible working options

In-house Occupational Health Service

Qualifications

• Significant experience in occupational therapy assessment and treatment planning.
• Experience of supervising OT students and staff.
• Knowledge of mental health treatment models.

Responsibilities

• Develop and provide patient-led specialist occupational therapy programmes.
• Liaise with multidisciplinary teams and contribute to clinical governance.
• Lead clinical activities and service developments.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Clinical Risk Assessment

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Current Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration

Fieldwork Educators qualification

Job description

Go back Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 01 June 2025

Are you looking at taking the next step in your clinical career? We are seeking to recruit a dynamic Occupational Therapist with proven clinical skills, knowledge and experience to provide clinical leadership to an established team of Occupational Therapists, OT Assistants, Apprentices and support staff in the Mental Health and Personality Disorder Teams at Rampton High Secure Hospital.

The post holder will support the Clinical Lead OT of the service, hold a patient caseload, deliver therapeutic groups as part of a wider OT programme including Vocational, Health and Fitness and Day Unit activities and professionally supervise junior OT staff and students.

We are looking for an enthusiastic compassionate and motivated OT with excellent communication skills to make a difference to the lives of our patients. An OT interested in Forensic Mental Health and the Physical Health needs of this population is desirable.

In return we can offer an additional £7,000 high secure allowance to successful applicants.

Main duties of the job

Develop and provide effective programmes of specialist Occupational Therapy for a specific patient group and contribute to the overall OT service development. The role involves deputising for senior staff as required

The post is situated within the Forensic Care Group and located in the Care Unit high secure setting at Rampton Hospital. The post holder will develop and provide a variety of specialist individual and group occupational therapy interventions to a population of mentally disordered offenders.

Liaise effectively and be an active member of the relevant multidisciplinary teams, providing clinical reports as necessary and actively contribute to the Care Programme Approach process.

About us

Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.

As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.

We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.

If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!

#TeamNottsHC

Job responsibilities

• Develop and provide a patient needs led specialist occupational therapy programme using a range of assessments, treatment approaches and evaluation based on best available evidence, to a specific patient group.
• Be actively involved in the clinical risk assessment and development of risk management plans for patients and adhere to these.
• Communicate effectively within own service and with other colleagues.
• Be actively involved in Clinical Governance and quality assurance activities as required.
• Provide effective clinical leadership with the Occupational Therapy service.
• Co-work with Occupational Therapy staff and members of other professions.
• Accurately record statistical information.
• Keep accurate, appropriate, and contemporaneous patient records in accordance with the Forensic Information Governance Group and Trust Policy.
• Lead in assigned specific clinical activities as determined by the line manager.
• Lead on specific service developments as require.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check.Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• oDegree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent.
• oCurrent Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Registration.
• oFieldwork Educators qualification and APPLE accredited/prepared to undertake training as necessary.
• Supervision and appraisal training
• Accredited training in standardised OT assessments and outcome measures.

Physical Requirements

• oAble to undertake and complete annual training in physical interventions i.e. MVA, PSTS Security Training and Hospital Life Support.

Values and Behaviours

• oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• oAll colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Skills and Experience

• oSignificant experience in occupational therapy assessment, treatment planning, delivery and evaluation in a mental health setting with minimal supervision.
• oSignificant experience of planning and facilitating a variety of individual and group occupational therapy interventions in a variety of environments.
• oExperience of supervising OT students as well as qualified and unqualified staff.
• oExperience of maintaining high quality written records and producing reports.
• oAbility to function effectively within a multi-professional team and develop cohesive working relationships.
• oAbility to work independently and prioritise own workload.
• oGood communications, negotiation and liaison skills (both oral and written).
• Experience of working in a secure setting, e.g. prison, young offenders institution or forensic unit.
• Experience of service development and/or leading on clinical initiatives.

Knowledge

• oKnowledge and application of occupational therapy evidence-based practice and outcome measures.
• oDetailed knowledge of treatment models and approaches used in mental health and personality disorder services
• oKnowledge of health and safety and clinical risk issues relating to forensic practice.
• Knowledge of Rampton Hospital and its purpose.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation.

Contractual Requirements

• oAbility to work flexible to meet the needs of the service, including occasional evenings and weekends on a rotational basis.

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum (pro rata for part time)