Senior Occupational Therapist - YOI Feltham A

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join their team at YOI Feltham A. The role involves overseeing occupational therapy services, managing mental health caseloads, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to enhance patient care. Candidates should have an OT degree, HCPC registration, and relevant experience in mental health services. Competitive annual salary ranging from £44,485 to £52,521, along with excellent staff benefits.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing services

Season ticket loans

Cycle to work scheme

Relocation package

Qualifications

• Experience in completing Risk Assessment Tools.
• Experience of effective partnership working with external providers.
• Experience of supervising students/junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development & implementation of occupational therapy within Feltham A.
• Manage a caseload with complex, severe & enduring mental health needs.
• Work alongside senior staff to support service development.

Skills

Individual and group work assessment and intervention skills

Ability to deal with sensitivities and complexities

Skills in producing timely, accurate and informative reports

Education

Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registered Occupational Therapist

Post graduate training specific to mental health

Job description

Overview

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.

In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at YOI Feltham A.

By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also can have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model, to ensure our patient\'s healthcare is always managed and maintained to the highest of standards.

Our motto is "Caring NOT Judging" so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.

Why not see what our staff say about working within our award-winning teams: https://www.cnwl.nhs.uk/health-and-justice/find-out-what-its-work-health-and-justice

Main duties of the job

• To oversee the development & implementation of occupational therapy within Feltham A. Supported by the wider team and Lead OT who will be overseeing the growth of OT services in our HMYOI Feltham A.
• To manage a caseload with complex, severe & enduring mental health needs, providing interventions which support & promote improved health. The caseload will be OT specific work, utilising an effective referral process. They will also provide input into the Neurodiverse pathway of care.
• To be responsible for the planning & management of a structured, occupation focussed therapeutic regime within the Enhanced Support Unit. Working collaboratively with young people to facilitate meaningful, skill based activities.
• To work in conjunction with the multi-disciplined team to promote the understanding of the OT perspective & its application to working with this client group.
• To workalongside senior staff in the MDT to support the development of services. To support directorate wide development of OT as part of a supportive & friendly Health & Justice OT network.
• To provide an Occupational Therapy perspective whilst engaging & contributing to professional meetings such as CPA, multi-agency case reviews, risk management meetings, & any other meetings related to the care & treatment of the patients in our care.
• To also act as an educator to students on practice placement, as part of the AHP fair share agreement.

About us

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:

Monthly supervision

Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.

Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:

Preceptorship Programme

Support and guidance with Revalidation

Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies

Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:

Health and wellbeing services

Season ticket loans

Cycle to work scheme

Relocation package

The trust also values its staff, and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.

All our prison sites offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.

Job responsibilities

For a full list for responsibilities for this role, please see attached Job Description & Personal Specification

Person Specification

• Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist
• Post graduate training specific to mental health
• Qualifications/training in specialist skills eg. therapeutic/sensory interventions
• Training in delivering sensory based interventions and assessments
• Practice placement educators\' course

Previous Experience

• Post qualification experience working in mental health services.
• Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments
• Experience of effective partnership working, with external providers, in promoting socially inclusive opportunities for service users
• Experience in completing Risk Assessment Tools
• Experience in prison and/or secure settings
• Experience delivering interventions and assessments to young people within mental health settings
• Experience of supervising students/junior staff
• Experience contributing to the delivery of care for neurodiverse individuals

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Individual and group work assessment and intervention skills.
• Ability to deal with sensitivities and complexities, using interpersonal skills
• Skills in producing timely, accurate and informative reports and notes
• Knowledge of personal recovery principles and their application to service delivery
• Clear concept of Occupational Therapy and models of practice
• Ability to determine the impact of mental and physical conditions on a service user\'s functional ability and undertake assessment/make recommendations with regards to the provision of equipment/aids and adaptations.
• Committed to working as part of an MDT
• Able to utilise supervision effectively
• Ability to work independently and is self motivated

Other

• The post holder must have the ability to understand and implement the equal opportunities policy at a level appropriate to the job
• Ability to promote anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practices.
• Ability to promote and work in line with the working model of a 7 day a week service.

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.

Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

£44,485 to £52,521 a yearpa incl HCAS Outer (pro rata if P/T)