Band 6 Occupational Therapist

As an Occupational Therapist you will play a central part in delivering high-quality, psychologically informed care within The Hive, a specialist Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway service at HMP Ranby. As an autonomous clinician, you will be responsible for assessing the occupational needs of service users with complex personality, trauma-related, and psychosocial difficulties, and for designing, implementing and evaluating individualised rehabilitation plans that promote independence, purpose, and functional living skills both within custody and in preparation for eventual community reintegration.

You role will involve conducting comprehensive specialist assessments, analysing complex information, and translating this into meaningful, realistic, and collaboratively agreed treatment goals. You will deliver a wide range of interventions--including structured activities, graded therapeutic groups, and 1:1 sessions--using sound clinical reasoning and evidence-based OT practice. A key responsibility is to adapt interventions responsively, taking account of fluctuating clinical presentations, motivational barriers, emotional distress, and the unique constraints of a secure environment.

You will be a core member of a multidisciplinary team comprising psychologist, creative therapist, psychological practitioner, prison officers, and wider criminal justice partners and will contribute to specialist occupational insights to case discussions, risk formulations, treatment planning, and service user reviews. Participation in MDT risk assessments is central to the role, ensuring that all therapeutic activity is delivered safely and that therapeutic risktaking is appropriately planned and agreed.

You will promote a positive and professional profile of occupational therapy within the OPD service, advocating for the role of occupation in trauma recovery, identity development, and behaviour change.

Working within a secure setting, you must demonstrate resilience, adaptability, and excellent judgement, balancing therapeutic engagement with clear professional boundaries and adherence to safeguarding, security, and risk management requirements.

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

NHFT is an NHS Community and Mental Health Foundation Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in hospital settings and in the community. We provide over 200 services across the county - as well as some specialist services in bordering and nearby counties. We work together with our partners to ensure that everyone who comes through our doors receives compassionate, person-centred care, regardless of their background or circumstances.

NHFT promotes a culture of learning, to improve the care and safety of our patients and colleagues. We have achieved our 'outstanding' rating by encouraging opportunity, innovation, development and growth across our workforce.

Please note this post is subject to security vetting. To be considered for this post you will need to have continuously resided in the UK without any breaks for a minimum of 3 years prior to this application and be able to evidence your years of residency. Please note without sufficient evidence your application may not progress.

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