Occupational Therapist

• Hold responsibility for all occupational therapy provision within Danes Court.
• Manage a specialist caseload of forensic service users.
• Deliver comprehensive occupational assessments and intervention programmes.
• Lead on occupational formulation, recovery planning and discharge pathways
• Contribute to forensic risk assessment and management.
• Support service users progressing from inpatient secure services into community placements.
• Provide specialist occupational therapy advice across the MDT.
• Contribute to service improvement and pathway development across forensic services.
• Supervise occupational therapy support staff, apprentices and students where appropriate.
• Participate in directorate-wide occupational therapy initiatives.

Essential

• Occupational Therapy degree or equivalent
• HCPC registration
• Documented evidence of professional development
• Practice Educator qualification or willingness to undertake.

Essential

• Experience working with adults experiencing complex mental health or learning disability needs.
• Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload.
• Experience of delivering occupational therapy assessment and intervention
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience contributing to risk assessment and risk management.

Desirable

• Experience within forensic services
• Experience within rehabilitation services
• Experience supervising staff or students.
• Experience undertaking audit or service improvement projects.

Essential

• Recovery-oriented practice.
• Occupational therapy process and models of practice.
• Mental Health Act and relevant legislation.
• Safeguarding procedures.
• Clinical governance principles.
• Risk assessment and risk management processes.
• Occupational performance and functional assessment.

Desirable

• Knowledge of forensic pathways.
• Knowledge of offending behaviour frameworks.
• Knowledge of psychologically informed environments.
• Understanding of trauma-informed practice.

Essential

• Ability to work autonomously as a lone Occupational Therapist.
• Ability to prioritise and manage a complex caseload.
• Strong clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
• Ability to lead occupational therapy interventions.
• Ability to analyse and manage risk.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to influence practice within multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to supervise and support others.
• Effective organisational and workload management skills.