Technical Instructor

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of a Qualified Occupational Therapist, on a medium / low secure forensic ward; alongside a robust multi-disciplinary team. As a Technical Instructor you will be expected to work with individuals on a one to one basis and facilitate therapeutic group sessions within the hospital and in the community; with the aim to promote service users recovery, maximise independence and to work towards their discharge. Team working and communication are an essential part of this role.

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North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.

With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all

We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.

We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme

Excellent internal staff network

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

WORKING EXPEIRENCE

Essential: - Experience working in mental health services

Desirable: - Experience working in inpatient services; - Experience working in forensic mental health services

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Essential: - Delivering meaningful activity, vocational or therapeutic programmes; - Ability to motivate patients to attend and participate in activities and recovery

Desirable: - Relevant vocational, technical, teacher, training, or activity based qualification

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

Desirable: - Managing risk and maintaining safe therapeutic environments; - Ability to adapt groups to the functional level of the service user group