Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of SCFT.

You will provide high quality consultation, specialist assessment and intervention to deliver effective, person centred clinical services for people who have come into contact or are at risk of contact with the criminal justice agencies.

The Specialist Community Forensic Team is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of nursing, occupational therapy, social work, psychology and psychiatry. You will be expected to work in all areas of Cheshire and Merseyside and liaise with a number of partner agencies including health, social care and the Criminal Justice agencies to develop proactive and preventative risk mitigation support. You will be required to work primarily 9-5, Monday to Friday.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people. We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together.

You will have the opportunity to work within a team of skilled and experienced practitioners under the clinical leadership of a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. As a new service, we are keen to demonstrate the impact on people's lives and there will be opportunities for the successful applicant to become involved in service evaluation and research.

To hold a clinical caseload

Operate as the Occupational Therapy Clinical Lead for the Specialist Community Forensic team and Step Down Services.

Provide highly specialised clinical expertise in Occupational Therapy focusing on rehabilitation and recovery through meaningful occupation based on evidence based practice.

To provide comprehensive risk assessment of offending and / or other complex behaviours and provide risk management strategies and recommendations.