Occupational Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Occupational Therapist to join our team based in the medium secure Mental health Pathway on our rehabilitation ward and within our Personality Disorder Pathway. Within our rehabilitation service you will initiate interventions that support pro-social occupational routines and aid transition into the community. Our personality disorder pathway is one of only 2 units of its kind in the country and works very closely with probation and prison services; the main emphasis of this post is to assess interpersonal functioning to aid transition within the criminal justice pathway. Although initially based within our medium secure mental health and personality disorder pathways, there will be opportunities to rotate and experience our other specialisms. You will be supported by a clinical specialist Occupational Therapist, assistant practitioners and the wider team of professionals to develop specialist knowledge and skills to work within this environment with this client group., The role of the Occupational Therapist is to primarily assess occupational needs and initiate interventions that support pro-social occupational routines and aid transition to the next step of the individuals pathway.You will work as a core part of the multidisciplinary and occupational therapy teams to provide:

• Comprehensive assessment of occupational needs using both standardised tools and structured clinical observations
• Set collaborative therapeutic goals to support the development of address occupational performance needs
• Undertake 1:1 and group interventions in a variety of environments.
• Maintain standards of clinical documentation.
Dependent on experience you may also be expected to supervise others and take students on placement.

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.