Technical Instructor | Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our Occupational Therapy department as aBand 4 Technical Instructor (TI).

• We support adults who have complex mental health needs and a forensic / offending history in their rehabilitation.


• We help them identify and pursue their interests, develop functional and life skills, or help them to identify future vocational and educational pursuits.


You will need to have experience, or be willing to learn and support service users to access fitness, gardening, music, artistic outlets, develop social networks, develop life skills etc.

We are keen to utilise any specialist skills/passions or hobbies you may have and incorporate these into your role, e.g. meditation, teaching or sharing a skill.

Current TI's report enjoying seeing service users developing their skills and confidence and enjoying themselves while engaging in activity, whilst challenges can be overcoming patients lack of motivation.

Our OT department is resourced with a recreational centre which includes 2 gyms, a sports hall, pottery room, music/recording studio, IT suite, horticulture garden, ADL kitchen, tennis court, carpentry and mechanics workshop, a service user lounge, cafe and shop. Some of the groups that run from the centre include pet therapy, plumbing and motorbike repair/maintenance.

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.

The partnership between Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) and Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust (C&I) is going from strength to strength since it was originally established in 2021 forming the North London Mental Health Partnership.

Why choose to join the Partnership?

• We believe that by working together, our two Trusts can achieve more for the residents of North Central London and our patients than we can by working apart.


• Deliver the best care using the most up-to-date practise in supporting those with mental health illnesses.


• Transforming and creating a positive environment for our service users, staff and visitors.


• Creating and working together to become a great place to work for all our staff.


• We offer flexible working, a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives, NHS Pension and so much more.


• Generous Annual Leave Allowance


• NHS Discounts in a large variety of retail stores and services.


• We have excellent internal staff network support groups.