We are pleased to offer a brand-new opportunity for an Occupational Therapist interested in working with the mental health team based in HMP Haverigg on a permanent basis.

HM Prison Haverigg is a Category D men's prison, located in the village of Haverigg in Cumbria. The prison is situated just outside the beautiful Lake District National Park.

Applicants may include competent Band 5 Occupational Therapists seeking to expand their skills or an existing Band 6 Occupational Therapists interested in this expanding area of practice.

The post holder will provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and interventions as part of the Trust's OT Pathway linked to health and justice services and offer input to individuals, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team including clinicians, prison staff, families and carers.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who can work flexibly to meet service need and has the vision, energy, and inspiration to co-develop creative, imaginative solutions to delivering occupational therapy with individuals with complex mental health needs in the context of a prison setting.

Support within the occupational therapy network in Health and Justice Services in TEWV is readily available to develop a way of delivering a high quality, needs-led OT service, utilising core occupational therapy skills to ensure all of the people we work with have a robust occupational therapy assessment and intervention plan in place.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for receiving requests for occupational therapy, triaging and prioritising these, completing evidence-based assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self care, productivity and leisure.

To use client-centred approaches to co-producing negotiated occupational goals and evaluate these with service users collaboratively.

To participate in clinical/professional and management supervision

To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working

To contribute to and lead on service improvement and quality initiatives

To use the Trust electronic patient record system

To abide by all Trust policies and procedures

To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further detailed information to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying.

Additional contact details:

Charlotte French - Occupational Therapy Lead

charlotte.french@nhs.net

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registration with HCPC
• Degree in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
• Successful completion of preceptorship year as a graduate occupational therapist (or equivalent in non-NHS sectors)
• Clinical Supervisory Skills course (or willingness to undertake within agreed timescale).
• Trust training in Appraisal and Recruitment (or willingness to undertake within an agreed timescale)
• Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Accredited Practice Placement Educator (APPLE)
• Post-graduate qualification in a relevant area

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of delivering Occupational Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs
• Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
• Experience of participation in clinical governance activities
• Experience of developing and delivering training

Knowledge

Essential

• National guidance and key standards in own specialist area
• Health and Safety legislation and its application in practice
• Legal aspects of Moving and Handling
• Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and its application in practice.
• Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice.
• Clinical Governance and its application in practice
• Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
• Safeguarding and its application in practice
• Significant knowledge to post-graduate level of the needs and difficulties of service users in designated specialist area
• Significant knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area

Skills

Essential

• Communicate complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation
• Solve complex clinical problems
• Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Manage own caseload and prioritise effectively
• Motivate and work positively and constructively with other members of the team
• Apply latest research evidence and evaluative thinking in practice
• Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Haverigg

North Lane

Haverigg

LA18 4NA

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