The Integrated Support Unit at HMP Durham is an 11 bedded unit, which is a regional resource staffed by a multidisciplinary team, with the aim of providing treatment for men with severe mental health needs. The unit is operated in partnership with the prison service and is designed to provide a therapeutic recovery focused environment. We have pathways with stakeholders and secure hospitals, to provide the individuals who require the service a seamless and integrated approach to their care.

We believe treatment begins from our first contact, with a focus and pro-social engagement and trauma informed care.

The Mental Health In Reach teams at all our local prisons can recommend that someone should work with us when a person has an acute and/or severe mental health disorder that requires an enhanced level of input from specialist mental health professionals which cannot be provided elsewhere within the prison. This includes people with a learning disability and/or Autism mean that a person is experiencing a high level of distress and risk to self and requires stabilisation and management to adjust to prison environment.

As a Specialist occupational therapist in TEWV you will manage a complex caseload independently, assessing occupational performance and delivering specialist occupational interventions, demonstrating adherence to the Trust Values at all times and operating as a leader in the team, service and organisation

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

About us

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a competent, confident, and enthusiastic full-timeBand 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team at HMP Durham (Integrated Support Unit). The ISU (describe ISU) is .

The multi-disciplinary team works with Offenders with mental health issues and their families to deliver.

We are looking for an OT who can work flexibly to meet service need and has the vision, energy and inspiration to develop creative, imaginative solutions to delivering occupational therapy with patients with mental health needs via the ISU.

You will access wider support from the occupational therapy network in TEWV, 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and interventions as part of the OT Pathway linked to the Health & Justice model of care.

All team members must be committed to providing the best possible care for the people we work with and their families/carers.

The ability to engage and communicate with patients in prison with mental health needs as well as the parents/family/carers and system around them is essential.

Clinical/Professional supervision is provided by the supervising Occupational Therapist as identified by the relevant Lead OT. The postholder will attend OT Learning and Governance Networks to ensure fidelity to core occupational therapy delivery, enhance CPD and contribute to the wider OT service developments.

You must be able to demonstrate experience of delivery of occupational therapy, keenness to continually develop themselves and others, and a particular interest in this field of OT. We will support use of transferrable skills from a range of clinical settings.

There are varied opportunities for training and development, with CPD needs being identified and monitored through appraisal.

Additional contact details:Alison Bullock, Trust Professional Head of Occupational Therapy

a.bullock@nhs.net

07771978453

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with HCPC
• Successful completion of preceptorship year as a graduate occupational therapist (or equivalent in non-NHS sectors)
• Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)

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 supervising students on placement
• Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
• Experience of participation in clinical governance activities
• Experience of developing and delivering training

Knowledge

Essential

• Significant knowledge of evidence based practice in designated specialist area
• 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.
• Safeguarding and its application in practice

skills

Essential

• Communicate complex and sensitive information in a manner appropriate to the individual and situation.
• Solve complex clinical problems
• Record keeping and report writing
• Work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Manage own caseload and prioritise effectively
• Provide effective teaching, training and clinical supervision

Employer details

Employer name

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HMP Durham

Old Elvet

Durham

DH1 3HU

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