Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
Band 7
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
• Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
Department/ Base: Offender Personality Disorder Service
Band 7 Support, Occupational Therapist
Full time, 12 month secondment/fixed term contract
This post offers an exciting opportunity research, create, develop, and deliver a new occupational therapy service within the Lancashire Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway as part of the Intensive Intervention and Risk Management Service (IIRMS). The service is jointly commissioned by NHS England and His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), and is delivered via a joint service model that includes health and HMPPS partners in Lancashire. The service will be complemented by further partnership work with third sector organisations in the locality.
Main duties of the job
The IIRMS service in Lancashire is a community-based intervention and risk management service that will complement, enhance and work within the existing OPD provision in the area. IIRMS will operate as part of a tiered approach to supporting HMPPS in their management of people who present with high risk needs and screen on to the OPD pathway. Those suitable for the service will present with primary needs associated with relational/interpersonal difficulties. They will have genuine resettlement/transition needs, they may be institutionalised and/or may have been absent from their communities/networks for a significant period of time. Alongside screening on to the OPD pathway, they may have co-morbid or historical mental health difficulties, substance misuse and/or associated vulnerabilities. The primary focus of IIRMS is to support people on probation with transition and integration back into local communities.
The IIRMS is currently in development therefore we are seeking an OT experienced in mental health at band 6 or 7 with strong interpersonal skills, an ability to manage own workload and, a person centred, innovative approach to delivering care. A strong clinical knowledge of the theory and delivery of OT measuring outcomes and working in a range of environments is also essential.
Working for our organisation
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role
Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS Clearance
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Diploma/BSC (Hons) in Occupational Therapy (OT)
- State registered with Health Professionals Council.
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Expert knowledge of how personality disorder difficulties impact on occupational performance, and how occupational therapy theory informs practice within forensic services.
- Expertise in current best practice in IIRMS/personality disorder services, and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation
- Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions using expert level clinical reasoning.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Three years post registration experience in a relevant setting (with evidence of forensic and/or community mental health experience at band 5/6 level)
- Familiarity with audit processes
- Use of evidence-based practice
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Carrie Best
- Job title
- Operational Manager, OPD
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Kate Halsall (OT Consultant/AD for AHP) at [email protected]
or
Suzanne Nightingale (Clinical Lead, OPD) [email protected]
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