Occupational TherapistNHS

Job summary

The Occupational Therapist will provide the occupational therapy service to Danescourt, a six-bed community forensic step-down unit supporting individuals transitioning from secure forensic settings towards greater community independence.

The post holder will function as the sole Occupational Therapist within the unit, holding responsibility for the delivery, development and evaluation of the occupational therapy pathway for service users with complex mental health needs, offending histories, forensic risks and significant occupational functioning difficulties.

The role plays a key part within the wider RDaSH Learning disability and forensic directorate, supporting recovery, rehabilitation, risk reduction and successful community reintegration.

The post holder will work autonomously, providing specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions whilst contributing to multidisciplinary decision-making regarding recovery progression, leave, transitions, discharge planning and community risk management.

Professional leadership, support and supervision will be provided by the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist for the Forensic Directorate.

Main duties of the job

The Occupational Therapist will:

• Hold responsibility for all occupational therapy provision within Danes Court.
• Manage a specialist caseload of forensic service users.
• Deliver comprehensive occupational assessments and intervention programmes.
• Lead on occupational formulation, recovery planning and discharge pathways
• Contribute to forensic risk assessment and management.
• Support service users progressing from inpatient secure services into community placements.
• Provide specialist occupational therapy advice across the MDT.
• Contribute to service improvement and pathway development across forensic services.
• Supervise occupational therapy support staff, apprentices and students where appropriate.
• Participate in directorate-wide occupational therapy initiatives.

Job description

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regrading this job role.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications

About us

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.

We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.

We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.

We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:

https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/getting-involved/work-with-us/

We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:

https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook