Job overview
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic Senior Occupational Therapist to join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice team at YOI Feltham A.
By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will not only look after the healthcare needs of our patients residing in secure environments, but who also can have a real impact on promoting health and well-being. Our healthcare services work to a 7-day week working model, to ensure our patient's healthcare is always managed and maintained to the highest of standards.
Our motto is “Caring NOT Judging” so by working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide responsive, dependable and high-quality primary care and mental health services to those who may have offended and those at risk of offending in the communities we serve, to improve their health status and to encourage social inclusion.
Why not see what our staff say about working within our award-winning teams:
Main duties of the job
1. To oversee the development & implementation of occupational therapy within Feltham A. Supported by the wider team and Lead OT who will be overseeing the growth of OT services in our HMYOI Feltham A.
2. To manage a caseload with complex, severe & enduring mental health needs, providing interventions which support & promote improved health. The caseload will be OT specific work, utilising an effective referral process. They will also provide input into the Neurodiverse pathway of care.
3. To be responsible for the planning & management of a structured, occupation focussed therapeutic regime within the Enhanced Support Unit. Working collaboratively with young people to facilitate meaningful, skill based activities.
4. To work in conjunction with the multi-disciplined team to promote the understanding of the OT perspective & its application to working with this client group.
5. To work alongside senior staff in the MDT to support the development of services. To support directorate wide development of OT as part of a supportive & friendly Health & Justice OT network.
6. To provide an Occupational Therapy perspective whilst engaging & contributing to professional meetings such as CPA, multi-agency case reviews, risk management meetings, & any other meetings related to the care & treatment of the patients in our care.
7. To also act as an educator to students on practice placement, as part of the AHP fair share agreement.
Working for our organisation
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:
8. Monthly supervision
9. Annual personal development plans/appraisals
10. Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
Excellent progression through various career pathway opportunities such as but not limited to:
11. Preceptorship Programme
12. Support and guidance with Revalidation
13. Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies
Excellent staff benefits, our benefit packages are amongst the best in London and include:
14. Health and wellbeing services
15. Season ticket loans
16. Cycle to work scheme
17. Relocation package
The trust also values its staff, and you are entitled to become a member of MyTrustBenefits. MyTrustBenefits is an online portal for all CNWL staff, as well as their family and friends. It offers over 1400 discounts at hundreds of retailers nationwide. Save money on your weekly food shops, toiletries, cosmetics, cinema, meals out, holidays, travel and entertainment. You can also access free online courses on a variety of topics, professional and personal, ranging from business management, languages, law and teaching.
All our prison sites offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list for responsibilities' for this role, please see attached Job Description & Personal Specification
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The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
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