Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people. We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you. We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA community. Good luck and we hope to hear from you. Job overview This role includes an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum on top of your salary. Are you looking for opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge in Occupational Therapy leadership and management? We're recruiting for a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to join our team at the Oxford Clinic, a medium secure forensic inpatient service, consisting of 3 wards (Evenlode, Kennet, Glyme Wards). Referrals are accepted from other adult or forensic services, prison or high secure hospitals. You'll provide clinical leadership to the OT team as well as the service at Oxford Clinic. You'll deliver specialised OT therapy interventions as well as monitoring and auditing outcomes, ensuring high standards of care and leadership throughout. You'll mentor and manage junior staff, fostering their professional growth. Leading by example, you'll share your expertise and guide the team in delivering best practices in forensic mental health care. This is an opportunity to be part of a dedicated and innovative team making a real difference to the lives of the patients in our care. We offer excellent flexible working options and well-developed learning and development provisions within the Trust to enhance your skills and widen your knowledge base. If this sounds like your area of expertise and you're ready for a new challenge, we would love to hear from you! Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to hold HCPC registration in order to be considered for this role. Advert Through assessment, identify patients strengths and needs and to co-ordinate and facilitate suitable therapy programmes to meet those needs. This should involve use of the Recovery approach and be socially inclusive in practice. Also should use OT models of practice and standardised assessment tools (MOHO). Develop and maintain relevant therapeutic activities as appropriate to the patient group served, including opportunities for cognitive, creative, education, work, leisure, interpersonal, spiritual and life skills. Where possible to ensure interventions are evidence based. Line manage OT staff/PFP at Oxford Clinic. Contribute to the achievement of performance targets for Oxford Clinic through a leadership role. Participate in the process of establishing, monitoring and reviewing policies and procedures common to the profession and clinical services in the care group and Trust. To be involved in the recruitment and selection for OT posts in the forensic service. Participate in the delivery of service improvement plans for OT Trust wide. Manage the Oxford Clinic OT budget. Participate in and support research projects in the Trust and to develop research initiatives as appropriate to the service. To encourage and support staff in the process of research. Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties. Working for our organisation Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria. As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team” Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent” We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include: • Excellent opportunities for career progression • Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development • 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service • NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers • Competitive pension scheme • Lease car scheme • Cycle to work scheme • Employee Assistance Programme • Mental Health First Aiders • Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply) • Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team Detailed job description and main responsibilities We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview. We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values. The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role. All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale. Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests. We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role. We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing