Main area Forensics Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Be part of the Seven Day Therapies Programme to work on average one in four weekends, either a Saturday or Sunday on a rota basis.) Job ref 277-7262875-FOR
Site The Bracton Centre Town Dartford Salary £42,939 - £50,697 pa inc Salary period Yearly Closing 29/06/2025 23:59
Job overview
The Forensic Occupational Therapy team has been cited for their good practice in leading an ‘Exceptional’ Seven Day Therapies Programme, Smoke Free Strategy, Wellbeing Strategy, Food Strategy and Forensic Recovery College (April 2017). The Forensic Directorate are seeking a Band 6 Forensic Recovery College Lead from an Occupational Therapy background.
The post holder will be a highly valued member of the multi-professional team, involved in the ongoing development of the Forensic Recovery College, building on the success of this clinical innovation in the Bracton Centre and Memorial Hospital. You will be provided with opportunities to participate in projects both within the Forensic Directorate and the South London Partnership. Support, supervision, and training will be provided by the Forensic Occupational Therapy team.
Main duties of the job
* Lead on delivery of the Forensic Recovery College with South London Partnership and non-statutory organisations
* Work with local third sector led Recovery Colleges to link with students in their recovery journey
* Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to support students to access Recovery Colleges in the community
* Embed the Recovery College ethos into the Forensic Directorate
* Play an active role in the South London Partnership Forensic Recovery Colleges
* Lead on the audit and evaluation of the Forensic Recovery College using outcome measures
* Be part of the Seven Day Therapies Programme to work on average one in four weekends, either a Saturday or Sunday on a rota basis.
Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
* We Listen
* We Care
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* To manage a clinical caseload with service users who require support to access the Forensic Recovery College
* To be an active member of the multi-disciplinary team
* To provide assessment and interventions via individual and course work related to the Forensic Recovery College
* To lead on the service development with the Forensic Recovery College
* Provide clinical supervision to junior colleagues and OT students on fieldwork placement
* Contribute to and carry out risk assessment and risk management plans
* To work independently without direct supervision
* Develop psychosocial learning
* To support students to access the Forensic Recovery College
* To ensure that up to date electronic and written records are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards
* To attend all relevant mandatory training as directed by the Trust
* To contribute to CPD through participation in internal and external training and other development opportunities
* To maintain and update a CPD portfolio
* To contribute to the team’s clinical governance and quality agenda
* To ensure practice is evidence based
* To demonstrate understanding and application of national guidelines and legislation relating to mental health & social care provision
* Observe and apply Health and Safety regulations
* To always apply risk management procedures
* To promote and facilitate offender involvement in own clinical area
* To participate in the development of the Recovery College within own clinical area
Person specification
Qualifications
* Diploma/degree in OT
* UK HCPC Registration
Experience
* Significant clinical experience in Forensic and / or Mental Health setting
Skills
* Demonstrate evidence of leadership skills
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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