Job summary
Overview of the Posto HMP Elmley is a Category B / C men's prison located in Isle ofSheppey, HMP Swaleside is a Category B men's prison located in Isle ofSheppey, post holder will work across the two prisons and other multi-disciplinaryprofessionals to develop and revise the therapeutic programme and activityplans as necessary to meet the needs of different offender groups.
Main duties of the job
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
Provide one to one/ group interventions and therapeutic programmes in: Inpatient Department
? In-call activity as required.? Contribute to the development and delivery of holistic care plans.? Participate in the service wide health promotion, education programmeand activities.? Work to support pre-release and continuing care plans.? To manage a clinical caseload.? To support the development of evidence-based OT practice.? To contribute to service development.? To participate in research/audit activities.? To supervise the work of junior staff and students.? Contribute to and carry out risk assessment and management plans.? To provide specialist OT advice.? To work independently without direct supervision.
About us
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 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:
1. We're Kind
2. We're Fair
3. We Listen
4. We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management responsibilities Own clinical caseload Supervision and appraisal of junior staff Supervision of Occupational Therapy students Personal Continuing Professional Development
Leadership To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistentreliable attendance. To undertake effective support, guidance, supervision, and appraisal of junior staff. To contribute to the induction, training, and education of students [both OT & other professions] and other staff in clinical areas. To regularly be responsible for the supervision and written assessment of OT students on fieldwork placement within the Trust. To ensure relevant national and local polices are implemented. To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal guided by KSF.
Clinical To manage a caseload of offenders with complex mental health needs. To work with service users to identify OT goals as part of the multi-disciplinary care plan, using specialist mental health & OT assessment tools & treatment techniques. To work with offenders in a variety of settings to provide the most effective assessment & interventions. To plan and implement offenders led individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals. To ensure offenders health, social, cultural, and spiritual needs are alwaysconsidered. To assess for and provide equipment to enhance independence in daily living skills for offenders with a physical disability in addition to their mental health needs. To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to measure progress and identify outcomes. To plan and deliver services within the Care Programme Approach framework. To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on life skills to maximise functional ability. To assess the occupational needs of offenders and establish and evaluateappropriate treatment interventions. To identify appropriate and inappropriate referrals and prioritise workload. To manage effective discharge ensuring service users and all relevant agencies are given relevant information. To contribute to and carry out risk assessment and risk management plans. To work as part of the MDT and attend all relevant clinical meetings. To ensure that up to date electronic and written records are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards. To actively contribute to service & policy review and implementation and to participate in the operational planning, implementation, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical care pathways and protocols within own clinical area. To raise awareness of the OT service within own clinical area. To participate in the development of the OT service within own clinical area. To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a Band 6 OT. 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 teams clinical governance and quality agenda. To ensure practice is evidence based. To demonstrate understanding and application of national guidelines andlegislation 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.
Research To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research and apply them to practice. To broaden research and development skills through participation in localaudit and research projects.
Communication To communicate appropriately with offenders, carers, and team members, OT colleagues and other agencies. To demonstrate effective communication skills with those who have difficulty with communication for any reason. To communicate effectively as required within job role using appropriatemethods of communication. To ensure that up to date electronic and written records are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
5. Diploma/degree in OT
6. UK HCPC Registration
7. CPPD portfolio containing evidence of active involvement of CPPD activities.
Desirable
8. Interest in undertaking further relevant studies/training courses
9. Fieldwork Educators training
Experience
Essential
10. Extensive experience as an OT including mental health experience
11. Applying and interpreting standardised OT assessments
12. Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work.
13. Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Desirable
14. Post registration experience in a relevant clinical setting
15. Advice & support of junior staff and/or students
Skills/Abilities/Knowledge
Essential
16. To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a Band 6 OT
17. Ability to establish rapport with difficult to engage offenders/carers.
18. Ability to build effective working relationships.
19. Effective written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills
Desirable
20. Presentation and training skill
21. Knowledge of standardised assessments
Effort and Environment
Essential
22. Ability to engage in physical activity groups and community visits.
23. Ability to meet the demands of a client group with complex needs which requires a high level of concentration and an ability to adapt quickly to a variety of emotional situations.
24. To work with service users who have complex needs and challenging behaviour.