This exciting opportunity for a Specialist Occupational Therapist has arisen due to the planned expansion of the Community Forensic team in Hertfordshire.
Responsibilities
* Develop and deliver occupationally focused interventions and assessments to Forensic Mental Health services users stepping down from secure care or at risk of offending or admission.
* Coordinate care and social supervising responsibilities for a caseload of service users agreed by the team. Weekend and early evening shifts will also be expected on a team rota basis.
* Support the Professional Lead OT in the planning, development and evaluation of OT services within the Community Forensic team.
* Collaborate with service users to identify occupational goals.
* Contribute to overall team case formulation and risk management, adding relevant information related to occupational formulation, including occupational strengths and limitations to inform the team’s intervention plan.
* Lead on occupational therapy interventions with identified clients on the team’s caseload, using evidence-based/client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in prisons, probation, community settings and the individuals home environment.
* Provide interventions in a manner that is consistent with Trust standards and values.
* Apply the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and other standardised assessment approaches relevant to this setting and the individual’s needs.
* Routinely provide detailed feedback to the MDT regarding observations in relation to occupational performance, which inform ongoing assessment and therapeutic intervention.
* Provide support and education to service users and carers regarding aspects of occupational therapy such as equipment fitting, rehabilitation programmes, sensory issues, and management of symptoms through occupation.
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