Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor
To support and enhance the professional occupation focused care of offenders within the service, across all sectors of care; providing occupational therapy screenings and occupational therapy interventions under the supervision of a qualified professional occupational therapist, working independently according to a plan agreed with the qualified occupational therapist and within the overall framework of the teams policies and procedures.
You will work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to enable service users to reach their recovery potential and develop the skills necessary to manage their mental illness. You will motivate service users to engage in meaningful and purposeful activity within the prison community and encourage re-integration by liaising with prison staff and other stakeholders within the prison to promote social inclusion.
Key responsibilities include managing your own workload, working independently under the supervision of a registered OT, using technical, creative and psychosocial skills to assist in providing therapeutic activities for individuals/groups of service users, taking responsibility for leading on the development of service user projects, and communicating with service users/carers.
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
* To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a program of ward, department or wing based therapeutic activities.
* To use technical, creative, psychosocial and daily living skills to engage service users in therapeutic activities to promote independence, wellbeing and social inclusion.
* Under supervision of a registered OT, facilitate/co-facilitate planned group work and individual activities.
* Contribute to formal OT assessments of service users under the guidance of a registered OT and provide feedback on service users occupational functioning.
* Under supervision assist and support service users to achieve their goals.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION, PLEASE READ: All applicants must be willing to undertake National Security Vetting in order to work in a Prison Setting.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
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