Advanced Occupational Therapist

The Community Forensic Teams have recently aligned as one team, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an Advanced Occupational Therapist to provide clinical leadership to occupational therapy delivery in the team. You will be a registered and experienced Occupational Therapist with forensic experience.

You will clinically lead and develop other professionals in the team whilst managing a caseload. The post holder will provide specialist consultation and advice to non-forensic services and support forensic inpatient services in determining safe discharge pathways for service users. The post holder will continue to develop relationships with stakeholders to enhance occupational opportunities in the community.

The post presents as an ideal opportunity for someone who holds a keen interest in leadership with a desire to champion a good quality service. We are looking for a practitioner who has a proven track record of innovation and dynamic practice.

The successful candidate will provide strong and effective leadership within the Teams working closely with the MDT to provide high quality clinical provision. You will promote the vision and values of Humber NHS Teaching Foundation Trust. The community services are a fast-developing area of provision within the Forensic Division. The successful candidate will be a confident leader with a commitment to supporting a positive team culture whilst keeping service users needs at the centre of service delivery.

Main duties of the job

1. Assesses and treats own caseload of patients / clients, individually and / or in groups, as part of multi-disciplinary team, in a variety of settings.
2. Leads in specialist area, contributes to development of specialist service and related policies, legislation to support evidence-based practice.
3. Supervises / manages staff / students working in own specialist area.
4. Provides specialist advice to social services, housing departments, clients, carers, other professionals on disability, housing, relevant legal and funding issues.
5. Leads clinical audits, undertakes research specialist treatment and provides advanced practice.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

Job responsibilities

For further information with regard to this vacancy please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy and/or further professional knowledge at masters equivalent level
• Registration with the HCPC
• Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical and service area

Experience

• Advanced knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area
• Experience of leadership
• Advanced knowledge and experience using specialist assessments relevant to the service area
• Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice change/development

Skills

• Able to demonstrate advanced inter-personal/communication
• Experience engaging in service development work
• Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.