The Offending Behaviour Intervention Service is an integral part of the wider Specialist Learning Disability Community Assessment and Treatment team. It will provide evidence based interventions and support for people with a learning disability that have had contact with the Criminal Justice System and who present an active and high risk to others. The Occupational Therapist will be required to develop and integrate Occupational Therapy as a meaningful intervention whilst driving the objectives for the service. These include: Reduce the offending and reoffending rates of people with learning disabilities Prevent inappropriate admissions to inpatient services, where risk is indicated, but no mental ill health Increase access to a specialist forensic specialist advice supporting positive practice with service users, rather than containment and restrictive practice Increase the capacity and capability of community providers to work with people with a forensic history or where risks are identified. To provide high quality, comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention for specified service user group with complex needs. To carry a caseload as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. To develop Occupational Therapy provision within the service with support from Professional Lead Occupational Therapist. To provide supervision, management support and leadership to Occupational Therapists, Assistant Therapy Practitioners and students within the work setting. To manage a caseload, using evidence based/client principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions in clinic and community settings and on home visits. To formulate and implement plans for the formal Occupational Therapy treatment and/or management of a clients personality disorder and risk based upon an appropriate conceptual framework of the clients problems, and employing methods based upon evidence of efficacy, across the full range of care settings To provide specialist Occupational Therapy advice, guidance and consultation to other professionals contributing directly to a clients formulation, diagnosis and case management plan. To establish and maintain robust networks of communication with HPFT and partner agencies. To liaise with Team Managers and Senior Clinicians to advise on Occupational Therapy clinical and operational issues and promote awareness of the role of Occupational Therapy in the community forensic learning disability service To provide interpretation and dissemination of Legislation, Policies and Procedures to staff in relation to their operational impact. To work with a caseload of clients with complex forensic and mental health needs to identify occupational performance goals, using specialist mental health and occupational therapy assessments. To contribute to the formulation and implementation of a multi-disciplinary recovery based care plan within the Care Programme Approach. To plan and implement individual and/or group interventions using selected and graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals. To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention. To demonstrate a high level of understanding of offending behaviour, the effect of mental illness and disability and to provide advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the clients social and physical environment. To have responsibility for the planning, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of occupational therapy and interventions within the Service. With support from the Service Lead and Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy, be able to reintegrate and develop the Occupational Therapy role within the Specialist Learning Disability Service.