The post holder will work as a member of the Learning Disability pathway within north London Forensic Service (NLFS). The role will focus on the inpatient wards working with patients to provide comprehensive input across admission, rehabilitation and pre-discharge. The role will centre around individual work with patients who have Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plans. It will involve supporting the implementation of plans which will include liaising with the patients clinical team and working directly with patients.
The post will involve delivery of identified and agreed activities that related the patient’s individual PBS plans, focusing on activities that the individual has identified as reward and personally valuable. This will include the planning and facilitating a range of therapeutic individual and group work as delegated by an Occupational Therapist and contributing to multidisciplinary team care planning and risk assessment. The patients are individuals with diverse needs and presentations, for example, as well as learning disability and/or autistic spectrum disorder they present with psychotic symptoms, personality disorder and can exhibit aggressive behaviour and poor insight. The aim of the work is to increase each patient’s level of engagement and independence as well as providing a therapeutic, recreation and leisure opportunities that may contribute to recovery and reduce the incidents of challenging behaviour.
· To work alongside the PBS coordinator, inpatient nursing, occupational therapy, social work and psychology teams during the initial assessment period and support the development of PBS plans of the new admissions.
· To follow the referral process for patients attending sessions/activities ensuring that appropriate security and risk procedures are adhered to.
· To ensure that a range of activities is available so that individual PBS plans can be implemented.
· To ensure that activities and PBS plans are carried out to a competent standard.
· To support the nursing team in ensuring consistency within the implementation of individual PBS plans, maintaining the timetable of activities and to ensure that changes are communicated to patients appropriately.
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT)is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.
Our Five-Year Strategy:
1. We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
2. With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
3. We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
4. We will be more effective as an organisation by pioneering research, quality improvement and technology.
Why NLFT?
• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff network
The post holder will be aligned with our Values:
• We Are Kind
• We Are Respectful
• We Work Together
• We Keep Things Simple
• We Empower
• We Are Proudly Diverse
In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.
· To facilitate group and individual activity sessions on and off wards, in accordance with directorate policies.
· To make links with outside community resources to aid the reintegration of patients back into the community, where appropriate.
· To utilise specific skills within patient group sessions such as art, craft, cooking, smoking cessation and fitness as part of the patient’s individual PBS plans.
· To engage with patients that may present with challenging behaviours, working in keeping with the team approach for that individual.
· To liaise regarding potential patient attendance or involvement, as appropriate, with other disciplines and agencies in Health, Social Service, Education, the voluntary and private sectors. In particular to ensure links with local education and work providers are maintained and progressed, where appropriate.
· To ensure that relevant records, reports and treatment status and electronic notes are completed to departmental guidelines.
· To receive and give feedback, to and from, relevant members of the multidisciplinary team, before and after activities and to provide written reports where necessary.
· To adhere to departmental and directorate protocols with particular reference to escorting patients, kitchen and group protocols and leave guidelines.
· To ensure that all activities are provided in accordance with the Health and Safety procedure, fire regulations and security policies of the OT department and North London Forensic Service.
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Feb 2025