The closing date is 26th Jan 2025
Job summary
Are you a passionate and experienced Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your career? Want to be part of a service that helps make real life changes to the lives of people with complex difficulties and presentations? Then this may be the role for you.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to be part of the team for our innovative service provided jointly between NHS England and His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) in Hampshire.
The Hampshire & Isle of Wight Multi-Agency Personality Service (HMAPS) is a jointly commissioned Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway and Intensive Interventions and Risk Management Service (IIRMS). This is a psychologically led and informed specialised service. You will be providing OT expertise to the multidisciplinary team and direct therapeutic input to our service users. The post holder will be responsible for continuing to develop the service in line with the OPD service specifications for high-risk service user offenders with personality difficulties.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
The service provides consultation, psychologically informed case management, and intervention to individuals presenting with complex difficulties and high risk of harm to others/offending, through the IIRMS service. Intervention aims to expedite the care pathway of offenders in hospital settings and prisons and to support offenders living in the community. The aim is to ensure that intervention and management is psychologically informed through both training and supervision.
The role is varied and includes clinical work across both service lines (Pathway, and IIRMS) and may include managerial responsibility within the team.
The service is based in Ravenswood House, Fareham, but the work is delivered in the community in a range of NHS and non-NHS (e.g. Probation offices) premises across Hampshire.
There is a strong commitment to professional development, with further training opportunities, and an understanding that regular clinical supervision is key for all team members.
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a newly established organisation, bringing together expertise from across mental health, learning disabilities, community, and physical health services. We are dedicated to delivering compassionate, high-quality, and accessible care to the diverse communities of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
With over 13,000 dedicated staff working across more than 300 sites, we place patients and staff at the centre of everything we do. Our goal is to create an integrated healthcare system that improves accessibility and ensures more consistent care for patients. By working together, we aim to improve patient outcomes, drive innovation, and meet the unique needs of the populations we serve.
Our Trust unites services from Southern Health, Solent NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trusts community and mental health teams, as well as Hampshire CAMHS, originally part of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This transformation enables us to deliver more seamless care across the region, ensuring that patients receive the right support, in the right place, at the right time.
Join us as we embark on this exciting journey to shape the future of healthcare across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We are deeply committed to our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence, and offer outstanding opportunities for career development, training, and collaborative working.
Job description
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone. If as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree in Occupational Therapy.
* HCPC Registered.
* Evidence of CPD to maintain and develop knowledge and skills.
* Evidence of post graduate training to develop knowledge and skills to master's level and as is appropriate to the post.
* Current UK driving licence and use of a car in order to carry out required work for the post.
Desirable
* Master's degree in occupational therapy.
* Specialist occupational therapy training such as sensory Integration.
* Leadership and management training.
Experience
Essential
* Significant post qualification experience.
* Experience of teaching others.
* Significant experience and knowledge of conditions relevant to the post (e.g. Autistic spectrum condition, Dyspraxia, ADHD).
* Extensive experience of working to assess and support adults with sensory needs.
* Experience of working within a multi-agency team.
* Experience of working with other agencies (e.g. Local Authority - Education and Social Services).
* Experience of supporting students.
* Experience and knowledge of interventions and management of adults with complex presentations.
* Specialist knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to client group.
* Experience of planning and delivery of individual and group work.
* Familiarity with standard models of OT intervention.
Desirable
* Experience in managing staff.
* Experience of providing outreach in a community setting.
* Experience in working in a Forensic setting.
* Experience of designing and implementing a new OT intervention service within an established service.
Additional Criteria
Essential
What our service users expect of this post holder
* Approachable.
* Caring.
* Trustworthy and honest.
* Integrity.
* Good listening skills.
* Non-judgmental.
* Motivational skills.
* Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice.
* Enthusiastic.
* Energetic and fun.
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For help with your application, contact:
Helen Stanley
Helen.stanley@southernhealth.nhs.uk
02382310958
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46148.00 to £52809.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time
Reference number
348-SS-6834
Job locations
Ravenswood House
Mayles Lane, Knowle
Fareham
Hampshire
PO17 5NA
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