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Site: Broadmoor Hospital
Town: Crowthorne
Salary: £34,521 - £41,956 Per Annum Inclusive of Allowances
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 27/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 07/02/2025
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
Job overview
This is an exciting internal opportunity to work within a well-established, staffed and resourced Occupational Therapy service with patients with a primary diagnosis of severe mental illness or personality disorder.
The post will be based within the high security, forensic hospital environment and offers a great development opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to develop their skills. The hospital has moved to a new bespoke hospital, which is the most modern high security forensic hospital in the country. The hospital focuses on innovative care for a challenging and interesting patient group. We have a strong commitment to multi-professional working within the clinical team, focusing on reducing risk and offending behaviours.
We are looking to recruit a resourceful, motivated Occupational Therapist, experienced in mental health (though not necessarily in forensic) who enjoys new challenges.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for one ward and will work with the Occupational Therapy Assistant in all sessions with patients. The Occupational Therapy service works together to offer groups and individual treatment goals for patients and are valued members of the multi-disciplinary team.
The hospital offers a variety of services which meet the changing needs of patients at every stage of their recovery. The Occupational Therapist works in close collaboration with vocational work areas, a health and fitness team and a recovery college, as well as the work carried out by other Allied Health Professionals.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from the South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
* BSc (Hons) Or MSc Occupational Therapy
* HCPC Registration
Experience
* Application of core OT skills and OT process
* Multidisciplinary team working
* Experience of working in mental health
* Work experience in a Health or Social Care setting
* Involvement in research and clinical audit
* Studies in Forensic Care
* Placement in a Forensic setting
Knowledge
* An understanding of the Forensic Setting and how Mental Illness presents in people
* Research methodology
* Core skills of OT process
* Models of practice
* Clinical and environmental risk
* Equality and diversity
* Understanding of team dynamics
* Awareness of professional identity and the need to work within appropriate boundaries
* Principles of clinical governance
* Relevant current legislation, including NSF, CPA, risk assessment and risk management
* Group work theory and practice
* VdT Model of Creative Ability (VdT MoCA)
Skills
* Organisational ability
* Effective written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to build rapport with service users, carers and colleagues
* Evidence of ability in OT assessment, treatment planning, intervention and evaluation
* Ability to work independently and under supervision as part of a team
* Ability to prepare and present papers at study days and conferences
* Ability to apply (research) evidence-based practice
* Use of standardised assessment tools and outcome measures
* Contribution to service development and the training of others
* Supervisory skills
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
Other Requirements
* Ability to reflect, identify and take responsibility for continuing professional development (CPD)
* Understand the need for and actively participate in own supervision and constructive use of feedback
* High levels of initiative, innovation and self-motivation
* Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice
* Willingness to work flexible hours if required.
* Membership of a Special Interest Group e.g. RCOT SS Mental Health
* Willingness to participate in rotation schemes where relevant
* Able to demonstrate a strong professional identity
As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.
We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.
By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks. After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR).
Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
At West London NHS Trust, we want you to support you to build a career you can be proud of and this starts before your first day with us. Our people live our values every day as they deliver, manage and work to improve our services to patients, carers, families and other professionals.
We’re committed to making our recruitment process clear and efficient. It’s in everyone’s interest that we get the very best people on board as soon as we can.
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