Band 6 Occupational Therapist

Location: Isle of Sheppey – HMP Elmley & HMP Swaleside

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £39,338-£46,962 per annum, dependent on experience

We are proud to be working with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust who have recently been voted by the Sunday Times as one of the Best Places to Work 2023.

At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.

The post holder will work across the two prisons and other multi-disciplinary professionals to develop and revise the therapeutic programme and activity plans as necessary to meet the needs of different offender groups.

What will you be doing?

Provide one to one and group interventions and therapeutic programmes in:

·      Inpatient Department

·      In-call activity as required

·      Contribute to the development and delivery of holistic care plans

·      Participate in the service wide health promotion, education programme and activities

·      Work to support pre-release and continuing care plans

·      To manage a clinical caseload

·      To support the development of evidence-based OT practice

·      To contribute to service development

·      To participate in research/audit activities

·      To supervise the work of junior staff and students

·      Contribute to and carry out risk assessment and management plans

·      To provide specialist OT advice

·      To work independently without direct supervision

What do you need?

·      Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy

·      UK HCPC Registration

·      CPPD portfolio containing evidence of active involvement of CPPD activities

·      Extensive experience as an Occupational Therapist including mental health experience

·      Extensive clinical experience including individual and group work

·      Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

What next?

If this is a role you’re interested in, and you want to join the team and help make a difference, please click on the apply button. You will be redirected to a page where you can enter your details, answer a few questions about your experience, and attach your CV. Someone will then be in touch with you to provide you with next steps.

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