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The successful candidate will work as a clinical lead OT within Secure Services -( medium and low secure wards) based at Brockfield House, but will be expected to visits wards across the trust sites.
The post holder will have direct responsibility for the Occupational Therapy team, consisting of OT's OTA's Activity Coordinators, Employment, Education Coordinator and Physical Health and Wellbeing Coordinator .
The role will be they supporting the delivery of OT services within the wider team as part of the multi-disciplinary team within secure services.
The post holder will have the opportunity to utilise clinical skills as they contribute directly with the management of people with complex care needs, and leadership skills providing supervision and shaping the delivery of services.
The post holder will also work alongside the Occupational Therapy team within the forensic inpatient setting, taking the lead on assessments and intervention planning as well as supporting transition/discharge planning and recovery focused pathways
The post holder will work closely with the Head of Allied Health Professionals for Specialist Services to lead on the provision and delivery of evidence based Occupational Therapy interventions within Secure Services across Essex Partnership University NHS Trust (EPUT).
The post holder will work as a senior member of the multidisciplinary clinical team responsible for the assessment and provision of specialist bio-psycho-social interventions of service users with serious mental illness (SMI) and forensic histories, using the VdT Model of Creative Ability and other recovery focussed interventions. In addition to this, the post holder will oversee Occupational Therapy provision and hold a complex caseload, providing specialist Occupational Therapy input.