Job overview
Are you an Occupational Therapist looking to extend your clinical experience with an exciting and interesting population? Do you have an interest in gaining experience within an occupational focused role in a multi-disciplinary setting?
There is currently a Band 6 vacancy within the Forensic Community Mental Health Team (FCMHT). Within this role you would be working with patients who’s mental health has led to them engaging in criminal activities which put others at risk. As an OT, you will assess and provide interventions for individuals to build meaningful prosocial roles and routines in order to reduce antisocial or criminal behaviour. Within this role you will also have the opportunity to joint work alongside probation and offender manager teams and build specialist risk assessment and intervention skills to support working with a forensic population. Regular CPD opportunities are available, and you will be supported by OT focussed clinical supervision.
Main duties of the job
- Understanding of the OT process
- Assessment of occupational needs, using a standardised OT model
- Tailored interventions that promote structured routine, building prosocial relationships, and meaningful use of time. Interventions will be outcome measured
- Facilitating and designing occupational therapy groups
- Keyworking cases who have occupational needs as their main treatment identified
- Liaison with other professionals, including probation, police, offender managers and attending MAPPA meetings
- Completing initial suitability assessments for new patients referred to the team
- Supervisory role for students and junior staff
- Completing specialist forensic assessments, e.g. HCR-20s
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To use occupational therapy assessment and interventions to support patients to build a pro-social and meaningful lifestyle
- Understanding of the OT process
- Assessment of occupational needs, using a standardised OT model
- Tailored interventions that promote structured routine, building prosocial relationships, and meaningful use of time. Interventions will be outcome measured
- Facilitating and designing occupational therapy groups
- Keyworking cases who have occupational needs as their main treatment identified
- Liaison with other professionals, including probation, police, offender managers and attending MAPPA meetings
- Completing initial suitability assessments for new patients referred to the team
- Supervisory role for students and junior staff
- Completing specialist forensic assessments, e.g. HCR-20s
Person specification
Other
Essential
- Must have full driving licence and access to a motor vehicle for business us
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience in a mental health setting.
- Experience of using recovery focused intervention.
- Developed specialist clinical knowledge gained within a similar environment over a considerable period of time
- Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk taking
- Experience of safeguarding
- Experience of supervising / overseeing staff and students.
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant Professional Qualification in OT
- Current unrestricted registration with HCPC
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree/ diploma
- Relevant training and experience specialist short courses
- Fieldwork Educator Training
- Evidence of continuing professional development
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This advert is for Forensic Occupational Therapist (OT) Band 6 with Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust in Coventry, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Jun 2026.
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