Senior Occupational Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic, and committed Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Award-Winning Norfolk Forensic Community Learning Disability (NFC-LD) team.  This is a fantastic career development opportunity within the Adult Forensic Learning Disability community service working alongside an established and experienced team of clinicians and practitioners to contribute to high-quality service provision, including consultation and advice, completion of specialist risk assessment, assessment and formulation, therapeutic interventions, and delivery of training, all within the overall framework of the service’s policies and provision.

We are a nurturing, supportive and forward-thinking team, with great peer networks; we actively promote learning and professional development with opportunities in both clinical and leadership fields of work.

You will be actively involved in supporting plans for accelerated transformation in forensic learning disability services with a focus on improving continuity of care for patients. The expectation is that this approach will not only lead to reductions in length of hospitalisation for patients within forensic learning disability units, but also minimise the need for inpatient admissions in the first place.

Main duties of the job

This post is based within the Norfolk Forensic Community Learning Disability (NFC-LD) Team; however, a key feature of the team is its close working relationship with the Broadland Clinic, a Medium Secure Forensic Learning Disability Inpatient Service, which sits within the Learning Disability and Forensic Division of Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. The team is actively involved in the discharge planning process.

The Integrated Community Forensic Learning Disability team has multi-disciplinary participation. It has a stepped service offer which includes:

• Training packages on a range of Forensic Learning Disability topics
• Consultancy and advice to community learning disability teams, care providers and in-patient units.
• To undertake specialist risk assessments (with training).
• To deliver a range of community-based therapeutic interventions.
• Remain involved and be a source of continuity for people who get admitted to such in-patient settings.
• Monitor progress and participate pro-actively in discharge planning to less restrictive settings.
• To hold an active case management of service users identified as having high risk forensic needs
• To deliver effective evidence-based practice to adults with learning disabilities requiring specialist forensic services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a band 6 Occupational Therapist, you will hold a caseload of patients who have a learning disability and may have co-morbid mental health issues.

You will work as part of the MDT and represent OT at team and professional meetings.

You will work with the patients to use a range of MOHO based assessments and goal setting and interventions.

You will work with the patients from initial assessment, throughout their treatment pathway and on to discharge.

You will support with training packages.

You will deliver supervision as appropriate.

You will contribute to specialist risk assessments (with training).

You will offer student placements.

You will raise awareness of Occupational Therapy and offer staff training as appropriate.

You will have access to a wide range of training opportunities in line with your development needs.

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