Senior Forensic Occupational Therapist - Littlemore - Oxford

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

4/1/2025

This role includes an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum on top of your salary

Are you a registered and experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a rewarding opportunity to develop your career?

We are recruiting for a Band 6 Senior Forensic Occupational Therapist to join our team at the Oxford Clinic in Littlemore and make a real difference to our patients' recovery journey.

The Oxford Clinic is a medium secure male unit with up to 32 inpatients across three wards including acute, rehab and specialist wards with individuals detained under the Mental Health Act and/or the criminal justice system.

Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you'll contribute to risk assessments and use these to keep patients and staff safe. You'll carry out MOHO assessments and use this model to formulate an evidence based treatment plan for your designated caseload which you will evaluate using TOMS and the MOHOST.

This role offers a dynamic and challenging environment where you can showcase your skills and expertise in Occupational Therapy. Your contributions will play a crucial role in providing high-quality care to individuals within the medium secure forensic service and help them to reintegrate into a community setting.

If this sounds like the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you!

• Managing a varied and complex caseload.
• Providing evidence-based and client-centred occupational therapy Interventions. Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating Occupational Therapy interventions using the Model of Human Occupation and TOMS.
• Involving patients in the co-production of their own care plans and in the development and evaluation of OT Treatment Interventions.
• Recording treatment progress and CPA reports on RIO
• Providing leadership for junior/non-registered staff and students through supervision and appraisal.
• Participating in the planning, development, and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy service.
• Being a key member of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Contributing to the maintenance and development of the trust-wide Occupational Therapy service.
• Actively participating in the education of Occupational Therapy students
• Engaging in teaching/presentations of specialist skills for professional development.
• Helping the OT service to become more sustainable.
  
  

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gladys Mireku Job title: Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07810152859

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.