Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT)
Occupational Therapist
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Role Overview
This newly developed post forms part of the newly expanding Community Forensic Team. The post holder will, alongside the other OT staff, develop occupationally focused interventions and assessments to manage risks and offence-related behaviors for forensic mental health service users leaving or at risk of admission to secure inpatient services.
The post will involve early evening and weekend shifts as part of a team-based Rota basis.
Key Responsibilities
- To support the Professional Lead and Highly Specialist OT in the planning, development, and evaluation of OT services within the Community Forensic team.
- To work collaboratively with service users to identify occupational goals.
- To contribute to overall team case formulation and risk management. To add relevant information related to occupational formulation, including occupational strengths and limitations, to inform the team's intervention plan.
- To deliver Occupational Therapy interventions with identified clients on the team’s caseload, using evidence-based/client-centered principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions in prisons, probation, community settings, and the individuals' home environment.
- To provide interventions in a manner that is consistent with Trust standards and values.
- To apply the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and other standardized assessment approaches relevant to this setting and the individual’s needs.
- To routinely provide detailed feedback to the MDT regarding observations in relation to occupational performance, which inform ongoing assessment, risk management, and therapeutic intervention.
- To provide support and education to service users and carers regarding aspects of occupational therapy, e.g., equipment fitting, rehabilitation programs, sensory issues, management of symptoms through occupation.
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Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
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Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lisa Ford
- Job title: Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy
- Email address: lisa.ford6@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01923682062
Visits or telephone calls are welcome to find out more about the role - please contact Lisa Ford
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