Job summary
This post is based within the Mental Health team and Therapies service at HMP Wormwood scrubs to provide support to the prison establishment for the management and treatment of men (aged 18+) with varying levels of mental health problems and neuro-developmental needs.The OT provision to a designated caseload, focusing on functional daily living skills and specific mental health and risk issues. This will include overseeing and reviewing the OT referrals process as well as the assessment, treatment and evaluation of clinical interventions, planning and running a range of therapeutic individual and group work, carrying out functional assessments and contributing to multidisciplinary team care planning and risk assessment. The patients are people with diverse needs and presentations, often with emerging mental health difficulties, including personality disorder and can exhibit impulsive behaviour. The post will also include providing consultation and input (including assessment and intervention) to the prison neuro-diversity pathway, working with men presenting with a learning disability, ASD, ADHD and/or acquired brain injury.

The post holder will work closely with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and relevant outside agencies, as well as with OT colleagues in other establishments to provide a quality service, which is responsive to clients' needs.

Main duties of the job
HMP Wormwood scrubs is a Category B remand establishment which holds up to 1200 inmates. The Therapy team consists of Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists and various support staff.

This OT role will include the assessment, treatment and evaluation of clinical interventions for service users within the wellbeing centre, inpatient unit, and wider prison, carrying out functional assessments and contributing to multidisciplinary team care planning and risk assessment.

The postholder will work alongside the Lead OT in developing and reviewing the Wellbeing Centre (Seacole centre) programme to ensure that it meets the changing needs of the prison population. They will take a senior role in the provision of input into the therapeutic group work programme within the wellbeing centre, facilitating psycho-ed groups with members of the psychology team, overseeing the work of specialist sessional workers providing creative activities, and the development and running of OT specific groups along side the OT lead

The postholder will have a keyworking role to a designated caseload and will take on a role as senior OT with a significant guiding and leading the daily work of the team. They will work closely with the Multi-Disciplinary Team and relevant outside agencies, as well as with OT colleagues to provide a quality service, which is responsive to client's needs.

About us
North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people.

Our Five-Year Strategy:

• We will provide consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• With our partners in North London and each borough we will ensure equity of outcome for all
• We will offer great places to work, providing staff with supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.

Why NLFT?

• We develop and retain our staff through leadership behaviours and managers programme and many more opportunities.
• We promote flexible working and support staff with a range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
• NHS Discounts, generous annual leave and NHS pension scheme
• Excellent internal staff networ

In order to meet the needs of the Trust you may be required from time to time to work at different locations to your normal place of work. This may mean that you are required to work at any location that fall under Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington. The Trust reserves the right to require staff to work at such other places or locations as it considers reasonable and necessary on a temporary or permanent basis.

Job responsibilities

• To record assessments, interventions, reports and statistics to a competent standard in line with professional standards, Trust policy and established service systems.
• To communicate treatment plans and clinical reasoning for interventions to other members of the multidisciplinary team and to work in collaboration with other disciplines and staff in clinical work.
• To co-facilitate groups with members of the multi-disciplinary team when appropriate, and to provide guidance to other disciplines in the running of groups.
• To regularly communicate information to other members of the Therapy Service about individual patients treatment, management and discharge plans.
• To make links with outside community resources, such as colleges, other services to aid the reintegration of prisoners back into the community or transfer to other mental health services.
• To liaise regarding potential prisoner attendance or involvement, as appropriate, with other disciplines and agencies in Health, Social Service, Education, the voluntary and private sectors and the Criminal Justice System. In particular, to ensure links within the prison are maintained and progressed.
• To participate in OT, wellbeing centre and business meetings as appropriate to area of work.
• To attend regular supervision sessions and be an active participant within the supervision process.

This is not an exhaustive list, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Recognised degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Health and Care Professions Council registration.
• Highly developed communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to explain complex functional/sensory needs and recommendations clearly to service users, carers and professionals.

Desirable

• Postgraduate training/courses relevant to autism, sensory integration/sensory processing, mental health, or neurodevelopment.

Experience
Essential

• Advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills, including the ability to assess, prioritise and manage risk within a specialist assessment pathway.
• Ability to produce high-quality written assessment outputs and practical recommendations suitable for implementation by multi-disciplinary teams.
• Clear evidence to demonstrate specialist experience and clinical skills for working with autistic people

Desirable

• Knowledge of Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised (ADIR).

Experience
Essential

• Specialist knowledge of autism-informed practice and reasonable adjustments, including how sensory/environmental factors can impact distress, engagement and participation
• Experience of completing functional assessments.
• Experience of teaching and training others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within professional settings.

Desirable

• Experience in developing online workshops and digital materials for families and carers

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).