Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

Dartford, Kent
£53,751-60,651 per year
Permanent
Full-time

7 days ago

Oxleas NHS Foundation is proud to be part of the South London Partnership (SLP) Forensic Programme along with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and South West London and St George's NHS Trust as an NHS England New Model of Care. One of the aspirations of the SLP is to strengthen the interface between the forensic acute inpatient men's service enabling a smooth transition and improved experience in South London by actively linking in with prison healthcare.In response to this, Oxleas is seeking a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist to the Forensic Service. The Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist will provide occupational therapy assessment, treatment, and interventions individually and in groups with responsibility for providing clinical supervision of junior colleagues and students.The post holder will work with both individuals and groups and contribute directly to the Seven Day Therapies Programme on average one in four weekends, either a Saturday or Sunday on a rota basis.Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.Main duties of the jobManage a complex clinical caseloadWork as a member of the multi-professional team and proactively support the NHSE&I safe staffing initiativeLead on the development of evidence-based OT practiceProvide OT specific assessment & interventions via groups & individual work related to self- care, work and leisureLead on service developmentLead and participate in research/audit/quality improvement activitiesSupervise the work of junior staff including OT students on clinical placementContribute to and carry out risk assessment and management plansProvide specialist OT advice to the multi-professional teamWork independently without direct supervisionBe an OT specialist and have in-depth knowledge of OT assessment and interventions for the service user groupContribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust wide OT serviceWork within the social inclusion and recovery agendaAbout usOxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

We're Kind
We're Fair
We Listen
We Care

DetailsDate posted27 August 2025Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 7Salary£53,751 to £60,651 a year pa incContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number277-7426957-FORJob locationsBracton CentreDartfordDA2 7AFJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesManagement responsibilities

Own clinical caseload
To actively participate in service & policy review and implementation
To participate in the strategic and operational planning, implementation, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical care pathways and protocols within own clinical area
To participate in the delivery of the Trust wide OT Strategy
To raise awareness of the OT service within the directorate, the Trust & outside agencies
To lead on the development of the OT service within own clinical area
Delivery & development of the OT service within the multidisciplinary team
Research & audit activities
Personal Continuing Professional Development

Leadership

To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent reliable attendance
To undertake effective support, guidance, supervision, and appraisal of junior staff
To contribute to the induction, training, and education of students [both OT & other professions] and other staff in clinical area
To regularly be responsible for the supervision and written assessment of OT students on fieldwork placement within the Trust
To ensure relevant national and local polices are implemented
To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal guided by KSF.

Clinical

To manage a caseload of service users with complex mental health needs
To work with service users to identify OT goals as part of the multi-disciplinary care plan, using specialist mental health & OT assessment tools & treatment techniques
To work with service users in a variety of settings to provide the most effective assessment & interventions
To plan and implement service users led individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals
To ensure service users health, social, cultural, and spiritual needs are always considered
To assess for and provide equipment to enhance independence in daily living skills for offenders with a physical disability in addition to their mental health needs
To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to measure progress and identify outcomes
To plan and deliver services within the Care Programme Approach framework
To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on life skills to maximise functional ability
To assess the occupational needs of service users and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment interventions
To identify appropriate and inappropriate referrals and prioritise workload
To manage effective discharge ensuring service users and all relevant agencies are given relevant information
To contribute to and carry out risk assessment and risk management plan
To work as part of the MDT and attend all relevant clinical meetings

Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesManagement responsibilities

Own clinical caseload
To actively participate in service & policy review and implementation
To participate in the strategic and operational planning, implementation, evaluation and audit of practice, clinical care pathways and protocols within own clinical area
To participate in the delivery of the Trust wide OT Strategy
To raise awareness of the OT service within the directorate, the Trust & outside agencies
To lead on the development of the OT service within own clinical area
Delivery & development of the OT service within the multidisciplinary team
Research & audit activities
Personal Continuing Professional Development

Leadership

To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent reliable attendance
To undertake effective support, guidance, supervision, and appraisal of junior staff
To contribute to the induction, training, and education of students [both OT & other professions] and other staff in clinical area
To regularly be responsible for the supervision and written assessment of OT students on fieldwork placement within the Trust
To ensure relevant national and local polices are implemented
To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal guided by KSF.

Clinical

To manage a caseload of service users with complex mental health needs
To work with service users to identify OT goals as part of the multi-disciplinary care plan, using specialist mental health & OT assessment tools & treatment techniques
To work with service users in a variety of settings to provide the most effective assessment & interventions
To plan and implement service users led individual and/or group interventions, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals
To ensure service users health, social, cultural, and spiritual needs are always considered
To assess for and provide equipment to enhance independence in daily living skills for offenders with a physical disability in addition to their mental health needs
To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment to measure progress and identify outcomes
To plan and deliver services within the Care Programme Approach framework
To apply a high level of understanding of the effect of disability and provide training and advice on life skills to maximise functional ability
To assess the occupational needs of service users and establish and evaluate appropriate treatment interventions
To identify appropriate and inappropriate referrals and prioritise workload
To manage effective discharge ensuring service users and all relevant agencies are given relevant information
To contribute to and carry out risk assessment and risk management plan
To work as part of the MDT and attend all relevant clinical meetings

Person SpecificationEducation / QualificationsEssential

Degree in OT
UK / HCPC Regitration
CPPD Portfolio containing evidence of active involvement in CPPD activities

ExperienceEssential

Extensive experience as an OT including mental health experience
Applying and implementing standardised OT aeeseements
Extensive clinical experience including individual and groupwork
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Skills/ Abilities/KnowledgeEssential

To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a band 6 OTt
Ability to establish rapport with difficult to engage service user
Ability to build effective working relationships
Effective written, verbal, and non- verbal communication skills

Person SpecificationEducation / QualificationsEssential

Degree in OT
UK / HCPC Regitration
CPPD Portfolio containing evidence of active involvement in CPPD activities

ExperienceEssential

Extensive experience as an OT including mental health experience
Applying and implementing standardised OT aeeseements
Extensive clinical experience including individual and groupwork
Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team

Skills/ Abilities/KnowledgeEssential

To apply increasingly complex skills and knowledge to establish professional competence and fitness to practice as a band 6 OTt
Ability to establish rapport with difficult to engage service user
Ability to build effective working relationships
Effective written, verbal, and non- verbal communication skills

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