Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist - ProsperinBirminghaminBirminghamPUBLISHED MON 31 MAR 2025
In this pivotal role, you'll lead Occupational Therapy interventions within the Intensive Interventions & Risk Management Service, helping men and women transition from secure facilities back into the community. Your expertise will guide the assessment, planning, and delivery of tailored therapeutic interventions, ensuring holistic support for individuals with complex needs. Collaborating closely with a dedicated multidisciplinary team, you'll help shape their recovery journey, focusing on building occupational skills and forging connections within the community. If you're ready to bring your passion for care and empowerment to a dynamic team, we want to hear from you!
PROSPER Intensive Intervention & Risk Management ServicePermanent 1.0WTE Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
Do you want to be part of a team which makes a real difference to people's lives? PROSPER and its practitioners have been nominated for awards by service users due to the committed, compassionate and inclusive approach to delivering clinical services. PROSPER thrives on the creative and supportive culture within the team and there is a fantastic opportunity for a clinical specialist Occupational Therapist to join the service.
The role is to lead in the provision of Occupational Therapy (OT) interventions within the PROSPER Intensive Interventions & Risk Management Service (IIRMS) as part of the Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) pathway - a joint partnership service between Health and Probation. PROSPER works within a psychological, trauma-informed framework to aid the recovery of men and women transitioning from prison/secure hospitals to community settings, with the MDT providing a holisticapproach to recovery.
The role involves managing a caseload of service users with complex needs, using evidence based/service user centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. As part of the role as a lead clinician, you will be responsible for assessment and completion of comprehensive formulation of risk and treatment needs. Within the service, you will work alongside the MDT in the development and delivery of multi-modal group and 1:1 therapeutic interventions; provide specialist assessments to those being released from prison/secure hospitals, as required; undertake pre-release sessions with men and women in prisons/secure hospitals as part of the early engagement element of the IIRMS model and support the transition from secure settings to community; work in partnership with the probation service and housing colleagues to resettle service users into community living, developing occupational identity and skills. You will also provide support, supervision and leadership within the MDT, as required; and deliver services across a range of venues and locations within the West Midlands community as required, working from the PROSPER Hub at the Specialist Community Services Hub on the Ardenleigh site in Erdington.
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