Specialist Occupational TherapistinMarket HarboroughinMarket HarboroughPUBLISHED FRI 28 FEB 2025

We have an exciting opportunity in Offender Health for a Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist ( 0.40 WTE -part time 2 days per week) within a Prison based Democratic Therapeutic Community contextualised for intellectual/learning disabilities (TC+).

We are looking for a person who is passionate about understanding and supporting the needs of men in the TC+ and providing specialist OT input.

The post is based at HMP Gartree in Leicestershire.

You will join a multidisciplinary team consisting of both Nottinghamshire healthcare clinicians and HMPPS specialist officers and group facilitators. You will work within the ethos of Therapeutic Communities principles and therefore uphold and contribute to all Therapeutic Community processes.

You will support the TC+ to provide OT assessments, diagnosis (where appropriate) treatment and support to men with Mild to Moderate Intellectual/Learning Disability within the unit.

You will provide specialist occupational therapy support to prisoners with Mild to Moderate Learning Disability, including the provision of skills and activity groups with an emphasis on requirements for resettlement and re-integration back into the community.

You will help evaluate resident progress against set targets aimed at reducing risk, psychological distress and enhancing skills by supporting residents to become as independent as possible and maintain or improve their level of function, ensuring that specialist assessments and evaluation reports are completed as required.

You will work as part of the TC+ multi-disciplinary team including representing TC+ at meetings as agreed amongst the TC+ team.

You will be fully supported to develop your specialist skills with relevant training provided and may be asked to represent Notts Health care and Learning-disabled men in prison, at conferences and National Events and NHSE forums. There will also be opportunity for you to showcase the service and offer relevant training/educational sessions to other members of the MDT and across the TC+ network.

About us

You will be supported by a clinical lead offering regular supervision.

You will be supported by your clinical lead to improve the outcomes of people with Learning Disability on the TC+

The Directorate provides healthcare to eight prisons in Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. As such you are part of a large peer group of 400+ healthcare professionals with access to appropriate peer support, supervision and excellent opportunities for learning and development.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust enjoys a good reputation as an employer offering applicants the opportunity of an interesting role in a developing and stimulating environment but also with access to a range of established terms and conditions of service and access to continuing professional development and to NHS pension scheme.

Please note that this post does not meet the pay level required for a Skilled worker visa.

Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.

Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsrCwO