Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 3776-DCGM-0362
- Employer
- Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Danescourt
- Town
- Doncaster
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
The Occupational Therapist will provide the occupational therapy service to Danescourt, a six-bed community forensic step-down unit supporting individuals transitioning from secure forensic settings towards greater community independence.
The post holder will function as the sole Occupational Therapist within the unit, holding responsibility for the delivery, development and evaluation of the occupational therapy pathway for service users with complex mental health needs, offending histories, forensic risks and significant occupational functioning difficulties.
The role plays a key part within the wider RDaSH Learning disability and forensic directorate, supporting recovery, rehabilitation, risk reduction and successful community reintegration.
The post holder will work autonomously, providing specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions whilst contributing to multidisciplinary decision-making regarding recovery progression, leave, transitions, discharge planning and community risk management.
Professional leadership, support and supervision will be provided by the Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist for the Forensic Directorate.
Main duties of the job
The Occupational Therapist will:
- Hold responsibility for all occupational therapy provision within Danes Court.
- Manage a specialist caseload of forensic service users.
- Deliver comprehensive occupational assessments and intervention programmes.
- Lead on occupational formulation, recovery planning and discharge pathways
- Contribute to forensic risk assessment and management.
- Support service users progressing from inpatient secure services into community placements.
- Provide specialist occupational therapy advice across the MDT.
- Contribute to service improvement and pathway development across forensic services.
- Supervise occupational therapy support staff, apprentices and students where appropriate.
- Participate in directorate-wide occupational therapy initiatives.
Working for our organisation
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are dedicated to the development of our our people and hold a learning half day every month for our colleagues.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/about-us/getting-involved/work-with-us/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regrading this job role.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Occupational Therapy degree or equivalent
- HCPC registration
- Documented evidence of professional development
- Practice Educator qualification or willingness to undertake.
Desirable criteria
- Training in forensic risk assessment.
- Postgraduate training relevant to forensic mental health.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working with adults experiencing complex mental health or learning disability needs.
- Experience of independently managing a clinical caseload.
- Experience of delivering occupational therapy assessment and intervention
- Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience contributing to risk assessment and risk management.
Desirable criteria
- Experience within forensic services
- Experience within rehabilitation services
- Experience supervising staff or students.
- Experience undertaking audit or service improvement projects.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Recovery-oriented practice.
- Occupational therapy process and models of practice.
- Mental Health Act and relevant legislation.
- Safeguarding procedures.
- Clinical governance principles.
- Risk assessment and risk management processes.
- Occupational performance and functional assessment.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of forensic pathways.
- Knowledge of offending behaviour frameworks.
- Knowledge of psychologically informed environments.
- Understanding of trauma-informed practice.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work autonomously as a lone Occupational Therapist.
- Ability to prioritise and manage a complex caseload.
- Strong clinical reasoning and decision-making skills.
- Ability to lead occupational therapy interventions.
- Ability to analyse and manage risk.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to influence practice within multidisciplinary teams.
- Ability to supervise and support others.
- Effective organisational and workload management skills.
Desirable criteria
- Experience leading service developments
- Experience delivering training.
- Experience using outcome measures within forensic services.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Su Bowers
- Job title
- OT Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000212878
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