Lead Occupational Therapist

Join the Shaftesbury Forensic Inpatient Service at Springfield University Hospital as a Specialist Occupational Therapist and play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality care within a modern medium and low secure setting. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary team supporting men and women detained under the Mental Health Act who present with complex mental health needs and risks. Occupational therapy is central to recovery.

The service has a strong culture of continuous professional development, with robust supervision and excellent training opportunities. There is a clear commitment to growing and developing staff at all levels. You will also benefit from working alongside specialist expertise, including a dedicated sensory practitioner within the team. This role offers the opportunity to shape practice, promote inclusion and recovery, and contribute to a culture of learning, innovation, and continuous quality improvement within a supportive and forward-thinking forensic service.

Main duties of the job

You will independently manage a complex caseload and apply advanced clinical reasoning to deliver evidence-based, person-centred interventions informed by the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) and the Recovery Approach. You will support service users to develop meaningful skills, enhance independence, and progress towards community reintegration. Alongside your clinical responsibilities, you will provide leadership through supervision, staff development, and service improvement initiatives. You will also act as a specialist resource in complex situations and influence care planning and clinical pathways.

The service has a strong culture of continuous professional development, with robust supervision and excellent training opportunities. There is a clear commitment to growing and developing staff at all levels. You will also benefit from working alongside specialist expertise, including a dedicated sensory practitioner within the team. This role offers the opportunity to shape practice, promote inclusion and recovery, and contribute to a culture of learning, innovation, and continuous quality improvement within a supportive and forward-thinking forensic service

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services as we invest a further £120m to upgrade and modernise our estate by 2027.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together.We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

Come and join our inclusive teams and help our patients on their recovery journey.

Unless expressly stated in the job advert the role is not subject to sponsorship, please be advised that all offers of employment are subject to evidence of right to work in the UK.