Occupational Therapist

We are looking to recruit amotivated, and resilientBand 5 Occupational Therapist to join the team in Secure Services at Northside House on a fixed term basis for 12 months, or until June 2027, In this role, you would be aligned with Drayton ward, which is a 16-bed Medium Secure ward for men. This would be your caseload. However, as there are three other wards at Northside House, a second MSU (Catton) and an LSU (Blakeney), there will be opportunities to work with across the site, under the guidance of Senior Occupational Therapists.

Within this role you will be line managed by a highly experienced Senior Occupational Therapist and provide supervision for an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner and Fitness Therapy Technical Instructor, with whom you will work closely day-to-day. You will play a key role in the wider multi-professional team, offering holistic and trauma-informed care on the Secure wards.

The right candidate will be able to work with minimal supervision, and be enthusiastic and proactive, putting the needs of service users first.

As a team we are proud of our record of co-production and positive risk management. We are always looking for ways to improve outcomes for our service users and encourage creativity and innovation in all our staff. We will work with you to ensure that you have all the skills you need for your role and to move forward in your career.

We are immensely proud that Secure Services has recently been rated as 'Good' by CQC, with some areas scored 'Outstanding', but we are always wanting to improve. Are you the right person to support this journey?

Although based at Northside House in Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, you will be part of the well-established Occupational and Fitness Therapy Team working across Norfolk and Suffolk. You will receive regular clinical and line management supervision, and also professional and governance support from within our knowledgeable, friendly and supportive team. If you are newly qualified, you will be supported to complete your preceptorship., Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.