Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Specialist Community Forensic Team and Step Down Services.



You will provide high quality consultation, specialist assessment and intervention to deliver effective, person centred clinical services for people who access our services.



The Specialist Community Forensic Team is a multi-disciplinary team consisting of nursing, occupational therapy, social work, psychology and psychiatry. You will be expected to work in all areas of Cheshire and Merseyside and liaise with a number of partner agencies including health, social care and the Criminal Justice agencies to develop proactive and preventative risk mitigation support. You will be required to work primarily 9-5, Monday to Friday.



Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.



We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.



At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.



Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.



To hold a clinical caseload.



Operate as the Occupational Therapist for the Specialist Community Forensic team and Step Down Services.



Provide highly specialised clinical expertise in Occupational Therapy focusing on rehabilitation and recovery through meaningful occupation based on evidence based practice.



To provide comprehensive risk assessment of offending and / or other complex behaviours and provide risk management strategies and recommendations.



See and Person Specification for further details.