Job highlights

- The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Friday 8
- This is an exciting opportunity for a HCPC registered Occupational Therapist to join an established healthcare team working in Barlinnie prison. Barlinnie prison is the largest prison in Scotland and has male prisoners on remand and convicted of all sentence lengths

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1

15 million and a wider population of 2

2 million when our regional and national services are included The shift pattern for this post is Monday to Friday 8

30am to 4

30pm

This is an exciting opportunity for a HCPC registered Occupational Therapist to join an established healthcare team working in Barlinnie prison

Barlinnie prison is the largest prison in Scotland and has male prisoners on remand and convicted of all sentence lengths

There is also a national top end for those who are serving a life sentence or long term prisoners, approaching a potential liberation date

As the band 6 occupational therapist you will be responsible for overseeing the occupational therapy service within Barlinnie prison

You will be in regular contact with the occupational therapist working in the Lilias Centre,



our womens community prison

Although primarily based in Barlinnie, both the post holder and the therapist at Lilias centre provide a very limited service to Low Moss and Greenock prisons

Professional supervision and support is currently provided by the Forensic AHP Lead

Barlinnie has an established occupational therapy service, delivering an evidence based holistic provision for prisoners with physical, addiction and mental health issues

Prisoners are seen both individually and within groups

NHSGGC provide excellent opportunities for continuing professional development with regular grade specific training sessions for band 6 staff In partnership with HEIs we run a programme of masters modules aimed at advancing AHP practice

As well as this we are focusing on maximising staff skills in quality improvement The post holder would also be part of a large professional network with meetings throughout the year

These promote qualified connections, relationships and ensure that our occupational therapy staff are skilled to deliver interventions within their specialty but can also safely provide equipment and advise on adaptations and physical rehabilitation

Informal Contact: Samantha Flower, Occupational Therapy Professional Lead for For application portal/log-in issues, please contact Jobtrain support hub in the first instance

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