Occupational Therapist

The Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT) have an exciting opportunity for a part time (22.5 hours per week) highly motivated Community Occupational Therapist.

The SCFT is a multi-disciplinary team supporting transition, and continued rehabilitation for service users, out of secure care into the community. The team provides service users with care and treatment pathways which offer intervention and forensic risk management. This is a regional team and operates across West Yorkshire.

Healthy social and occupational networks outside of secure care are an important function when managing risk in a community setting. The post holder will hold a small individual caseload, have the opportunity to complete identified Occupational therapy assessments to address the occupational deficits of service users and support the wider team in formulating care, to ensure our service users have opportunities for social networks and activity, and thrive in the community.

Working pattern, will include 9-5 mid-shifts that cover a 7-day service, within the hours of 08:00-20:00pm. Access to a vehicle is essential.

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

The All-Age Forensic Community Service is a developing service line within the Forensic Care Group, also includes:

• Forensic CAMHS (inclusive of Y&H FCAMHS, Focus Secure and Focus Wakefield)
• Forensic Outreach and Liaison Service for Learning Disability and/or Autism (FOLS LDA)
• Forensic Community Transition Team (FCTT, bases at Bretton Centre)

The vision is to create a collaborative environment between our community forensic services and to develop and overarching clinical framework that will support the way in which a community forensic population is understood, supported and intervened upon, no matter what age.

• Be the lead professional in the case management of service users.
• Undertake comprehensive specialist OT assessments & risk assessments.
• Develop and deliver on individualized OT plans of care to support the recovery journey.
• Be enthusiastic about this service user group and motivated to support change and transition needs of individuals.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with other agencies to make clinical judgements promoting joint decision making about care delivery to individuals with complex presentations.
• Be thoughtful and resilient in the way you engage with a MDT.
• Have strong and effective engagement skills to service users, family, friends and carers.

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

Date posted
07 September 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 6

Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year Pro Rata

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number
C9378-F0721A

Job locations
Newton Lodge, Fieldhead Hospital
Ouchthorpe Lane
Wakefield
WF1 3SP

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

The post holder will be required to work as an integral member of the multi-disciplinary team, providing specialist…