Occupational Therapist - James Nash House
Core
Deliver comprehensive occupational therapy assessments, evidence-based interventions, and rehabilitation planning for forensic mental health consumers in a secure inpatient psychiatric setting.
Role type
Clinical Occupational Therapist (Forensic Mental Health)
Builds
Recovery pathways, skill development programs, and community reintegration plans for patients declared not guilty by reason of mental impairment or unfit to plead.
Domain
Forensic Mental Health / Secure Psychiatric Care
Required skills
Occupational therapy frameworks, functional and risk-informed assessments, group program facilitation, psychoeducation, sensory modulation, transition programming, multidisciplinary collaboration
Preferred skills
Experience in forensic or acute inpatient settings, knowledge of SA Health policies
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Conduct occupational therapy assessments for forensic consumers, lead and collaborate on group therapeutic programs, coordinate treatment and rehabilitation planning, collaborate with psychiatrists, psychologists, and nursing staff for care planning
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC