Job overview

Are you an experienced, registered Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist, motivated to make a difference for young people facing complex mental health challenges? We have an excellent opportunity for a full-time, 37.5 hours per week position within CAMHS, based in Erlegh House, University of Reading campus. 

The Specialist Community Teams (SCT) offer assessment and intervention within a multi-disciplinary context to children and young people presenting with complex, comorbid or high-risk mental health disorders. Our team is set up to work with children and young people under the following pathways, Trauma, Depression and Emotional Dysregulation. There is also a growing number of young people are neurodivergent young people and often those young people do not fit a pathway and need more focused work to be done with the parents and professional networks to think about what that young person needs and what adaptations can be made. 

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our multi-disciplinary team to be responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of Occupational Therapy care plans. 

The  role includes delivering care to young people both individually in the young person’s home, school and via digital media. You will be expected to work within this complex and variable setting, without direct supervision. You will report to and work in collaboration with senior colleagues, to deliver a high standard of evidence-based care.

Main duties of the job

Ideally, you will have some experience in CAMHS, be thoughtful and reflective, and have the flexibility to integrate into a multi-disciplinary team. 

You’ll find we offer a positive team environment. We’re welcoming, compassionate, and prioritise wellbeing. We’re committed to making work enjoyable and rewarding. Caseloads are protected and manageable despite a waitlist for treatment. 

We welcome applications within our service hours of 9-5 Monday to Friday. You’ll be predominantly based in Reading but will also be required to cover our sites and localities at Wokingham and at Lower Henwick Farm, West Berkshire.

Working for our organisation

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites

At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.

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We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria.

Please note we may close positions before the advertised date.

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