Job summary
- Main area
- Allied Health professions
- Grade
- Band 8
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 222-LS-CAMHS-585B
- Employer
- West London NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Alliance Block CAMHS Tri Borough
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £59,490 - £66,239 per annum inclusive of 15% HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist
Band 8
West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.
We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 8a Highly Specialist CAMH Occupational Therapist to join the West London CAMHS Tri-borough Alliance Service.
We are looking to appoint a Highly Specialist CAMH Occupational Therapist who will participate in delivering provision of specialist mental health services to children and young people and their families and carers across the West London NHS Trust 3 Boroughs CAMH Service and crisis pathway, who present in crisis to CAMH Services, hospitals and sites covered by the Alliance Crisis Care Team.
The post holder will join a thriving team of supportive, committed and skilled clinicians who are dedicated to changing the future outcomes for children and young people who present to mental health services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as an autonomous clinician to provide accessible, high-quality mental health assessment and intervention (including risk assessment and the development of risk management plans) for children and young people that is sensitive to their cultural, ethnic, religious, contextual, family and developmental needs.
The post holder will also provide brief interventions and outreach work to children and young people presenting with acute psychological and mental health problems where intensive support is required to prevent admission to Tier 4 services and to facilitate safe and timely discharges.
The post holder will offer specialist advice and consultation to other professionals across a range of agencies. They will also provide support, clinical supervision and teaching of staff and students.
They will also contribute to the leadership and development of the team and they will have the opportunity to be involved in service development, audit, research and QI projects.
Working for our organisation
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification with additional therapeutic qualifications
- This should be supplemented by other specialist training and short courses.
- Current professional registration: HCPC
- Evidence of accredited courses in child and adolescent mental health practice
- First or higher degree in appropriate subject area or equivalent post registration training and experience.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant management training/ qualification
- Relevant post graduate qualification in Mental Health related field
- Qualifications/ training in specialist skills e.g. systemic therapies, CBT, Family Intervention. Evidence based group work e.g. DBT
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of assessment and working therapeutically with children, adolescents and their families.
- Demonstrable experience of assessment and working therapeutically within a range of mental health settings.
- Experience of the use of Occupational Therapy models of practise, standardised assessments and outcome measures.
- Experience of working in a number of ways i.e. assertive outreach, clinic based settings, home, school or other appropriate environments.
- Experience of interagency and multidisciplinary working
- Experience of assessing risk and formulating safe and effective risk management plans
- Experience of providing clinical supervision / line management.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of teaching other professionals
- Qualification/experience of using sensory integration as a therapeutic modality.
- Experience of management of child protection emergencies
- Experience of therapeutic work with children and families where abuse or neglect has occurred
- Experience of audit and/or research
- Experience of contributing to and implementing new service developments
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of legislation relevant to the Children’s Act 2004, Mental Health Act 1983 & Safeguarding Guidelines
- A sound working knowledge and application of relevant professional code, i.e. professional Code of Practice – RCOT
- Knowledge of the legal issues relating to consent and capacity in children and young people.
- An awareness and understanding of the issues facing, children, adolescents and their families
- Excellent communication skills
- Skills in communicating with children, adolescents and their families or carers
- The ability to present and communicate complex information
- Good organisational and prioritising skills
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
- Flexible approach Good team player Able to manage risk
- A good understanding of, and ability to use, clinical supervision
- A high level of self-awareness and capacity to reflect
- Ability to contain the anxieties of severely unwell young people and their parents.
- Consultation Skills
- Computer literate
Desirable criteria
- Skills and sensitivity in working with difficult to engage families
- Ability to deal with challenging behaviour in possibly distressing situations.
- Car Driver
- Experience of working with neurodiversity.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Evidence of continuing professional development as expected by your professional body
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chris Ugochukwu
- Job title
- Clinical Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
For more information and an informal chat please contact:
Chris Ugochukwu, Clinical Team Manager, Alliance Crisis Care Team - [email protected]Or
Leah Madnick, Head of Allied Health Professionals, CAMHS
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