Band 5 CAMHS Crisis Team Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Occupational Therapy: Hopeless into Hope, Cant into Can, Impossible into Possible

We have an exciting opportunity to be part of a new initiative in offering Specialist Occupational Therapy input to our CAMHS Risk Pathway, working across the Intensive Community Support Team, Inpatient and Crisis Resolution and Home Intervention Team.

CAMHS recognises the unique and valuable contribution of Occupational Therapy to support a young person when they need it most, to build on their strengths, develop coping skills, improve daily function and regain their confidence and ability to undertake occupations meaningful to them.

The successful candidates would work together in a profession specific, holistic and person -centred way to support the development of the Occupational Therapy pathway for the CAMHS Risk services. This allows excellent Leadership and opportunities for creativity, innovation with direct support from Professional and Operational service leads to embed the OT provision and evaluate the added impact of OT for young people experiencing significant Mental Health challenges and their families.

To find out more about these positions please contact.

Cara Maddison or Ellisa Fisher, Lead Occupational Therapist on 07881261049/01162952998 or 01162952971/ 07884114415. Email: ellisa.fisher@nhs.net or cara.maddison@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit Occupational Therapists within our Risk Pathway services to compliment the therapeutic offer and MDT working with young people with complex needs (ASD/Intellectual Disability/ extensive trauma histories) , emotional dysregulation and associated high risk behaviour, for whom an inpatient admission may potentially cause longer term detriment by inadvertently increasing the risk profile.

This will involve establishing the OT role, OT provision and pathways as part of the MDT enhanced package of care.

Undertaking holistic assessments, short term outreach and intensive interventions and working with young people and their families and network including social care and education, in the community and CAMHS settings.

Working with the MDT to collaboratively develop a care plan with young people which best supports their identified needs via an enhanced model of care.

Agreed flexible working pattern hours will be a requirement of the post along with full driving license.

Working within the wider CAMHS system to ensure an integrated pathway of care for young people and their families.

LPT has various Occupational Therapy Roles across CAMHS. Our current vacancies include:

Band 6 Occupational Therapist-CAMHS The Beacon Inpatients.

Band 6 Occupational Therapist - CAMHS Intensive Community Support Team

Please click the links for further information and to apply.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

The valentine centre

Leicester

LE7 7GX

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

The valentine centre

Leicester

LE7 7GX

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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