Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Lead Occupational Therapist Inpatient CAMHS

The closing date is 16 April 2026

Job summary

To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of highly specialist
Occupational Therapy services within Collingham Child and Family Centre and the widerCAMHs Service Line.
To manage own workload and a defined clinical caseload of children with complexemotional, behavioural and psychological difficulties, using evidence based and recoveryprinciples to assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment.
To lead, develop and manage the occupational therapy provision for children with highlycomplex needs, using occupation focussed, evidence based and patient centredprinciples to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
To lead the development and implementation of a recovery approach to care within theservice.
To provide clinical and managerial leadership for junior staff, through supervision andappraisal within the CAMHs Service Line Occupational Therapy staff.
To contribute to the maintenance and development of the Trust Occupational TherapyService.
To offer occupational therapy/professional expert advice to Multi Disciplinary Team(MDT) colleagues as required.
To ensure that practice placement opportunities are offered to occupational therapystudents.
To regularly supervise occupational therapy students on practice placement.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide specialist, evidence-based and culturally responsive occupational therapy assessments and interventions for children and young people as part of a multidisciplinary team. This includes undertaking comprehensive assessments of motor, sensory and functional needs using validated tools, applying advanced clinical reasoning to inform diagnosis, care planning and goal setting. Interventions will be delivered both individually and in groups. The role also involves monitoring outcomes, managing risk, contributing to Care Programme Approach processes, and supporting children's access to education, physical health care and community resources, while promoting social inclusion and positive developmental outcomes. The post holder will work collaboratively with families, carers and partner agencies, providing consultation, training and guidance where appropriate. They will contribute to holistic care planning, including Education, Health and Care Plans, and ensure effective transitions between inpatient and community settings.

The post holder will demonstrate strong leadership skills by supporting the coordination and delivery of occupational therapy and multidisciplinary services within the unit. This includes supervising and supporting junior staff and students and leading on audits, service development and quality improvement initiatives.

About us

Collingham Child and Family Centre provides a specialist seven-day inpatient service for children under 13 experiencing mental health difficulties that cannot be safely managed in the community. The service is dedicated to supporting recovery through evidence-based, multidisciplinary interventions within a family-centred and solution-focused framework. Families and carers are actively involved in all aspects of assessment and treatment, recognising their essential role in a child's progress. A holistic approach underpins all care, addressing each child's emotional, social, physical, and developmental needs while fostering their individual strengths and potential for change. The Centre also benefits from an on-site school, provided by Chelsea and Westminster Hospital School, ensuring continuity of education and supporting future learning needs. Collingham aims to provide a positive, therapeutic environment that promotes growth, resilience, and meaningful engagement within the wider community.

Date posted

02 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£58,133 to £65,261 a year p.a inc hcas pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

333-G-CA-1689

Job locations

Collingham Child and Family Centre

1a Beatrice Place

London

W8 5LP

Job description

Job responsibilities

ClinicalTo provide specialist, culturally appropriate, evidence based occupational therapyassessments as part of a comprehensive multi professional assessment for childrenin order to establish and meet their occupational needs.

To provide comprehensive occupational therapy assessment of a child or young persons motor, process and sensory development. To inform theprovision of advice and on-going intervention related to an individuals therapy needs.

To select and use validated, evidence based standardised assessment tools (CAMHs/mental health & paediatric Occupational Therapy assessment tools)

To use expert clinical reasoning skills, to analyse and interpret complex assessment findings from both standardised and non-standardised assessments and a range of sources e.g. medical reports, Social Services and Education reports in order to assist with establishing an accurate diagnosis and prognosis as well as ascertain progresspotential and formulate uni-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary rehabilitation goals. Thisincludes being able to analyse and interpret complex clinical and social informationfrom a range of sources e.g. medical reports, social services and education reports,and integrate it appropriately into Occupational Therapy assessment, therapy plansand Education Health Care Plan outcomes, where necessary.

To apply specialist clinical knowledge and skills to carry out evidence based occupational therapy both individually and in groups, which are underpinned by relevant theoretical approaches and in line with the Trusts OT Research and development Strategy; to lead and supervise staff in this practice as required.

To lead, plan, implement and manage highly specialist individual and/or group interventions collaboratively, for children to enable them to achieve valued goals and satisfactory occupational performance outcome.

To support children and colleagues to ensure that care plans are developed in partnership with the individual and that they reflect personal recovery goals. These should be strengths-based and oriented towards reinforcing a positive identity and developing valued and age-appropriate roles.

Leadership and Management

To provide a robust framework for the support and guidance to junior members of staff, especially in the absence of seniors, on a day-to-day basis and co-ordinate the day-to-day activities of junior staff, support staff and OT students as appropriate.

To manage the effective use of physical resources and supplies,

To participate in the delivery of CAMHS and Eating Disorders Service Line initiatives.

Service Delivery and DevelopmentTo ensure that all assessments and interventions comply with the identified packageof care for the individual care clusters.

To safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the young person at all times.

To encourage and support MDT colleagues to practice within a personal recoveryframework which supports social inclusion and self-management.

To contribute as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, to the delivery of operational service/team objectives.

To offer occupational therapy/professional advice to other MDT service colleagues asindicated.

To participate in the operational planning and implementation of policy and servicedevelopment.

To contribute to the writing of local protocols with regard to specialist OccupationalTherapy knowledge.

To review and implement existing policies impacting on CAMHS OccupationalTherapy specific working practice.

To actively encourage user involvement and principles of co-production in servicedevelopment.