Job summary
Are you enthusiastic about enabling children and young people to participate in all areas of life as best they can? Do you have Band 6 or 7experience of working in children's community services or CAMHS? Then we would love to hear from you!
We are looking for an innovative therapist, to work with the CAMHS team.
The successful candidate will work jointly with CAMHS clinicians including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and speech therapist to complete neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people who may have conditions such as ASD and ADHD.
You will bring an occupational focus to the assessments, help identify how sensory differences, and other factors may be affecting the child or young person's activities of daily living. You will provide advice to parents, school and young people to help them understand this and support the young person.
You will hold a caseload, including completing post assessment reports, referrals and potentially run a post diagnosis group, CYGNET, jointly with a speech therapist.
You will need to demonstrate excellent clinical knowledge, ability to provide highly specialist assessment and advanced therapeutic skills as well as high standards of time management and organisational skills. You will have excellent communication skillsand thrive on working as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work jointly with CAMHS clinicians including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and speech therapist to complete neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people who may have conditions such as ASD and ADHD.
You will bring an occupational focus to the assessments, help identify how sensory differences, and other factors may be affecting the child or young person's activities of daily living. You will provide advice to parents, school and young people to help them understand this and support the young person.
About us
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
- We are kind.
- We are respectful.
- We work together with our communities.
These three values help us tostrive to provide the best care by the best people.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period.
Starting with Us
NELFT places great importance on new starters being properly welcomed into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process, new starters will also have the opportunity to meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend several drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing, and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,313 to a maximum of £5,436 p.a. pro rata for part time).
High Cost Area Supplement - Fringe
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £1,192 to a maximum of £2,011 p.a. pro rata for part time).
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached JD.
The successful candidate will work jointly with CAMHS clinicians including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and speech therapist to complete neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people who may have conditions such as ASD and ADHD.
You will bring an occupational focus to the assessments, help identify how sensory differences, and other factors may be affecting the child or young persons activities of daily living. You will provide advice to parents, school and young people to help them understand this and support the young person.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See attached JD.
The successful candidate will work jointly with CAMHS clinicians including psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and speech therapist to complete neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people who may have conditions such as ASD and ADHD.
You will bring an occupational focus to the assessments, help identify how sensory differences, and other factors may be affecting the child or young persons activities of daily living. You will provide advice to parents, school and young people to help them understand this and support the young person.
Person Specification
Degree/Diploma in OT
Essential
- HCPC Registeration
- 3 years paediatric experience
- Advice, training and support of more junior staff, students
- Demonstrates knowledge of best practice, evidence base in paediatric OT
- Advanced knowledge of childhood occupations, development and impact of conditions on these
- Knowledge of working in occupational frame of reference
Desirable
- Prior CAMHS experience
- Able to carry out complex assessments on a range of children
- Excellent communication skills
- CPD
- Able to work flexibly, adapt to change
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
HCPC registeration
Essential
Desirable
- Have an interest in developing team members
Person Specification
Degree/Diploma in OT
Essential
- HCPC Registeration
- 3 years paediatric experience
- Advice, training and support of more junior staff, students
- Demonstrates knowledge of best practice, evidence base in paediatric OT
- Advanced knowledge of childhood occupations, development and impact of conditions on these
- Knowledge of working in occupational frame of reference
Desirable
- Prior CAMHS experience
- Able to carry out complex assessments on a range of children
- Excellent communication skills
- CPD
- Able to work flexibly, adapt to change
- Excellent time management and organisational skills
HCPC registeration
Essential
Desirable
- Have an interest in developing team members
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
