Senior Occupational Therapist - CAMHS

Job overview

We are excited to advertise a new opportunity within Wakefield Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) for a Senior Occupational Therapist. The role is offering an in-reach service into The Croft, a 2-bedded therapeutic childrens residential home.

Our primary aim is to provide a safe, trauma-informed and therapeutic environment from which young people in our care can develop both physically and psychologically; can work on their relationship skills, which is key in making progress in their psychological development; can start to recover from developmental traumas and be provided with the opportunity to enjoy a level of settlement that might otherwise have been denied to them. We aim to break the cycle of placement break down the young people may be in.

You would be responsible for taking a lead on therapeutic intervention for individuals with physical or learning disabilities and mental illness. The focus will be on supporting the residents to improve their everyday independent functioning and well-being through encouraging tasks and activities. The Senior Occupational Therapist would also be responsible for supervising other Occupational Therapists in the service and drive therapy strategies.

You would be part of the Enhanced Outreach Team (EOT) which is a team that primarily work with Looked After Children.

The Croft is based in the Ackworth area of Wakefield, and you would be expected to travel here regularly.

Main duties of the job

- Attend team meetings and development sessions.

- Offer clinical supervision to colleagues.

- Offer in-reach support to The Croft and support the young people that reside there and staff who are based there.

- Offer therapeutic intervention to young people and the network.

- Offering assessments and creating care plans which are individualised for the young person you are working with.

Offer sensory assessments/intervention if current training permits this.

Job responsibilities

To be responsible for the day to day co-ordination and management of occupational therapy within the designated clinical area, undertaking a complex, multi-functional role, combining managerial, clinical and professional duties and responsibilities.

To have an identified clinical role for highly complex cases within their designated service.

To provide advice and support to other therapy staff and members of the multi-disciplinary team within the service

To facilitate collaborative working across occupational therapy, maximizing on the skills of the therapists, therapy assistants and other staff.

In the capacity as a representative of the therapy services to liaise with the consultants and other medical, therapy and nursing staff, social services, voluntary agencies and the private sector.

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.

The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.

To be responsible for the day to day co-ordination and management of occupational therapy within the designated clinical area, undertaking a complex, multi-functional role, combining managerial, clinical and professional duties and responsibilities.

To have an identified clinical role for highly complex cases within their designated service.

To provide advice and support to other therapy staff and members of the multi-disciplinary team within the service

To facilitate collaborative working across occupational therapy, maximizing on the skills of the therapists, therapy assistants and other staff.

In the capacity as a representative of the therapy services to liaise with the consultants and other medical, therapy and nursing staff, social services, voluntary agencies and the private sector.

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade as directed.

The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.