Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic Occupational Therapist with proven clinical skills, knowledge and experience to join the CAMHS Intellectual Disabilities Team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate and motivated person to support the young people and their families in our service as well as be a part of a well established multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

Develop and provide a high-quality Occupational Therapy service within the CAMHS ID Team. Working collaboratively with children & young people, their families/ carers and their networks which can include stakeholders such as Education, local authority, Children’s Social Care, CAMHS Colleagues & commissioners to promote a whole team approach to ensure young people reach their full potential in life.

Ensure effective assessment and support of young people with Intellectual Disabilities & other co-morbidities with varying difficulties to promote participation and skills development in all spheres of daily living - education, self-care, home, and play etc.

You will have an interest in sensory processing and sensory integration difficulties and their impact on participation, with a view to offering sensory assessment and intervention and be sensory integration practitioner trained or willing to participate in sensory integration and/or sensory attachment training to support the team and networks to understand how best to support young people and adapt the environment accordingly.

To produce concise, informative verbal and written reports, programmes, and records as necessary.

Working for our organisation

Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will report to the Team Lead and work within the Trust’s policies and procedures.

Person specification

Qualifications

• • BSc Hons or higher qualification in Occupational Therapy
• • Registration with Health and Care Professions Council
• • Up to date CPD portfolio

• • Member of Relevant RCOT Specialist Section
• • Additional relevant further training or qualifications (such as sensory integration/sensory attachment, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy etc.)

Contractual Requirments

• • Holds a full driving license and has access to a vehicle for work purposes.

Contractual

• • A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Values and Behaviours

• • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
• • All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

Training

• • Training in relevant models and assessment tools such as MOHO, VDT MOCA, AMPS etc.
• • Training in trauma and/or attachment.

• • Evidence of CPD and attendance of relevant training.
• • Sensory Integration or sensory attachment intervention training.
• • Other relevant therapeutic skills training such as PACE & DDP.
• • Leadership and supervision training.
• • Practice educators training

Experience

• • Extensive experience of working as an occupational therapist in the field of mental health and/or intellectual disability
• • Working experience of managing own caseload of complex cases
• • Experience working as an occupational therapist as part of a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team.
• • Experience of leadership and service development.
• • Experience working with young people with an ID.
• • Experience of working as a lone OT.
• • Experience of delivering groups

• • Experience supporting other occupational therapy staff/students.
• • Experience of completing assessments of sensory processing and delivering recommended treatment
• Experience working with residential homes, formal carers, parents, adoptive parents and foster carers.
• • Experience of working with patients under the mental health act.

Knowledge

• • Working knowledge of relevant models of occupational Therapy and associated assessment tools.
• • Knowledge of the occupational needs of young people with an ID
• • Knowledge of the mental health act, mental capacity act and children’s act
• • Principles of group work and group work skills
• • Up to date understanding of key policies and drivers around working with young people.
• • Understanding of attachment theory and sensory integration theory

• • Awareness of ROMS and the importance of these within a community setting.
• • Contributes to and demonstrates awareness of audit process.
• • Clinical governance issues
• • Risk assessments.
• • Safeguarding procedures

Skills

• • Ability to modify communication style to meet the needs of a complex cohort of CYP.
• • Confident in advocating own role and the needs of patients/carers and families.
• • Good written, verbal and IT skills.
• • Able to complete documentation to high standard.
• • Ability to motivate and engage others.
• • Leadership skills
• • Service evaluation, development, and audit skills.

• The closing date given is a guide. We reserve the right to close the post early once we have received a sufficient number of applicants, so we advise you to submit your application early to prevent disappointment.
• We will be requesting references by email. Please ensure you include email addresses and contact numbers for your referees to avoid delay in the recruitment process.
• The Trust believes in treating everyone with dignity and respect and encourages applications from all sectors of the community. We guarantee an interview to candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum essential criteria.
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• For eligible posts, DBS disclosures are mandatory before commencement of employment. If you are in a position that is deemed a regulated adult and/or child care role, you will not be able to start your employment until we have received a satisfactory DBS Disclosure. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Convictions which would otherwise be considered as 'spent' will also be checked as part of an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.