Job summary
- Main area
- Nursing & Allied Health Professionals
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (9-5 Monday-Friday)
- Job ref
- 383-CHI-4449-24-A
- Employer
- Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Temple House
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Occupational Therapist - Core CAMHS
Band 6
Want to make a real difference and have a truly rewarding career? Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
We’ve been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC, with some outstanding services. The CQC commented at our most recent inspection on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.
We are passionate about making equality, diversity and inclusion part of our DNA. We take pride in our “People First Culture” which creates a workplace where everyone feels a genuine sense of belonging, difference is celebrated, and people are comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We value the richness that comes from having colleagues that are fully representative of the local community. We welcome people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, protected characteristics, and with all backgrounds and experiences.
Job overview
This is a newly created opportunity for a Lead Occupational Therapist to join the Core CAMHS team.
Core CAMHS works across the City and South County providing intervention and review of young people with a range of mental health needs.
This role has been developed to support the emerging group programme the team will provide. The post holder will lead, with the support of the team manager, in the running of a range of therapeutic groups to meet the needs of the service, co-facilitating groups with clinicians from the team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist who is keen to plan and run a varied therapeutic group programme.
There is a lot of scope for personal and professional development within the service supported by our leadership team and training and development lead.
Main duties of the job
- Co-ordinate the delivery of high quality day service support for young people and their families, utilising knowledge and skills for interpretation, analysis of patients’ needs and care planning.
- Promote and conform to the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Policy and Procedure for safeguarding children, and national guidelines.
- Ensure effective joint working between agencies and professionals and effective information sharing to safeguard children and young people.
- Have an understanding of, coordinate the delivery of and provide a range of interventions such as family work, solution focussed therapy, cognitive therapy, behavioural management, individual counselling and group work
- Access supervision to support practice development.
- Liaise with other professionals, offer consultation and joint working to provide early interventions in and prevention of mental health problems in young people.
- Develop effective care pathways for children and young people.
- Work within the Multi-Disciplinary pathway team to offer and access supervision and support to ensure good practice.
- Practice and demonstrate knowledge that promotes child protection and the rights of the child.
Working for our organisation
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of ‘making a positive difference in people's lives’.
CQC rated us as 'GOOD’ overall, commenting on how our colleagues “treated patients with compassion and kindness” and “felt positive and proud about working for the trust.”
Benefits include:
- Commitment to flexible working where this is possible
- 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years’ service
- Yearly appraisal and commitment to ongoing training
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Good maternity, paternity and adoption benefits
- Health service discounts and online benefits
- Incremental pay progression
- Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7
- Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
- Structured learning and development opportunities
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
CAMHS offers a high level of supervision and development for our staff.
The service works on a locality-based model to ensure strong team working and high levels of locality knowledge.
As a practitioner, the post holder will work in partnership with the CAMHS leadership team, Medical Consultants and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure the highest level of clinical practice in assessment, case management, care coordination and treatment.
You will be required to ensure that the best evidence-based care is given to children, young people and their families, within the resources available to the service.
There will be an emphasis upon working with complex presenting difficulties and multi-agency networks.
We welcome applicants with transferable skills from other areas of practice and through the delivery of robust supervision and training opportunities we will aim to develop your knowledge, skills and experience within a CAMHS IAPT Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registered Occupational Therapist
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in therapeutic modality
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge and understanding of mental health disorders within children
- Ability to assess, plan and deliver treatment and evaluate care packages.
- Effective communication skills, verbal and written.
Desirable criteria
- Skills in risk assessment and management of self harm.
Transport
Essential criteria
- Must be able to meet the travel requirements of the post.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Heather Leeson
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Recruitment Team
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1st Floor Kingsway House (Entrance D)
Kingsway
Derby
DE22 3LZ
- Telephone
- 07900 134410 / 01332 564856, option 1, option 1 (please note, my normal working days are Wed, Thu, Fri)
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