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Job summary

Main area
Occupational Therapist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Weekends and up to 8pm weekdays may be required)
Job ref
395-EC605-24
Employer
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
SET CAMHS Eating Disorders Service
Town
Chelmsford
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/07/2024 08:00

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Occupational Therapist - Eating Disorder Service ARFID

NHS AfC: Band 7

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our team in the SET CAMHS Eating Disorder Service.

The service is part of a friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team in Children’s SET CAMHS Eating Disorder Service.

Would you like to be at the forefront of exciting developments within children and young people’s eating disorders services? Do you have a passion for helping young people struggling with mental health problems such as eating disorders?

Main duties of the job

SET CAMHS - Eating Disorder Service is commissioned to provide assessment for CYP presenting with symptoms of Avoidant Restrictive Intake Disorder , across Southend, Essex and Thurrock.

  • Working closely with the multidisciplinary team in assessing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating a programme of care for service users with an ARFID diagnoses.
  • Interest or experience of assessment of ARFID or with CYP with sensory profile.
  • Willingness to attend training and develop skills.
  • Ensuing that recommendations are communicated by utilizing the highest level of interpersonal skills to all members of the team and incorporated in the service users overall package of care. 
  • Attending weekly MDT meetings to provide expert advice to clinicians regarding the progression of therapy support which is evidence based. 
  • Maintaining professional standards through ongoing continuing professional development, audit and evaluation in accordance with the Health and Care Professions Council Standards and Trust Policies and Procedures.
  • To working closely with SET CAMHS generic teams and formulate recommendations who will be offering NICE guideline evidence based treatment for ARFID

 

 

Working for our organisation

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.  All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification

We are seeking an Occupational Therapist  to join our dedicated Children and Young Peoples Community Eating Disorder Team, based in Chelmsford. The service provides the latest in evidence based NICE compliant psychological interventions to children, young people and their families with an Eating Disorder. You will need to demonstrate excellent clinical knowledge, ability to provide highly specialist assessment and therapeutic skills as well as high standards of time management and organisational skills.  

You will be motivated to develop your own learning, contribute to service development and the training and development of colleagues and students.

The successful applicant will thrive on working as part of a team and have excellent communication skills.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Qualified Occupational
  • Experience of CAMHS / MH

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Delivery of group programs / working in a CAMHS setting

knowledge and skills

Essential criteria
  • Good knowledge of current best practice in Paediatric Occupational Therapy
  • - Mental health -CAMHS
  • - Eating disorder experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Eating Disorders knowledge

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Employers for CarersApprenticeships logoAge positiveDisability confident employerHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldEmployers Network for Equality & InclusionTop Employers for Working Families 2021Top 10 Employer 2023

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Alexandra Clarke
Job title
TM
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0800 953 0222
Additional information

Eating Disorders Team Manager  

0800 953 0222 option 1 option 8

 

 

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