Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 354-CS-21508
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Royal Hospital- chalkhill covering East Sussex and Brighton and Hove
- Town
- Sussex
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/07/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapist CHYPS Home Treatment Team
NHS AfC: Band 6
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
Are you an Occupational Therapist with an interest and experience in supporting young people's mental health within the community?
Sussex CAMHS (Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) are looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist into an exciting opportunity within the Sussex wide CHYPS Home Treatment Team. The focus of this role is to work within a service providing evidence-based assessment and intervention for young people needing additional support within the community.
We are hugely interested to hear from applicants who are interested in developing these skills and can demonstrate how their core competencies could be adapted and honed with the support of additional training (provided by the trust such as new to CAMHS training).
The ability to travel is essential for this post.
Main duties of the job
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The CHYPS Home Treatment Team is a friendly innovative and exciting team working with high levels of demand and complexity. Your main duties will involve: - Offering evidence based occupational functional assessment of a young person's mental health needs to inform a shared formulation around the young person's presenting difficulties and needs to recommend suitable therapeutic intervention. - Managing & working with a caseload of young people with mental health difficulties within the multi-disciplinary team. - Supporting the professional development of Occupational Therapy within the service and supporting the knowledge and expertise of junior staff within the team and within the wider Sussex CAMHS services. This is an excellent time for Occupational Therapists to be joining Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as we have launched our first AHP Strategy and can offer the following to you: · Regular professional supervision · The opportunity to participate in a range of quality improvement work and service innovations. · Access to a wide range of training and CPD opportunities. · Have a look at our AHP strategy and view our film at https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/AHP
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Working for our organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex.
Working in Sussex: Covering East Sussex and Brighton and Hove area
- Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there’s always new experiences to be enjoyed
- Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
- With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key staff survey results include:
- 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
- 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
- 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
See the attached ‘Partnership Perks’ document for details about our benefits package.
To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In order to be a successful Occupational Therapist in our team you will be:
- Registered with HCPC
- Able to provide specialist occupational therapy interventions using evidence based, client centred principles to consult, assess plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
- Experience and knowledge of working with young people aged 0-18.
- Experienced in risk management
- Adaptable, organised, compassionate and a team player.
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact:
If you are interested in this post and wish to discuss it further please contact Louise Gilchrist - HTT Team Leader - [email protected]
Our offer is for a career not just a job, in a team and a trust focused on delivering the best care possible to the community whilst being committed to the wellbeing of its staff . Our last CQC rating placed us good in all areas and outstanding for caring.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy
- Registration with the HCPC as an occupational therapist
- Training in the use of standardised occupational therapy assessment tools
Desirable criteria
- Management/Leadership training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience as a qualified occupational therapist in mental health
- Broad experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience as a Care Coordinator
- CAMHS Experience
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
- Louise Gilchrist
- Job title
- HTT Team Leader (West Sussex)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07738757654
- Additional information
Beth Taylor East Sussex and Brighton and Hove team leader
Email: [email protected] phone number 07770971587
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