Highly Specialist CAMHS Occupational Therapist

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board; Wales; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health organization in Wales seeks a Highly Specialist CAMHS Occupational Therapist to lead the delivery of occupational therapy for young individuals with mental health challenges. The position includes collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on enhancing recovery and occupational performance. Candidates should have a Degree in Occupational Therapy and extensive experience in mental health. The role offers a supportive environment dedicated to professional growth and patient care.

Benefits

Generous leave

Flexible work options

Access to ongoing learning and development

Qualifications

• Possess a Degree in Occupational Therapy and post-graduate training in related areas.
• Highly specialist knowledge of assessments with children and adolescents.

Responsibilities

• Lead occupational therapy assessment and intervention with children in CAMHS.
• Support recovery and optimize occupational performance for young people.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to develop and evaluate services.

Skills

Occupational therapy assessment

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Cognitive skills enhancement

Interpersonal skills development

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Highly Specialist CAMHS Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 23 December 2025

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new Occupational Therapy Team, working with young people between the age of 12 and 18 years at Ty Llidiard.

If you are motivated, dynamic, inspirational, suitably qualified and are passionate about working with young people experiencing mental health issues, we welcome your application.

The post holder will join an extended Occupational Therapy team within the multi-disciplinary team workforce - ensuring the delivery of an evidence-based, occupationally focussed specialist assessment and intervention service to children and young people in Ty Llidiard.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will lead on the delivery of occupational therapy assessment and intervention with children and young people in Ty Llidiard, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

You will be supporting individuals in their recovery - working collaboratively with service users to achieve optimum levels of occupational performance and occupational balance in the areas of lifestyle management, motivation, interpersonal skills, cognitive skills, self-care, productivity (education, training and/or employment) and leisure. There is scope to facilitate environmental and sensory adaptation strategies to support inclusion and engagement in these areas. Assessment outcomes will inform appropriate intervention plans, identify strengths and adaptive strategies, support recovery, facilitate early discharge and identify post-discharge support needs.

You will be leading the occupational therapy team within this setting. The team comprises of a Band 6 post and a Band 4 Assistant OT Practitioner. In addition to a robust occupational focus, the occupational therapy team will contribute significantly to risk assessment and risk management processes.

Working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and service leads, you will inform the development of the occupational therapy and wider service, and contribute to service evaluation and developments.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales's largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three District General hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

CTM's location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff's vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy--Our Health, Our Future--focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

• We listen, learn, and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you'll find a welcoming, team-oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Welsh Skills Desirable

This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This doesn’t mean essential; while the candidate doesn’t need to have skills in Welsh, we’ll consider it an advantage when short-listing and selecting candidates. This isn’t fluency, just Speaking & Listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see Welsh Language Guidance in the documents right at the bottom.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Possess a Degree in Occupational Therapy, supplemented by post-graduate training in a related area of occupational therapy and/ or mental health practice - such as rehabilitation, recovery, occupational or psychological intervention skills to Diploma Level equivalency
• Highly specialist knowledge of standardised and non-standardised assessments appropriate for use with children and adolescents

Experience

• Extensive experience working within related mental health setting
• Extensive experience of recovery and rehabilitation principles within clinical practice
• Extensive experience of delivering functional/ADL assessment to inform Care and Treatment plans, future needs, discharge planning and identify strengths

Skills

• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are Desirable for this Role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board