Occupational Therapist

Transformation Unit; Leeds; Hybride; GBP 32 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is seeking a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join the Red Kite View CAMHS inpatient unit in Leeds. The role involves delivering OT assessments and interventions across GAU and PICU, contributing to a multidisciplinary treatment programme, and supporting recovery-focused care for young people aged 13–18.

The successful candidate will work under supervision, engage in groups, and develop skills in a dynamic CAMHS setting while meeting

Qualifications

• Qualification in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration.
• Experience conducting Occupational Therapy assessments and delivering interventions.
• Awareness of risk and risk management in mental health inpatient units.

Responsabilités

• Deliver Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions.
• Facilitate therapeutic groups and activities.
• Contribute to care planning within the MDT and treatment programme.
• Support development of a recovery-focused inpatient environment.

Connaissances

OT qualification

Assessment & interventions experience

Formation

HCPC registration

Description du poste

Employer Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Red Kite View Town Leeds Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 05/11/2026 23:59

Occupational Therapist

5

Job overview

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our established, dynamic, and supportive team at Red Kite View.

You will work within a friendly multi-disciplinary team providing specialist mental health care and support to young people. Red Kite View is a Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) inpatient unit, supporting young people aged 13 to 18 years. This role will work across both the General Adolescent Unit (GAU) and the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

This is a rewarding opportunity to develop your skills within a specialist CAMHS setting. The environment can be both challenging and highly rewarding, offering a diverse range of clinical experiences. Experience of working with young people and/or in mental health settings is desirable, but not essential, as support and development will be provided.

Based in Leeds, you will occasionally be required to travel within the Trust for training and service-related activities. As we provide a flexible service that meets the needs of young people, there may also be an expectation to participate in evening and weekend working.

Main duties of the job

Interviews will be held on the mornings of Friday the 20th and 27th of November.

This is a key role within a busy and dedicated team. You will be responsible for delivering Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions, facilitating therapeutic groups, and contributing to the wider multidisciplinary treatment programme. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about working with young people, committed to recovery-focused practice, and passionate about helping young people engage in meaningful occupations to improve their health and wellbeing.

As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide assessment and intervention for young people accessing inpatient CAMHS services across the General Adolescent Unit (GAU) and Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

You will support young people to engage in meaningful occupations and therapeutic activities that promote recovery, independence, wellbeing, and participation in daily life. Working under the supervision of a senior Occupational Therapist, you will contribute to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of individual and group-based interventions.

Working for our organisation

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will complete Occupational Therapy assessments, contribute to care planning and risk management, maintain accurate clinical records, and work collaboratively with young people, families, carers, and partner agencies. You will also play an active role in delivering the therapeutic programme, facilitating groups and activities, and supporting the development of a recovery-focused inpatient environment.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [e-mail]

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualification in Occupational Therapy, HCPC qualification

Skills

• Experience of completing Occupational Therapy assessment and interventions

Knowledge

• Awareness or risk and risk management strategies in mental health inpatient units
• Demonstrates an interest in working with young people with mental health difficulties

Values Based

• Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
• Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
• Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.

Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position based on a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement. Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Fixed Term Contracts for existing NHS Employees – temporary contracts for employees of LYPFT, or colleagues joining from another NHS Trust, will be offered on a secondment basis wherever possible. In the event this is not possible, an FTC would be issued and this would require a break in service of two weeks.

The purpose of a temporary is role could be for maternity cover, temporary funding or some other reason. At the end of which the need for the temporary work will cease. Temporary roles can stop, be extended and/or made permanent at any point during the period of work. Should the role become permanent then the post-holder will be informed of the process to be followed to convert the position to a permanent one.

All new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children. Please refer to job description for further information.

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria.

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs.

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible. In submitting an application form, you authorize Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.

In applying for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date if the maximum number of applications is received, so we strongly advise to not delay submitting your application to avoid disappointment.