Occupational Therapist

NSFT Jobs; Norwich; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the East of England is seeking a Senior Occupational Therapist to join their ARFID mini-team. This role, covering 6 months of maternity leave, involves providing high-quality therapy to children with eating disorders. Ideal candidates should have experience with young people, be motivated, and capable of working closely with a multidisciplinary team. Professional development opportunities will be available.

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people and their families.
• Experience with eating disorders in young adults or adults is relevant.
• Ability to work within national guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership on planning and co‑ordination of Occupational Therapy.
• Plan, prioritize assessment and treatment of clients independently.
• Use analytical skills to take clinical management decisions.

Skills

Motivated

Enthusiastic

Team working

Experience with young people

Clinical decision making

Job description

We are the first eating disorder services in the East of England to develop a mini‑team focused solely on the treatment of children and young people with Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). The ARFID mini team has been operational since April 2023. This team is integrated within the existing under 18’s specialist eating disorders service in Norfolk and Waveney.

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our team to cover maternity leave for 6 months. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the continued development of the service as an Occupational Therapist. You will be joining a small, friendly team of multi professionals who are passionate about providing good care to this population of young people and their carers.

We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced, preferably with experience of working with young people and their families, but experience with young adults or adults with eating disorders is also relevant. The successful applicant will be required to work within national guidelines and have excellent team working skills.

Responsibilities

• The base is Hellesdon Hospital, but travel to other sites will be required.
• The post holder will provide leadership on planning, co‑ordination, delivery, and evaluation of high‑quality evidence‑based and person‑centred Occupational Therapy provision to young people with ARFID, and relating to eating difficulties who require assessment and/or treatment by the ARFID team.
• You will be supported within the team by senior clinicians and will work closely with other specialists within the service. Clinical supervision and professional leadership will be provided.
• To provide a qualified, high‑quality specialist psychology service to individuals, carers, families, and groups, within and across teams; and to provide an active contribution to service development of the ARFID pathway.
• To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning and prioritising of own workload and the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy.
• To use analytical and judgement skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues.

Professional Development

There are excellent opportunities for professional development within the team through supervision, training, team CPD and wider Specialist Services and Trust events. You will be supported within the team by senior clinicians and will work closely with other specialists within the service. Clinical supervision and professional leadership will be provided.

Why Work for Us?

We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?

The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Amy Brailey
Job title: Community Team Manager
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01493 337666