Occupational Therapist Band 5

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Castleford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Occupational Therapist with an interest in CYP and eating disorders to join our CAMHS team. You will work with CYP and their families in their homes and across community settings, delivering 1:1 interventions to promote occupation and functioning.

The role involves facilitating therapeutic groups, building links with partner agencies, and contributing to service development.

Qualifications

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with CAMHS interest.
• Experience with Children & Young People is advantageous.
• Comfortable working in home and community settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess young people presenting with eating difficulties.
• Deliver 1:1 interventions to promote occupation and functioning.
• Facilitate running of therapeutic groups and engage partner agencies.
• Work across the Wakefield District, including multiple sites.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Driving license

CYP mental health

Job description

We are looking for a qualified Occupational Therapist with an interest in CYP, eating disorders to join our team. You will work with CYP and their families in their own homes, and the community providing 1:1 intervention to promote occupation and functioning. The team have a range of therapeutic groups, and you will also be involved in facilitating the running of these groups, The team is based between Airedale Health Centre in Castleford and Drury Lane Health Centre in Wakefield. However you will work in different community settings across the Wakefield District and the 5 towns. Being a car driver is essential due to the potential distance required to travel when completing home/clinic-visits., As part of the role you will be responsible for the assessment of young people presenting with difficulties associated with eating disorder. You will hold a caseload within which you will deliver evidence informed care to assist the young person and family through recovery.

The successful candidates will need to develop good working relationships with key professionals across the district; therefore excellent communication and engagement skills are essential. A commitment to improving service delivery and developing new ways of supporting children, young people and families experiences is crucial to work within the wider CAMHS team. In return we will provide a comprehensive induction programme, regular clinical and management supervision.

The service operates Monday-Friday; 9am-5pm however successful applicants would be expected to have the flexibility to work occasional extended hours to facilitate service effectiveness.

Applicants must be caring and non-judgmental to engage CYP and their families at this extremely sensitive time. Applicants must have excellent clinical skills, confidence and enthusiasm for working with CYP partner agencies in networks that extend beyond traditional specialist mental health boundaries.

Experience in children and young persons services would be advantageous but is not essential. We welcome occupational therapists who want to begin working in this specialty.

You should be able to demonstrate considerable mental health skills and knowledge. An experience of working with Children and Young people facing eating difficulties is desirable, this can be transferrable skills from prior clinical experience

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.