Senior Occupational Therapist

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS healthcare provider is seeking a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to join their CAMHS Intensive Support Team in Shropshire. This role focuses on providing assessments and interventions for autistic children, aiming to reduce hospital admissions and improve local community support. Candidates should have experience managing complex caseloads, particularly in mental health settings, and a strong understanding of autism. The position involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and engaging with families to enhance patient outcomes, fostering a supportive environment for growth and well-being.

Qualifications

• Experience working with autistic children and young people.
• Evidence of supporting clinicians in a mental health setting.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload including assessments and care planning.
• Participate in setting quality standards and monitoring practice.
• Provide specialist clinical advice and interventions.
• Conduct robust risk assessments and management plans.
• Utilize outcome measures to evaluate interventions.

Skills

Experience in Mental Health

Knowledge of Autism

Complex caseload management

Specialist assessment and intervention

Sensory assessments

Job description

Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 08 February 2026

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join our team as a Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist to work within our existing CAMHS Intensive Support Team (Mental Health) based in Shropshire

This service is part of a new multi-disciplinary team, specifically commissioned to work with autistic children and young people experiencing significant distress, who are at risk of hospital admission.

In the role you will work within the Thrive model "getting more help" by providing support to a small number of young people, their families and other stakeholders, in order to prevent poor health outcomes and to reduce hospital admissions, so that people remain in their local communities, getting the right support.

You will provide assessments and interventions to autistic children and young people experiencing a high level of distress, and who require specialist, trauma-informed intervention. Working within the remit of relevant local, national and professional guidelines, for example NICE guidelines.

Main duties of the job

• Take responsibility for the management of a complex caseload, which includes specialist assessment (within service specification), care planning in conjunction with young people and their carers, and the evaluation of individual treatment plans.
• Responsible for participating in the setting of quality standards, including the auditing, monitoring and reviewing of practice in line with current clinical guidance practice and policy.
• Provide specialist OT clinical advice, assessment and interventions based on the young person's occupational and functional needs. OT Interventions provided will be within the practitioner's sphere of competency and within their major skill set. The use of Sensory assessments and interventions are seen as an integral part of service provision within the IMHST teams and you will work alongside an Advanced Sensory integration practitioner.
• Complete and contribute robust risk assessments and, where appropriate, risk management plans. Deliver and promote positive risk taking, where appropriate, to improve quality of life and maximise occupational performance/independence.
• Maintain an effective reporting system by observing and reporting verbally and in writing on a young person's condition and progress against an agreed care plan.
• Utilise agreed outcome measures to review the effectiveness of interventions, as part of the care planning and evaluation process.

About us

Come and work with us at our award-winning NHS Trust, leading the way for trying new and better ways of working to help improve life for our local communities.

We have around 9,000 staff who provide physical and mental healthcare, support for people with learning disabilities, and adult social care across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. We also run regional and national services, including help for new parents (perinatal care), eating disorders, forensic services, sexual health, and support for people in prison with mental health, drug, or alcohol problems.

We offer great career development for both clinical and non-clinical roles, with ongoing training and support to help you learn and grow.

We are 'United in our Uniqueness' and committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels welcome and can be themselves, no matter their background or identity. We want our staff to feel supported and valued, and we aim to build a team that reflects the communities we serve. Together, we can make sure every voice is heard, and every difference is respected.

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application.

Job responsibilities

For further information regarding this role, please see attached detailed job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Experience of Supporting Clinicians

• Evidence of Experience

Understanding of Autism

• Evidence

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.