Senior Occupational Therapist | Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

ESSEX PARTNERSHIP UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST; Colchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Colchester is seeking an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). You will conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to support young patients in their recovery. This role emphasizes the importance of delivering evidence-based occupational therapy and encourages flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Season Ticket Loans

NHS discounts for staff

Excellent Training facilities

Buying and Selling annual leave scheme

Opportunity to work bank shifts

Salary Sacrifice schemes

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering occupational therapy for young people aged 13-18.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Expertise in communicating treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Undertake occupational therapy assessments for all young people.
• Make decisions on treatment intervention levels.
• Collaborate with others to modify environments for optimal performance.

Skills

Occupational Therapy assessments

Communication with colleagues

Manual handling assessments

Complex case management

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) at EPUT. The post holder will be based at St Aubyn's Centre in Colchester (Longview and Larkwood wards) and Rochford Hospital (Poplar Ward), in Rochford, near Southend on Sea, supporting the delivery of Occupational Therapy assessments and intervention, supporting band 5 Occupational Therapists, Apprentice and Activity Coordinators. We provide an integrated service, with an in-depth, holistic assessment of the psychological, social and physical needs of each referred young person. An assessment is undertaken for all our young people, before a decision is taken about further in-patient treatment or discharge to appropriate care providers. We place a strong emphasis on the multi-disciplinary team approach and young people's care plans and views agreed daily with the input of all team members.

Responsibilities

1. To undertake occupational therapy assessments for all young people who are under the care of Longview, Larkwood and Poplar ward, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling them in areas of self-maintenance, productivity and leisure.
2. To utilise specialist assessments when presented with complex cases.
3. To make decisions on the level of treatment intervention required.
4. To undertake treatment planning, communicating and negotiating treatment plans and clinical reasoning for intervention with patients and their carers.
5. To communicate agreed treatment/care plans to multi-disciplinary team colleagues and partnership agencies and liaise with them at formal and informal meetings.
6. To undertake manual handling assessments ensuring other professionals and carers are aware of manual handling needs.
7. To work in collaboration with others to modify aspects of the environment in order to empower patients and facilitate optimal functional performance.

Benefits

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment.

Join our Staff bank. Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times. All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish. If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank. The successful applicant will contribute to the comprehensive assessment and treatment of service users in the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

You will provide effective, tailored, evidence based occupational therapy to service users who are between 13-18 years of age, using goal setting and interventions focused on re-engagement in self-care, productivity and leisure activities, and promoting health, wellbeing and independence. You will be expected to identify and use relevant occupational therapy standardised assessments and outcomes. You will also exchange complex sensitive information with service users and assess their response to activities in accordance with agreed models of practice. You will also provide occupational therapy advice to other disciplines.