Main area Occupational Therapist CAMHJS Learning Disability Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (Must work a Tuesday.) Job ref 267-OC6893811-3A
Site Slade House Town Oxford Salary £29,970 - £36,483 pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/03/2025 23:59 Interview date 31/03/2025
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
Job overview
The Oxfordshire Learning Disability CAMHS Service is expanding and we are delighted to be offering the opportunity to employ an Occupational Therapist (OT) within our service.
If you are passionate about working in the community with children and young people with a learning disability, to enhance their quality of life and health and reduce their vulnerabilities, then we are the team for you.
We would love to hear from any Occupational Therapists who have the compassion, skills and knowledge to help us holistically assess our young people and to deliver person-centred interventions which impact daily activities and functioning and improve mental health and behaviours that challenge.
We're a friendly and supportive, well-established, and knowledgeable community multi-disciplinary team with good links across the CAMHS directorate (including to other OT's within CAMHS). You will receive quality individual, safeguarding and reflective practice supervision.
We are a progressive service keen to look forward and find ways to develop and improve the service. We have a team base but the role is also community-based and includes home and school visits to offer assessment, observations and support with interventions.
Main duties of the job
This role involves working in new assessment clinics which lead new assessments under the supervision of and as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT). Additionally, you will deliver OT specific assessments, including sensory profiles and assessments within the service. You will hold a caseload or be a keyworker for cases, with responsibility for ensuring up-to-date care plans and risk assessments are in place.
As a part of this role, you will also have responsibility for and be supported with managing risk changes and supporting young people and families.
You will take part in the team’s First Response rota, with an allocated day every fortnight. You will crucially provide consultation, advice, training and support to partnership agencies and members of the multidisciplinary team, from an OT perspective.
By being a vital member of the MDT, you will help the wider internal and external systems to understand the complete identity and needs of the young people we support, including their learning disability, neurodivergence and mental health.
Working for our organisation
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
* Excellent opportunities for career progression
* Individual and Trust-wide learning and development
* 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
* NHS Discount
* Lease car scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Mental Health First Aiders
* Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups
Person specification
Qualification
* Registered Occupational Therapist - including registration with HCPC
* A qualification in Sensory Integration or sensory informed practice.
Personal Qualities
* Commitment to client-centred, non-discriminatory practice.
* Ability to reflect on and critically appraise the performance of self.
* Experience of working with children and young people who have psychiatric, emotional and behavioural problems and/or a learning disability.
* Experience of training and supporting others.
* Experience of supervising others.
Knowledge and skill
* To have an awareness of Occupational Therapy models and an understanding of how they may relate in practice.
* To have ability to assess client need, including mental health, physical health, education, and social needs.
* Understanding and experience of Positive Behaviour Support.
* Knowledge of emotional and mental health problems that affect children and young people.
* Knowledge and understanding of Learning Disability and Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
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.
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