Job summary
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a varied role in a reputable, innovative and established service?
Join our Berkshire Eating Disorders Service (BEDS), where you'll play a crucial role in supporting young people with eating disorders - including where these disorders are co-morbid with neurodevelopmental diagnoses.
Based in Maidenhead & Reading with some work from home. You'll be an experienced OT with a holistic skill set and will work within our multidisciplinary team to assess, develop and implement care plans.
We offer evidence-based interventions and therapies in a supportive outpatient setting. Working closely with young people and their families, you'll join us in having a patient centred tailored approach with a core principle that every decision made through the eye of the patient.
We are a committed and friendly team who support each other and make decisions collaboratively. You'll be part of a service renowned for its innovation and pioneering methods, for example our SHaRON service which has subsequently been rolled out across other services and Trusts.
We welcome full time and part time applications. Our service operates from9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
Applications are processed as they are received. We would encourage you to apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early!
Main duties of the job
1. Provide skilled assessment and treatment for children and young people with eating disorders,
2. Deliver individual and group therapy sessions, including mental health interventions, and perform specialist OT assessments with various tools.
3. Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions and contribute to service evaluations and audits.
4. Offer guidance on lifestyle changes and environmental adaptations for patients and their carers. Lead on OT-related matters within the service.
5. Use your occupational therapy skills to support the multi-disciplinary team.
6. Represent occupational therapy at multi-disciplinary and professional forums as needed.
7. Improve care standards by developing OT practices, promoting evidence-based methods, and participating in audits and quality improvement projects.
8. Maintain regular contact with CYPF Division and Trust Professional Leads for Occupational Therapy.
9. Work with families, carers, and other professionals from community CAMHS, social care, and voluntary sectors to support the wider CAMHS service in Berkshire.
About us
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
10. Caring for and about you is our top priority
11. Committed to providing good quality, safe services
12. Working Together with you to develop innovative solution
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
13. Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
14. 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
15. Generous NHS pension scheme
16. Excellent learning and career development opportunities
17. 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
18. Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
19. Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
20. Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
21. Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
22. Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
23. Be a qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration
24. Previous experience working with children / young people with mental health problems
25. Experience of individual and group work OTintervention
26. Experience in a community role with the willingness and ability to operate from different sites
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to contact Emma Regan via email: be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
27. Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy
28. Good standard of general education
29. HPC Registration
Desirable
30. Previous experience of COT preceptorship programme
31. Further relevant qualification in the field of mental health
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
32. Evidence of continuous professional development
Previous Experience
Essential
33. Post-qualification experience which may include role of a supervisee for junior staff or students, and leadership experience, which may be gained if you have been working as a qualified for 2 years or more
34. Experience of working with children and young people with mental health problems
35. Experience of working with people with mental health problems
36. Experience of individual and group work OT intervention
37. Experience of multi-disciplinary team working
38. Experience of working in a community mental health service
Desirable
39. Experience of supervising staff and students
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
40. Thorough working knowledge of mental health problems and their management
41. Knowledge of OT assessment and treatment approaches
42. Knowledge of current mental health policy
43. Ability to offer a range of good quality OT assessments and treatment interventions to individuals and groups
44. Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary team
45. Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities within caseload management
46. Ability to apply patient-led principles and form non-discriminatory therapeutic relationships with the service users and their parents/ carers
47. Ability to take responsibility appropriate to senior clinician role, and make decisions
48. Ability to contribute creatively to the development of the service.
49. Ability to work within a changing and progressive environment
50. Ability to deal with emotionally demanding situations, and to remain calm under pressure
Desirable
51. Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance
52. Computer literacy
Additional Requirements
Essential
53. Able to commit to flexible working patterns, including weekend working and shift work
54. Ability to travel independently and efficiently to deliver clinical care from multiple sites including service user homes.