Site Erlegh House Town Reading Salary £39,205 - £47,084 per annum (inc. of HCAS) Salary period Yearly Closing 02/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
Are you an experienced, registered Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist, motivated to make a difference for young people facing complex mental health challenges? We have an excellent opportunity for a full-time, 37.5 hours per week position within CAMHS, based in Erlegh House, University of Reading campus.
The Specialist Community Teams (SCT) offer assessment and intervention within a multi-disciplinary context to children and young people presenting with complex, comorbid or high-risk mental health disorders. Our team is set up to work with children and young people under the following pathways: Trauma, Depression, and Emotional Dysregulation. There is also a growing number of neurodivergent young people who often do not fit a pathway and need more focused work with parents and professional networks to determine their needs and necessary adaptations.
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our multi-disciplinary team to be responsible for the assessment, development, implementation, and evaluation of Occupational Therapy care plans.
The role includes delivering care to young people both individually in the young person’s home, school, and via digital media. You will be expected to work within this complex and variable setting, without direct supervision. You will report to and work in collaboration with senior colleagues to deliver a high standard of evidence-based care.
Main duties of the job
Ideally, you will have some experience in CAMHS, be thoughtful and reflective, and have the flexibility to integrate into a multi-disciplinary team.
You’ll find we offer a positive team environment. We’re welcoming, compassionate, and prioritize wellbeing. We’re committed to making work enjoyable and rewarding. Caseloads are protected and manageable despite a waitlist for treatment.
We welcome applications within our service hours of 9-5 Monday to Friday. You’ll be predominantly based in Reading but will also be required to cover our sites and localities at Wokingham and Lower Henwick Farm, West Berkshire.
The post holder will:
* Provide comprehensive assessments and therapeutic interventions to young people and their families, as appropriate.
* Provide care co-ordination for young people open to the Service.
* Independently manage an appropriately sized caseload.
* Work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and within a multiagency system.
* Maintain own continuing professional development and contribute to team professional development initiatives.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
* Caring for and about you is our top priority.
* Committed to providing good quality, safe services.
* Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions.
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
* Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
* 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell.
* Excellent learning and career development opportunities.
* ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles.
* Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services.
* Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants.
* Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality.
* Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
* Free parking across Trust sites.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for this role:
* Qualification relevant to working in a CAMHS service.
* Experience of working in Mental Health services.
* The ability to manage a complex caseload.
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.
We’re 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 don’t hesitate to contact: Christina Subrai by email on christina.subrai@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll 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
Qualifications
* Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy.
* Good standard of general education.
* HCPC Registration.
* Previous experience of COT preceptorship programme.
* Further relevant qualification in the field of mental health.
Training
* Evidence of continuous professional development.
Previous Experience
* 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 O.T. for 2 years or more.
* Experience of working with children and young people with mental health problems.
* Experience of working with people with mental health problems.
* Experience of individual and group work OT intervention.
* Experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
* Experience of working in a community mental health service.
* Experience of supervising staff and students.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
* Thorough working knowledge of mental health problems and their management.
* Knowledge of OT assessment and treatment approaches.
* Knowledge of current mental health policy.
* Ability to offer a range of good quality OT assessments and treatment interventions to individuals and groups.
* Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Ability to work autonomously and set own priorities within caseload management.
* Ability to apply patient-led principles and form non-discriminatory therapeutic relationships with the service users and their parents/ carers.
* Ability to take responsibility appropriate to senior clinician role, and make decisions.
* Ability to contribute creatively to the development of the service.
* Ability to work within a changing and progressive environment.
* Ability to deal with emotionally demanding situations, and to remain calm under pressure.
* Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
Additional Requirements
* Able to commit to flexible working patterns, including weekend working and shift work.
* Ability to travel independently and efficiently to deliver clinical care from multiple sites including service user homes.
These are the values that we live by atBerkshire Healthcare:
* Caring for and about you is our top priority.
* Committed to providing good quality, safe services.
* working Together with you to develop innovative solutions.
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Please find attached the behaviour framework that underpins these values for this job role.
At Berkshire Healthcare, we foster an inclusive workplace where everyone belongs.
We welcome talent from all backgrounds and offer guaranteed interviews to disabled applicants and armed forces community members who meet the minimum criteria.
Please note we may close positions before the advertised date.
Once you have applied, please check your email regularly for updates. All appointments are subject to NHS Employment Checks, and false information may result in withdrawal of offers. For information on how we store your information, please review our privacy statement.
No agencies, please.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
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