Main area: Occupational Therapist
Grade: Band 5
Contract: 6 months (Secondment Opportunity or Fixed Term Contract)
Hours: Part-time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 201-24-794
Employer: Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Shaw House
Town: St Austell
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 Pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/11/2024 23:59
Occupational Therapist
Band 5
Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.
Job overview
If you are passionate about working with children and young people with a Learning Disability who are experiencing poor mental health or emotional dysregulation, we would love to hear from you. We are a highly experienced team of community-based clinicians, who love our work, love our team and the families we work with.
You'll be visiting young people and families in a variety of settings offering multi-disciplinary assessment and interventions as part of agreed care pathways. You'll have the opportunity to get involved in our various research and audit projects, participate in team learning events, training as required and service developments.
We'll offer you robust clinical supervision including the opportunity to work with other professionals and share learning, appraisal and CPD for Occupational Therapists. We have regular occupational therapy meetings, and we have a super supportive team culture of compassion and respect.
In return, you'll need to bring experience from similar roles, lots of commitment, and enthusiasm, and of course, a sense of humour.
We are willing to discuss potential start dates in order to make the secondment successful.
Main duties of the job
As a CAMHS/LD Occupational therapist you will be responsible for completing holistic occupational therapy assessments, contributing to multi-disciplinary formulation and evidence-based interventions for children with moderate to severe learning disabilities.
You will be required to work autonomously and respond to the needs of an individual caseload; from initial assessment to discharge.
You are expected to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the service; providing specialist skills and knowledge within the four quadrants of the IThrive model.
You will be liaising and providing advice, information and consultation to colleagues and other agencies as well as undertaking service governance activity, including research and audit as appropriate.
The role will include actively participating in role modelling interventions and implementing advice and guidance following the assessments that have been completed.
You will be expected to participate in clinical governance and service development within the CAMHS/LD Team, in partnership with professional specialists and other clinical teams.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
* Current professional registration – HCPC
* Professional qualification – Occupational Therapist
* Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
* Range of fieldwork practice experience
* Experience of Occupational Therapy Standardised Assessment Tools e.g. AMPS, Allens Cognitive Level Screen, MOHO
* Experience in working with children and/or in a mental health setting.
Skills and Aptitude
* Good communication skills, oral and written.
* Willingness to assist in student learning.
Knowledge and Abilities
* Ability to apply learning in a variety of clinical settings.
* Sound knowledge of OT models, assessments and interventions and their application in a variety of clinical settings.
* Knowledge and understanding in practice of person-centred approach.
* Knowledge of safeguarding procedures.
The Trust reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted. It is encouraged that you complete the application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process you will be contacted via TRAC.jobs email regarding interview details.
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