CAMHS Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist (N&S SCAAND)

Job overview

National and Specialist CAMHS present a new opportunity to recruit a highly motivated and experienced specialist clinician to a full-time band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist post within the multi-disciplinary SCAAND team based at the new Pears Maudsley. SCAAND provides a number of streams of mental health care for autistic young people and young people with other neurodevelopmental conditions including intellectual disability and we offer a specific occupational therapy pathway which offers comprehensive occupational therapy assessments and interventions. We have a new sensory integration intervention room which will provide new, exciting opportunities for delivery of occupational therapy. Clinical work in the team is diverse, collaborative, evidence-based and truly multi-disciplinary, and includes an interesting mix of direct and indirect intervention and consultation to clinicians in local teams. The role offers a range of service development, supervision, teaching, clinical leadership and research opportunities, and SCAAND clinicians have access to a range of CPD and training both within and outside of SLAM NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work as a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist in SCAAND contributing to comprehensive MDT assessments, providing specialist occupational therapy assessment, formulation and interventions for children, young people, parents/carers, and providing consultation, training and support to local CAMHs clinicians and multi-agency networks. Key components of this post will involve both assessment skills (sensory/motor assessments to understand participation, behaviour and emotional regulation) as well as adapted intervention skills; and good knowledge of development and neurodevelopment is important. The role also includes providing supervision to students, band 6 occupational therapist and team support. Supporting the occupational therapy aspects of case formulation and planning within the MDT is also a key component of the role, and highly valued within the team in both regular meetings and joint working. There are also opportunities for developing and delivering teaching and training internally, to local training programmes, and to external services and other agencies. We have been delivering ½ day workshops to various services around England. The post holder will work closely with occupational therapists in SCAAND, AID-IIT and Orchid and other N&S CAMHS teams.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To offer specialist occupational therapy within the multi-disciplinary team, including offering assessment and intervention to children and young people with highly complex presentations, their families and wider networks, using evidence based / client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and liaising with professional networks to offer specialist occupational therapy consultation.
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services using advanced clinical skills and knowledge.
• To regularly supervise band 6 occupational therapist and occupational therapy students on practice placement.
• To provide specialist advice on the assessment and intervention of occupational needs for children/young people with a neurodevelopmental profile
• To develop occupational therapy interventions in this specialty undertaking regular audit and R&D activities.
• To provide training and consultancy for occupational therapy within the specialty.
• To work flexibly as needed across settings offering outreach assessment and intervention when needed.

Applicant requirements

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.