Lead OT - CAMHS Groups

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist who is keen to plan and run a varied therapeutic group programme.

This is a newly commissioned role that has been developed to support the emerging group programme across  CAMHS from new investment into the service. The post holder will lead, with the support of the team manager, in the planning of, and running of a range of therapeutic groups to meet the needs of the service, co-facilitating groups with clinicians and peer support workers from the wider service.

There is a lot of scope for personal and professional development within the service supported by our leadership team and training and development lead.

The group programme will be a mix of a face to face and virtual offer, the ability to travel across the County is essential.

Main duties of the job

• Co-ordinate the delivery of high quality day service support for young people and their families, utilising knowledge and skills for interpretation, analysis of patients’ needs and care planning.
• Promote and conform to the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Policy and Procedure for safeguarding children, and national guidelines.
• Ensure effective joint working between agencies and professionals and effective information sharing to safeguard children and young people.
• Have an understanding of, coordinate the delivery of and provide a range of interventions such as family work, solution focussed therapy, cognitive therapy, behavioural management, individual counselling and group work
• Access supervision to support practice development.
• Liaise with other professionals, offer consultation and joint working to provide early interventions in and prevention of mental health problems in young people.
• Develop effective care pathways for children and young people.
• Work within the Multi-Disciplinary pathway team to offer and access supervision and support to ensure good practice.
• Practice and demonstrate knowledge that promotes child protection and the rights of the child.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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CAMHS offers a high level of supervision and development for our staff.

The service works on a locality-based model to ensure strong team working and high levels of locality knowledge.

As a practitioner, the post holder will work in partnership with the CAMHS leadership team, Medical Consultants and multi-disciplinary teams to ensure the highest level of clinical practice in assessment, case management, care coordination and treatment.

You will be required to ensure that the best evidence-based care is given to children, young people and their families, within the resources available to the service.

There will be an emphasis upon working with complex presenting difficulties and multi-agency networks.

We welcome applicants with transferable skills from other areas of practice and through the delivery of robust supervision and training opportunities we will aim to develop your knowledge, skills and experience within a CAMHS IAPT Service.

“As an employer and sponsor licence holder, to be able to provide sponsorship to overseas nationals via the Skilled Worker route we must ensure that we adhere to the sponsorship requirements set by UK Visa’s and Immigration. Please note without previous NHS Service you will commence at the bottom of the pay band which currently does not meet the minimum salary requirement for sponsorship for this post. For details on eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa, please follow this link to the gov.uk website Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)”