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We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified, competent, confident, and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join the Tower Hamlet Educational Wellbeing Service (THEWS) which is an MHST providing early intervention across 75 schools in Tower Hamlet.
This role is a mix of clinical interventions, supervision, collaboration with partners and transformation, with the possibility of embedding your own ideas around what will work for pupils, parents and school staff.
In line with the government’s priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.
You will have a demonstrable track record of providing collaborative and supportive interventions with children, young people, families, and parents/carers. You will have professional registration within the Occupational Therapy discipline. The role of the OT will help bring a fresh perspective to the needs of the young people we work with and enhance the existing care offered. In return for a forward-thinking, creative approach, you will be supported to utilise your core OT skills to inform and compliment care.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will work collaboratively with a wide number of agencies, voluntary services, and community interest groups to develop the ability of young people to be able to engage in occupation, to improve and/or maintain their mental well-being. As part of the team the post holder will also deliver activities related to the whole school approach to well-being agenda as well as offering informal advice and support to educational staff.
We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued. You will be supported directly by senior colleagues and we will develop the service together.
The post-holder will be responsible for the caseload management & supervision of members of the team. The post holder will also work with and support other senior colleagues in developing new services or new service structures to support the delivery of skills and facilitate wider service transformation within the local child mental health system – this will be done in conjunction with and local service leads and managers.
They will support the strategic development of the MHST initiative within the Trust, under the direction of the overall the Team Lead. They will work closely with all clinical and operational leaders across Tower Hamlets to ensure that this new role and the MHST are well established and integrated into our CAMHS service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details of role requirements.
For further information about this role, please contact Ifeyinwa Ezeifedi Team Lead THEWS ([email protected])
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in Occupational Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs
- Experience of supervising students on placement
- Experience of working with evidence based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behaviour problems
- Experience of working with children, young people and parents presenting with a range of mental health difficulties and challenging behaviour
- Experience of undertaking delegated leadership tasks and managing trainee staff effectively
- Experience of multidisciplinary and multiagency working and co-working assessments and treatment
- Experience of providing a culturally sensitive service
- Working autonomously with families providing an assessment and treatment service
- Experience in managing child protection concerns
- Knowledge and experience with working with Child Protection issues and serious mental health problems, including challenging behaviour
- Experience of risk assessment and risk management
Desirable
- Previous experience of working in CAMHS
- Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
- Experience of participation in clinical governance
- Experience of working in a school setting
- Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters
- An enthusiasm for using Routine Outcome Measures
- An enthusiasm for brief interventions in schools
- Formulation and treatment of children and young people with mental health difficulties
- Experience of working with families, school and other partner organisation to support young people who may be displaying behaviours that challenge
- Experience of delivering evidence-based Parent groups and specialist groups
- Experience of working with children, young people and families in emotional crisis
- Experience of working in a culturally diverse Inner-city area
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Evidence of understanding the Statutory framework within which Occupational Therapy (detailed knowledge of Occupational Therapy legislation, guidelines and procedures)
- Ability to provide effective occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to children with communication, learning difficulties and sensory needs
- Skilled in carrying out both individual and group interventions
- Knowledge of evidence informed interventions for low mood, self-harm, anxiety and common behaviour problems in young children in education settings
- High level skills in working with professional networks and the ability to advocate for and advance the mental health needs of parents and their children
- Presentation/ teaching skills
- Basic Computer skills
- Ability to chair team meetings, undertake delegated management tasks and support the Clinical Lead in general team tasks/development as required
- Ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues and work flexibly with others in multidisciplinary and multi-agency settings
- Knowledge and skills in effective communication, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS (e.g. schools)
- Effectively manage a clinical caseload, complete outcomes measures routinely, update clinical records in line with team, service and Trust requirements
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health, education and the children Act and Child protection
- Knowledge of Legal aspects of Moving and Handling
- Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
- Ability to recognise own limits and seek support for supervision as appropriate
- The ability to empathise in a complex, sensitive or emotional environment
Desirable
- Knowledge of evaluating outcomes of interventions and ability to critically appraise own performance
- Ability to work closely with teaching staff in the identification of integrated learning and therapy-related individual objectives
- Knowledge of current development in CAMHS
- An interest of developing some area of expertise
- Acquaintance with parenting literature
- Knowledge of the relevant clinical research literature and ability to apply it to field of parent/child mental health for each service area
- Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
- Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
- Teaching skills, both in clinical and education settings
Education, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or Post graduate diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Health and Care Professions Council Registered (HCPC)
- Registration with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
- Evidence of continuous and relevant professional training and development (CPD), as appropriate with qualification period
- CYP-IAPT Supervision training or equivalent (or willingness to attend one year Supervision training within an agreed timeframe)
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This advert is for MHST Supervisor & Occupational Therapist with East London NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inc HCA. The contract type is Permanent: Full Time. The application deadline is 10 Jul 2026.
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