Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant - CAMHS

Job summary

The Beacon Inpatient CAMHS Unit is a 15-bedded facility located in the grounds of Glenfield Hospital, in the north of the city. A 46 week assessment takes place of the young persons mental health needs here. As part of the assessment team, we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant.

You will be working alongside an Occupational Therapist in assessing the OT needs of the children and adolescents on the ward. As part of the role, you need to be creative, flexible and be a good time manager. Communication skills are essential in order to establish therapeutic relationships with the young people and their families.

The role is extremely rewarding as you will be enabling young people to reach their occupational goals and support them in their mental health recovery.

Main duties of the job

The role requires you to support the implementation of care plans, facilitate 1:1 and group work interventions, as well as supporting the young people with functional skill development.

Applicants with previous experience working with children and young people would be desirable but not essential. Some understanding of sensory needs and mental health would also be ideal.

An awareness of the role of the Occupational Therapist and the importance of meaningful occupation such as leisure, education and self care is desirable.

You will be directly supervised by the Occupational Therapist, with access to reflective practice and wider support from the CAMHS OT team.

Some of what we can offer includes:

• Flexibility in support of your lifestyle
• Development and training opportunities
• On-going support from an experienced team
• Free parking

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Groby Road

Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8HH

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Groby Road

Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8HH

Employer's website

https://www.leicspart.nhs.uk/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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