Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist - Ardenleigh

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

CAMHS Senior Occupational Therapy Low Secure CAMHS.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Low Secure Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service at Ardenleigh Hospital for a Senior Occupational Therapist who is passionate and highly motivated to work with young people with complex mental health and neuro development needs.

Ardenleigh CAMHS service is a commissioned Tier 4 Low Secure Service, which has received recognition through the National Autism Society receiving accreditation. We have an incredible reputation and have successfully launched our new therapeutic model of care into the service and will be embedding DBT focused Models to support young people.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic, creative and imaginative individual to be able to adapt and deliver high quality Occupational therapy within a well-established multidisciplinary team and to make significant difference to the lives of the young people and their families.

There will be opportunities for the OT to gain further qualifications and to attend training such as MOCA, Sensory Integration, DBT skills and ADOS.

Main duties of the job

The OT service is a well-resourced department that provides occupational therapy treatment to support young people with complex mental health and neurodevelopmental needs to move successfully though their care pathway

To support the leadership of a need led service designing and delivering therapeutic programmes in response to service user need which is evidenced based and outcome measured. Embedding DBT Principles into the environment and OT programmes.

To provide leadership within the OT team and service to support wider multi professional teams in service delivery & development and high quality care

To contribute to meeting professional, service wide, Trust wide and national standards.

Participate in annual development reviews and reflective practice opportunities

To work flexibly according to the needs of young people.

To engage in service development and provide leadership within the recovery focused model of care.

To be responsible for a clinical caseload of 5 young females and to take on the role of care coordinator.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities, for further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.

About us

Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.

Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people's lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.

Date posted

21 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

436-4297533

Job locations

Ardenleigh hospital

Kingsbury Road Erdington

Birmingham

B24 9SA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job description and personal statement to give you more detail around the main responsibilities for this post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the Job description and personal statement to give you more detail around the main responsibilities for this post.

Person Specification

Training and qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma or BSC(Hons) In Occupational Therapy
  • DBT trained or have an interest in this undertaking this

Desirable

  • qualificationsDiploma or BSC(Hons) In Occupational TherapyEvidence of postgraduate training in leadership and orApplication Evidence of registration with the HCPCmanagement.form

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience in DBT principles and how to embed these into practice
  • Evidence of managing caseloads with young people with complex mental health and neurodevelopment issues such as autism and trauma
  • Experience of leadership and management of junior staff

Desirable

  • Experience of care coordinating role and completancy with working with multi agency partnership
  • Experience and competency of working with young people in a CAMHS unit

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • A good understanding of the role of Occupational Therapy within Child and adolescent mental health services
  • Use of effective communication skills in managing service users/cares/professionals and external agencies

Desirable

  • Post graduate training relevant to this field
  • Experience of chairing meetings and or committees
Person Specification

Training and qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma or BSC(Hons) In Occupational Therapy
  • DBT trained or have an interest in this undertaking this

Desirable

  • qualificationsDiploma or BSC(Hons) In Occupational TherapyEvidence of postgraduate training in leadership and orApplication Evidence of registration with the HCPCmanagement.form

Experience

Essential

  • oExperience in DBT principles and how to embed these into practice
  • Evidence of managing caseloads with young people with complex mental health and neurodevelopment issues such as autism and trauma
  • Experience of leadership and management of junior staff

Desirable

  • Experience of care coordinating role and completancy with working with multi agency partnership
  • Experience and competency of working with young people in a CAMHS unit

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • A good understanding of the role of Occupational Therapy within Child and adolescent mental health services
  • Use of effective communication skills in managing service users/cares/professionals and external agencies

Desirable

  • Post graduate training relevant to this field
  • Experience of chairing meetings and or committees

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ardenleigh hospital

Kingsbury Road Erdington

Birmingham

B24 9SA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ardenleigh hospital

Kingsbury Road Erdington

Birmingham

B24 9SA


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Occupational Therapist

Lucy Papp

Lucy.papp@nhs.net

01213014615

Date posted

21 June 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£32,306 to £39,027 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

436-4297533

Job locations

Ardenleigh hospital

Kingsbury Road Erdington

Birmingham

B24 9SA


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