About the Role
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist who is passionate about providing interventions for young people with complex mental health issues in a flexible setting?
Or perhaps you have been working at band 5 and are ready for a developmental role which will support you into a band 6 post?
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our well-established, Alternative to admission Day Hospital and Home Treatment service and we are open to either full or part time applicants.
Based in CAMHS Phoenix in Wokingham Community Hospital we provide evidence based psychiatric, nursing and therapeutic interventions for young people under the age of 18 presenting with severe and complex mental health difficulties assessed as requiring Tier 4 level care, outside of inpatient unit.
In this role you will be responsible for the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of Occupational Therapy care plans, and activities to support therapy plans, for young people referred to us.
As a developmental role you will be supported by a Senior Occupational Therapist to complete a set of competencies which will take around 1 year (doe) to progress in to a band 6.
Applications for this role will be reviewed as they are received. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early
The service will operate from 8am-8pm Mon-Fri; 9am-5pm Sat, Sun & Bank holiday’s (365 days per year). This post will operate over core hours Monday-Friday (to be agreed with the post holder) to meet the needs of the patient group such as:
families are demonstrably unable to attend at different times
As a result of multiple DNAs
To hold multifamily therapy
To run group specific work.
The role includes delivering care to young people both individually and in groups, on site at CAMHS Phoenix, in the young person’s home and via digital media. The post holder will be expected to work within this complex and variable setting, without direct supervision, but reporting to and in collaboration with senior colleagues, to deliver a high standard of evidence-based care and treatment in order to maximise each young person's individual potential.
This post includes working with families and / or carers in collaboration with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and also with community CAMHS, children’s social care and other Local Authority and voluntary sector colleagues. The Service is an integral part of the wider specialist CAMHs service in Berkshire and is managed alongside and closely linked to the CAMHS Specialist Community Teams including CAMHS crisis, eating disorders and early intervention in psychosis services and relevant adult mental health services
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
Caring for and about you is our top priority
Committed to providing good quality, safe services
Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
Flexible working options to support work-life balance
27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
Generous NHS pension scheme
Excellent learning and career development opportunities
‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
Free parking across Trust site
The “must haves” for this role:
Be a qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration
Have prior experience working with children & Young people with mental health problems
Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary team
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact Georgina Poppa via email: Georgina.Poppa@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.