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    CAMHS Senior Occupational Therapist - Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom - Livewell Southwest CIC

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    5 hours per week Band 6 OT
    Fixed Term 18 months

    Are you looking for a new challenge and rewarding career in Children and Young peoples Mental Health Services within an evolving team? CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Pathway are looking for resilient, innovative, and motivated Occupational Therapist who is passionate about improving the lives and mental health of our young people.

    Our pathway provides crisis support and intensive home treatment to young people who are experiencing mental health crisis and emotional distress.

    The service can be fast paced, and the ideal applicant will be extremely organised and self-motivated to provide high quality assessment and formulation for the young people within the service.

    We provide evidence-based assessments and interventions for young people keeping with the principles of the iTHRIVE model. The team provide a creative, trauma informed and pro-active approach in engaging young people and their families.

    This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, please refer to the Direct Gov website for more information with regards to eligibility.

    To respond to CYP presenting in mental health crisis at the local general hospital using a psychiatric liaison model to facilitate safe and timely discharge.

    Crisis Community
    To respond to CYP who present in crisis within the community that have been referred in. Clinicians will complete a psychosocial assessment, risk management and signpost.

    The team offer CYP an intense community approach to avoid hospital admission and provides step down support when discharged from a mental health inpatient unit.

    CYP who have experienced multiple and complex trauma which is impacting on their mental health.

    Clinicians will further assess need with the aim to get the CYP therapy ready as well as liaising with their professional network.

    You will be well supported, with continuing opportunities for professional development, support from your line manager and the rest of this dedicated team.

    We have access to several relevant and excellent training programmes which include AMBIT, Solution Focus, Motivational Interviewing, DBT and other tools appropriate for this role.

    Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall.

    With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
    Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.

    We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can.

    Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time.

    By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.

    Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
    Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
    Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.

    This post holder will work within the CAMHS Crisis and HTT as an Occupational Therapist, however the role will focus more on the home treatment and therapeutic side of the pathway.


    Work with families in their homes, education, and community settings and at base as appropriate/required by children/young people and their families.

    To provide specialist occupational therapy assessments and reports regarding children and young peoples daily living skills and occupational performance.

    Demonstrate effective skills in the assessment and reassessment of risk and communicate concerns accurately in a timely fashion.

    To work closely with the wider stakeholder group, by attending multi-agency meetings such as, child protection case conferences, Early Help Assessment, Education Health Care plan meetings

    The post holder may support colleagues on the CAMHS Duty Response rota which operates daily.

    Keep up to date with safeguarding training and policies.


    To co-facilitate therapeutic groups for an identified group of children and young people and evaluating the outcomes and progress for the children attending.

    Assess and manage risk.

    Care planning

    Determining the point of discharge and agreeing this with the child, young person, and family.


    To be aware of and familiar with Livewell Southwests policies and procedures and operate within that e.g., lone working policy.

    Ensure participation with children and young people to improve service provision is included within CAMHS and undertaken at every opportunity


    To ensure that relevant sections of CAMHS policy and clinical pathways and referral criteria are kept up to date and shared with the multi-agency network.


    To be responsible for planning and delivery of occupational therapy within the service, prioritising clinical needs in order to ensure delivery of an efficient and effective service.


    To demonstrate autonomy and initiative in managing the occupational therapy service and reviewing workload, liaising with other members of the multidisciplinary team in relation to delivery of group work and individual sessions.


    To take an active role in the ongoing development of the occupational therapy service, working closely with families, children and young people and members of the multidisciplinary team to provide specialist input.


    This will include demonstrating and teaching the safe use of materials and equipment to children, young people, their families, and the multidisciplinary team.


    To ensure comprehensive records for patients are kept, including information on their attendance for treatments are stored using relevant data protection systems.


    To promote a culture that fosters staff involvement and a progressive attitude to service improvement, is free from harassment and bullying and respects the dignity and diversity of all staff.

    Organise and mentor students and placements within CAMHS.

    To provide supervision to junior clinicians.


    To undertake duties in a corporate role as may be reasonably expected in accordance with the grade of the post and in line with other Senior Practitioners to ensure the attainment of team and service objectives.


    To ensure that all duties within the role are delivered in accordance with LSW policy and procedure and professional registration.

    3d

    To take responsibility for further post-graduate development through the process of supervision and appraisal.

    To maintain a professional portfolio in line with HCPC requirements and guidance from the College of Occupational Therapy (COT).

    This will include planning for and undertaking postgraduate training programmes appropriate to career path and the needs of the children and young people who access the service.

    To establish and maintain OT CAMHS networks, attend relevant professional meetings both locally and regionally.
    Knowledge of mental health legislation.
    Good ability planning and organisational skills.
    Computer literacy
    Enthusiastic about the service and delivery of Occupational Therapy to children and young people with highly complex needs
    Degree in Occupational Therapy
    Demonstrate commitment to Continuing Professional Development

    Child Protection Training
    Evidence of post qualifying training relevant to CAMHS
    Working toward or completing Sensory Integration training
    Member of the Sensory Integration Network.

    Minimum of two years experience as an Occupational Therapist working either in Mental Health or Paediatrics
    Experience of supporting children and young people who have complex social emotional, neurodevelopmental and/or learning disability.
    Ability to travel across Plymouth
    Car owner/driver
    Adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Disability Discrimination Act.


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