Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist

Are you a passionate person about making a difference to young people and their families who want to make a positive impact in risk reduction and hospital avoidance within a dynamic community team? Then our team maybe for you!

The Intensive support team (IST) is a team working with children and young people up to the age of 18 with Autism and Learning disabilities (LD) who may present with associated mental health needs. We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic occupational therapist with a keenness and ability to integrate their current skill set and support the ongoing development of this small but dynamic team., Within this post we are looking to recruit an occupational therapist who will work with the intensive support team for children and young people to deliver specialist intervention services. We welcome and encourage enthusiasm and creativity and you will be joining a supportive, forward-thinking team who prides themselves on building positive therapeutic relationships with a strong commitment to the continual improvements in patient care.

With the view to Managing a caseload under supervision from Team Lead Occupational Therapists working across the All-age Intensive Support Team Pathway, the post holder will offer a wide range of clinical interventions to meet the needs of the young people and their families we work with. The post holder will also work as a senior member of a multidisciplinary team, providing advice to the multidisciplinary team as required. The role will also support leadership and provide clinical supervision to junior staff and undertake a practice placement educator role where necessary, the post holder will also be expected to allocate work to Assistant Practitioners and offer ongoing support on a daily basis to junior members of the team, as well as undertaking supervision and appraisal where appropriate. The post will have active links with, and support from the adult intensive support teams as well as the wider CAMHS Services and professionals across the whole of the Black Country healthcare
Trust.

Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides specialist mental health, learning disability, and community healthcare services for the population of the Black Country

Employees, workers, and / or contractors will be expected to uphold the values of the Trust and exhibit the expected Trust behaviours aligned to the Trust's values. Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they display the Trust values and behaviours in carrying out their job and that individuals feel able to challenge (or raise a challenge) when other colleagues' behaviours breach the spirit of Trust values.