Lead Occupational Therapist

The post will include professional and practice development and ensuring high quality client centred care is delivered. The post holder will lead by example to maintain high standards of care and practice and to empower colleagues to take on a greater range of clinical tasks to improve client care in the CAMHS service. The post holder will be a highly visible presence in clinical practice and be accessible to clients and their families. They will provide advice and expertise in the management of complex cases.

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Core CAMHS Occupational Therapist (Band 7) with generic CAMHS experience to work within our pathway.
Milton Keynes CAMHS is a very busy & friendly service which welcomes new skills and new ideas. It is part of Central & North West London (CNWL) Foundation Mental Health Trust. We are committed to collaborative multi-disciplinary work and there are very good links with partnership agencies in the borough.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings., To develop and carry out a robust Occupational Therapy service within the home treatment pathway within Core CAMHS developing OT pathways and processes that meet the Core CAMHS service needs.
Providing specialist Occupational Therapy (OT) assessment and intervention to children and young people of the Core CAMHS pathway across Milton Keynes, using evidenced based practice to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
To provide intensive home treatment support for up to eight weeks to children/young people and their families in a time of crisis, and equip them with skills and confidence, through solution and function focused interventions to enable a safe discharge from the service.
To provide a range of highly skilled short-term interventions that will be delivered on both an individual or group basis and share those skills with other team members.
CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 8,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run.
Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.
We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles. See attached Staff Reward and Wellbeing Handbook detailing our benefits, discounts and wellbeing initiatives for staff.
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