Occupational Therapist Band 6 Young Peoples Team

We are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist who has experience of working in mental health and is passionate about supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people who may be looked after, adopted, young asylum seekers, known to youth offending services and experiencing homelessness.

You will carry out occupational therapy consultations, assessments and hold a occupational therapeutic case load to help young people and their families to overcome barriers to successfully engage in occupations they choose, need to want to do in every day life.

This is an opportunity for another Occupational Therapist to join the Young Peoples Team, so we can expand the scope and provision of occupational therapy to meet the occupational needs of young people who are referred to this specialist mental health team.

Main duties of the job

Provide a range of Occupational Therapy assessments and treatment for young people and their Parent/Carers drawing on relevant OT models/ theory and following the OT process.

Undertake routine and profession specific outcomes measures Completion of OT reports, individualised care plans and risk assessments.

Provide consultation to MDT and external services to support the occupational need/ strengths of young people Work in conjunction with other community and health professionals to deliver joined up care pathway to meet the specific need of the child/ young person and their family.

Carry out clinical supervision of OTs within the service as delegated by Lead Occupational Therapist Offer regular placements to Occupational Therapy students, supervising as their practice educator.

Contribute to audits and quality improvement activities and actively participate in service development.

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working