Occupational Therapist - Eating Disorder Team

This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist with an interest and experience in working with young people with an Eating Disorder and/or ARFIDS.
The post holder will have responsibility for the delivery and coordination of a high quality Occupational Therapy service for Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder and/or Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFIDs), and will provider and undertake specialist assessment Children and Young People with an Eating Disorder and/or ARFIDs. The post holder will formulate individual treatment plans, set clear goals and outcomes based on clinical reasoning skills and provide a range of specialist individualised therapeutic interventions to support Children and Young People open to the service.
The post holder will act as an autonomous practitioner within the Eating Disorder Service, managing own caseload and being responsible for the delivery of therapeutic interventions within the defined areas of the service., and will provide consultation and supervision to team members
They must be able to demonstrate a positive attitude which encompasses our Trust Values of excellence, innovation, openness, respect and together. If you are enthusiastic and confident with a friendly and outgoing manner, and a focus on providing the best possible service to patients and families/carers we would like to hear from you.

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About the team: The Eating Disorder Team (EDYs) provide support and treatment for children and young people in Liverpool and Sefton with an eating disorder and/or ARFIDS, as well as their parents/carers and professionals involved in their care.
This is a multidisciplinary team including Consultant Psychiatrist and Consultant Paediatricians, Clinical Psychology, Family Therapy, CBT and SFP trained staff, Nursing, Support Worker, Assistant Practitioner and Assistant Psychology. The team is based on site at Alder Hey, but offer appointments throughout the community footprint., We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will contact you using this regarding your application. All candidates will be notified via email whether or not they have been shortlisted.
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.
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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.
As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.
You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
+ Great flexible working opportunities
+ Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
+ Generous annual leave and pension scheme
+ Extensive staff health and well-being programmes, The Eating Disorder Team at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our rapidly expanding team!
Band 7 - Full time (part time/flexible working will be considered)
Mental Health Services at Alder Hey are offering excellent benefit schemes:
Refer a friend - Alder Hey: Successful candidates who are introduced to the trust by existing staff members will receive £1000 after completion of six months in post. Please include the name/Alder Hey email for your friend in the additional information section of your application. This will be paid in two parts, £250 in first month pay on commencement in post, and £750 on completion of six months.
Accommodation: Alder Hey will support the cost of accommodation for up to 3 months from the date of employment (up to £500 per month). The cost is to be paid by the staff member and reclaimed as expenses.
Relocation package: Relocation packages to support new hires and will be consulted on an individual basis, please link in with [email protected] for further information.