Occupational Therapist - Redbridge CAMHS

Calling all Mental Health Occupational Therapists with a passion for supporting children and young people! Are you ready to make a difference ? Redbridge Directorate is excited to invite applications for the post of Band 6 Community Occupational Therapist/Care Coordinator within our vibrant and forward-thinking Redbridge CAMHS services. About Redbridge CAMHS: Join a diverse, dynamic, and innovative multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing top-notch care. We pride ourselves on our collaborative and compassionate approach, ensuring every team member thrives and every service user receives the best care possible., The Role: As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, you'll play a crucial role in our services for children and young people, particularly within the Emotional and Behavioural, Neurodevelopment, and Conduct and Behavioural pathways. providing you with a broad and enriching experience.,

• To be compassionate in meeting the needs of clients, their carers and families.
• To provide highly specialist OT advice to members of the multidisciplinary team.
• To use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with children and their families/carers in order to progress their treatment programmes, and to ensure an understanding of their condition/problem in order to maximise their functional potential.
• To attend relevant Education, Health and Care Plan meetings (EHCP) and any other relevant forums to share information.
• To communicate sensitive information to children and parent/carers in an empathetic way about conditions that may have significant impact on future functional abilities and quality of life.
• To undertake CAMHS initial assessments and risk assessments.
• To provide consultation to other members of the MDT internal and external to CAMHS
  
  Enthusiastic professionals with strong clinical skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a collaborative team.
• A compassionate approach to working with children, young people, and their families.
• Skills in supervising junior team members
  
  Starting with NELFT
NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735) pro rata for part time staff.