Job summary
Are you an experienced Mental Health Occupational Therapist?
Do you have evidence-based experience and are looking for flexible working
opportunities? Herefordshire and
Worcestershire are currently providing these opportunities through
an exciting placement opportunity at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
The Trust is delighted to offer the opportunity for
an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual to join their
Team. The post holder will work with Children
and young people with severe to moderate mental health in a therapeutic role
within a CAHMS setting.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are offered
across Worcestershire. The age range is 0-18 years for children referred to the
service with mental health problems.
Main duties of the job
Provide a high quality, community based service to the children
and families within a multi-disciplinary team providing a community based child
and adolescent mental health service. This is a developing service and there
may be opportunities to work in different teams as the service transforms.
Ensure that
each referred patient and where necessary their family receives an individual
specialist assessment, risk assessment and care plan and is the subject of
regular evaluation which, wherever practicable is formulated in conjunction
with the patient and/or their family.
Provide a
range of services and approaches as part of the Senior Practitioner role ie
consultation, specialist advice, clinical supervision and support to those
working with children i.e. those in primary care, health visitors, school
nurses, teaching staff, residential staff, social workers, , youth service, et
Establish and
maintain supportive and therapeutic relationships with children and their
families referred to the local Team.
Operate in
any appropriate setting including hospital, primary care facilities,
residential homes, schools and units and if appropriate the childs own home.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Please
find attached a copy of the full job description under the supporting documents
section for this job advert, this has been provided by the hiring manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional clinical qualification RMN / OT / Social Worker etc.
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- Evidence of post registered clinical qualifications/training or be able to demonstrate an equivalent level of training to a minimum of post graduate
- diploma level
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- Current registration with relevant professional body
Desirable
- Specific qualification in a relevant therapeutic speciality e.g. counselling, Family Therapy,
- CBT, substance misuse
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- Non-medical prescriber
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post registration experience in mental health care including mental health
- assessment and risk assessment
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- Use of therapeutic interventions within mental health settings i.e. 1:1, counselling, family therapy
- and group work
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- Delivering teaching / training
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- Providing consultation
Desirable
- Working with children and young people
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- Working in inpatient settings
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- Liaison across Tier I-IV CAMH
- Services
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- Providing care in community
- settings
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- Developing a specialist area on behalf of the Service/ or local
- Team
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- Developing policies and protocols
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- Working in a multi-disciplinary
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
NHS Professionals Limited
Address
Worcestershire Royal Hospital
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1DD