Job summary
- Main area
- Lead Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 367-CYP-9695
- Employer
- Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 15 Forest Lane
- Town
- Herts
- Salary
- £50,008 - £56,908 per annum, pro rata (inclusive of 5% HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Lead Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Values Based Screener
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part on our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
Job overview
Are you an occupational therapist who has the knowledge and desire to work with vulnerable children who are supported by the local authority or are looked after by the Local Authority? If you have a passion to support children who have suffered developmental trauma this could be an amazing opportunity.
This is a really exciting new role which you will be part of developing.
The Community CAMHS Targeted Team working with children and young people presenting with emotional and behavioural problems who have a history of complex attachment difficulties due to abuse, neglect, trauma which are causing emotional distress and impacting on their mental health. The children we support may be on the edge of care, Looked after by the local authority or children who have been adopted.
CAMHS Targeted Team is a welcoming, friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team who are committed to providing innovative and high quality care. We offer a variety of evidence based specialist therapeutic interventions such as : Trauma focused CBT, work, functional and sensory assessments, we are informed by Dyadic developmental psychotherapy, play therapy and offer reflective network spaces to professionals around the child or young person. we use our knowledge of trauma and attachment to support those receiving the service whether this is direct or indirect work for the child/careers and or the network to support and help with mental health difficulties.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will:
- conduct assessments and provide therapeutic interventions, in line with NICE guidance and excellent clinical practice, for children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences and may have complex trauma and other mild to moderate mental health difficulties.
- The occupational therapist will be developing this role and work alongside and collaboratively with team members as well as have their own caseload.
- There will be significant working with partner agencies such as Hertfordshire Children's service due to the nature of our team
- be part of an excellent multi-disciplinary team
- be expected to work holistically with your service users, taking a care coordination function as required
Working for our organisation
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of ‘Outstanding’ from the Care Quality Commission.
Our family of over 4,500 members of staff provide health and social care for people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. Everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout:
Welcoming. Kind. Positive. Respectful. Professional.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You would be part of and lead on professional consultations
Support the team with Duty
Undertake assessments and formulation
Offer CPD session to the team
Undertake sensory integrations assessments and offer advice to collogues in the team around this presenting issues for young people
You will hold a caseload of young people and offer therapeutic interventions and work with network around the child
Person specification
Qualifications, Education, Training
Essential criteria
- BSc/MSc/PG Dip Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of clinical post registration training
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office and associated packages.
- Practice Placement qualification/APPLE accreditation
Desirable criteria
- Membership of RCOT, including specialist section
- First line management training
- Solution Focussed Brief Therapy Training
- AMPS/ESI training
- Sensory Integration Practitioner /Training
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience in relevant clinical setting/s at a B6 level
- Applied experience of providing both individual and group work interventions.
- Highly Specialist knowledge and experience of using and applying the Model of Human Occupation assessment tools, or others appropriate to area.
- Experience of other specialist Occupational Therapy assessment tools, e.g. AMPS2, Sensory Assessment
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development
- Experience in providing advice, support and clinical supervision to junior staff and/or students
- Applied knowledge of Recovery principles and how these relate to OT
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with people with mental health problems and/or learning disability in a variety of health and social care settings
- Involvement in recruiting staff
- Experience in research or audit
- Previous experience of having worked at Band 7level
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Very strong communication skills, written and verbal and the ability to persuade and negotiate with peers and senior colleagues
- Proven track record of working within a multidisciplinary team and applying an understanding of team dynamics to impact positively on team morale and performance.
- Knowledge and application of key policy, health legislation and guidelines which impact on OT and mental health/LD practice.
- Ability to provide and receive sensitive and difficult information regarding service users care and social situation
- Knowledge of and effective use of appropriate professional relationships and boundaries
- High level of ability to grade and adapt practical skills
- Evidence of delivery of training and professional development sessions
Analytical Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to apply broad and specific knowledge of current best practice in OT and mental health
- A highly developed level of problem solving/clinical judgement skills and the ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
- Ability to respond and adjust appropriately to the changing needs of service users
- Highly developed Observational skills
- Highly Specialist knowledge and experience of using the Model of Human Occupation Assessment tools and or equivalent in area
- Very highly developed ability to evaluate group interventions and outcomes
- Very highly developed case formulation skills to guide own OT intervention plan and those of others
- Experience of audits/evaluations of interventions and direct involvement of implementation of any subsequent changes to practice.
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to use a range of IT equipment relevant to the role
- Ability to engage in a range of physical activities
Desirable criteria
- Car Driver(unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 which prevents you from driving)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Bianca Bernsen
- Job title
- Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01923 633577
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