Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Secondment: 9 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 334-CLI-7407043
- Employer
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Mapother House
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £46,419 - £55,046 per annum Incl. of HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
CAMHS Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity become available in the CAMHS Enhanced Treatment Service (ETS). We are looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist for a 9 month secondment cover.
About the team:
ETS is for young people aged 12-18 who are presenting with a serious mental illness. We offer an alternative pathway for young people who have been admitted for inpatient treatment, as well as offering a supported discharge package for young people leaving hospital.
We aim to reduce A&E presentations and hospital admissions and offer the least restrictive interventions to provide consistent access to rapid, effective interventions, support and recovery – including crisis services. This includes better use of resources and investing to develop more local, community-based services and support. The service has both an outreach, and community day service model.
This varied role offers excellent opportunities to gain experience and therapeutic skills in a variety of different settings. As a team we are passionate about learning and staff development and wellbeing.
The post will be based at the Maudsley Hospital in Camberwell and will be moving to the new PEARs Building when it opens at the Maudsley Site.
We are looking to appoint someone who is confident, responsive and has a passion for young-person and family-centred improvements; you will be enthusiastic and resilient and be able to respond to young people’s needs flexibly.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will care-coordinate a small caseload of clients with complex needs, using evidence based / client-centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
The post holder will hold responsibility for co-ordinating the Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions for the service. This also includes coordinating and planning the therapeutic group programme.
The post holder will provide leadership for junior staff and students, through supervision and appraisal.
The post holder will participate in the planning, development and evaluation of OT / MDT services and defined projects, carrying out MDT activities as identified.
Working for our organisation
About the location:
Our Trust headquarters is located at Denmark Hill less than 5 minutes from the train station (zone 2). We also provide services and operate across other locations, such as London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; and substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Lambeth, Greenwich and Wandsworth.
Benefits:
We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM. It’s important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- To be a registered Occupational Therapist
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate qualification in Mental Health
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of research-based/reflective practice, e.g., understanding and ability to use supervision to reflect on skills, attitude and knowledge and develop these by using evidence-based practice
- Experience of working in a occupational therapy led group setting
- Knowledge and/or experience of working as a Care Co-ordinator/keyworker
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with children or young people
- Experience of working with people with challenging behaviours
Knowledge/skills
Essential criteria
- Specialist knowledge and application of occupational therapy assessments, interventions, and outcome measures for children and young people with mental health difficulties
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health issues, child and adult protection, and equalities
- Extensive knowledge of the principles of risk management and risk assessment
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to effective team functioning and holding team roles
- Demonstrate an understanding and commitment to client centred practice
Desirable criteria
- Skilled in supervision of others, and in providing critical and constructive feedback
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
- Annabel Chappell
- Job title
- Interim Deputy Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02032283983
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