Occupational Therapist | Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 17 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £49,178 - £55,492 Per annum including Outer London Allowance |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, N15 3TH |
| Company: | Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6219185/306-BEH-1881 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the North Central London CAMHS Home Treatment Team (NCL HTT) We are looking for a highly skilled
and committed Occupational Therapist to join the NCL CAMHS Home Treatment Team. This post will be based at St Ann’s Hospital, St Ann's Rd, London N15 3TH delivering specialist home treatment service for children and adolescents
(12-18 years) across the NCL’s five boroughs of Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Camden and Islington.
To provide generic mental health and specialist systemic therapy assessments of a significant and complex nature with a view of
formulating and implementing plans for the treatment and management of a child and adolescent’s mental health problems within the
context of family and other systems. These assessments will be based upon an appropriate conceptual framework and will employ
research based evidence and also information from appropriate rating scales, self-report measure, direct and indirect structured
observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, family members and others involved in the client’s care and service user
feedback.
Working for your organisation
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust is committed to providing an environment where all staff, service users and carers enjoy equality
of access, provision, opportunity and outcomes.
The Trust works to eliminate all forms of discrimination and recognise that this requires, not only a commitment to remove discrimination, but also
action through positive policies to redress inequalities.
Providing equality of opportunity means understanding and appreciating the diversity of our staff, service users & carers and ensuring a supportive
environment free from harassment. As a result Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust actively encourages its staff to
challenge discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for all.
The post holder will work within the NCL covering Camden, Islington Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Child and Adolescent mental Health Tier 4 Home Treatment Team service. They will lead in the planning, development, and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy service in this specialist area. The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary CAMHS team and be an active part of the senior management team contributing to the redevelopment of the Team’s philosophy and policies. This is a specialist post requiring the postholder to have developed a range of complex clinic skills and to be able to manage the Occupational Therapy service within the team. They will be required to promote an understanding and awareness of the role of Occupational Therapy and actively engage in the process of continued professional development. This is an innovative post requiring an Occupational Therapist with knowledge and skills, leadership, and vision that they can be apply to this clinical field.
The successful candidate will be assisting the team in ensuring the provision of an exceptional standard of therapeutic care, in conjunction with the multi-professional team, to meet the needs of those using the service.
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 May 2024