Child and Young Persons Eating Disorder Senior Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £44,806.00 to £53,134.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £44806.00 - £53134.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 25 June 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-25-0753 |
Summary
Specific to assessment the Occupational Therapist (OT) will utilise professional specific, evidence based assessment tools in order to establish a childs/ young persons baseline functional and performance capacity; from which recommendations can determine further on going care and treatment to enable optimum functioning, and social and educational participation. To establish links with other Occupational Therapists and Child and Family workers in interfacing inpatient and community CAMHS eating disorder teams to enable effective continuation of Occupational Therapy input if required. To support transitions for the young person to adult service. Or work with the young person as part of an ageless service as this develops within the service. To manage a defined caseload of children and young people with complex mental health needs; using evidence based and recovery principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment. To integrate evidence based practice and skilful use of assessments & interventions with personal recovery principles in order to improve the child/young persons quality of life and to support them to do the things they want to do and live the life they want to lead. To apply a high level of understanding of the effects of mental illness and physical conditions; providing training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptations to the child/young persons social and physical environment. This will include undertaking assessments and making recommendations with regards to the provision of equipment/aids and adaptations. The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.