Occupational Therapist Development Role | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £37,259 - £45,356 Per annum incl. HCAS |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 04 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | London, SW10 9NG |
| Cwmni: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7437924/333-G-CA-1587 |
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This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team on a Band 5 to 6 Development Occupational Therapy role within the Occupational Therapy Team on Lavender Walk Adolescent Unit.
Lavender Walk is a 12 bed General Adolescent Unit (GAU) that cares for young people between the ages of 13-18 years old, with complex mental health needs and emotional difficulties. We areabusy and friendly service which welcomes new skills and new ideas. It is part of Central & North West London (CNWL) Foundation Mental Health Trust and is located within the South Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Centre (1 Nightingale Place, London, SW10 9NG). There aregood transport links and a variety of local shops and amenities.
The Lavender Walk team is made up of two Consultant Psychiatrists (one of whom is the Clinical Lead), Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Therapies Lead), Matron (Clinical Unit Manager), Ward Manager, Qualified Nurses, Nurse Associates, Health Care Assistants, Speciality Doctors, Junior Doctors, Clinical Psychologists, Systemic Family Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Activity Co-ordinators, Speech and Language Therapist, Dietician, Social Workers and Teaching staff. We also regularly have students and trainees from the above professional disciplines on placement with the team.
We are looking for a motivated individual who is enthusiastic, creative, forward thinking, and adaptable to work within our well established and welcoming team.This post would suit a current registered band 5 OT who would like to gain valuable experience in inpatient CAMHS, or a newly qualified OT who has successfully completed their profession specific preceptorship and/or has relevant experience in mental health and would like to continue to develop their knowledge and skills.
The successful applicant will provide an Occupational Therapy service to young people experiencing mental health difficulties. In your role, you will work with young people and their family/carers developing a therapeutic relationship and contribute to the multi-disciplinary assessment and interventions of young people to support their recovery and reintegration back to community settings.In your role you will provide individual Occupational Therapy interventions and group work, using assessment tools and recovery principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment. You will work closely with the Lead Occupational Therapist to facilitate and help develop the unit's therapeutic and activity program. You will also have opportunities to provide supervision of fieldwork placements to Occupational Therapy students.
The successful candidate will be supported/required to meet a set of OT band 6 competencies and if successful will progress to becoming a Band 6 OT on the ward.
We’re passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patient’s own home. Wherever you wish to work and whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL."
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CNWL have a pioneering history improving health outcomes in people’s lives, by providing physical and mental health services at GPs, clinics, hospitals, and in the community.
Our base is in the Chelsea area, next to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Thanks to the heavy NHS influence many local cafes, restaurants give discounts at 10-20% to all NHS staff.
Staff are the heartbeat of our organisation and we offer Inpatient Nurses a £2,000 Post Probation Bonus, followed by £1,000 paid 12 months later.
- To provide the multidisciplinary team (MDT) within a General Adolescent Unit with an Occupational Therapy service and expertise; this will include individual and group work, assessment, intervention and evaluation in accordance with the College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics.
- To provide specific Occupational Therapy interventions using professional specific, evidence-based assessment tools in order to establish a child’s/ young person’s baseline functional and performance capacity; from which assessment findings can determine further on-going care and treatment to enable optimum functioning, and social and educational participation.
- To facilitate a therapeutic programme of social, creative and skills based activities to both individuals and groups which promotes social inclusion and improved engagement across the areas of self-care, productivity and leisure.
- To utilise a range of assessment methods to contribute to establishing a multi-disciplinary formulation and understanding of a young person's difficulties and needs.
- To contribute to service development of Local CAMHS & Trust wide OT services.
- To act as fieldwork educator to students on practice placement.
For full details of job description and main responsibilities,
please refer to attached Job Description and Person
Specification
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Sep 2025
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