CAMHS Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist (N&S AID-IIT)
| Posting date: | 08 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £56,276.00 to £63,176.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £56276.00 - £63176.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 October 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE5 8AZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9334-25-1028 |
Summary
The postholder will work within the AID-IIT team in close partnership with Orchids and SCAAND occupational therapy colleagues to provide highly specialist occupational therapy assessments, interventions and support within the multi-disciplinary team including: To offer specialist occupational therapy within the multi-disciplinary team, including offering assessment and intervention to young people with highly complex presentations, their families and wider networks, using evidence based / client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions and liaising with professional networks to offer specialist occupational therapy consultation. To manage a complex caseload, using evidence based / client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions. To provide clinical leadership for the Band 6 Senior Occupational Therapist in the team, alongside junior staff and students through supervision and training. To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of clinical services using advanced clinical skills and knowledge. To regularly supervise occupational therapy students on practice placement. To provide specialist advice on the assessment and intervention of occupational needs for children/young people with a neurodevelopmental profile. To develop occupational therapy interventions in this specialty undertaking regular audit and R&D activities. To provide training and consultancy for occupational therapy within the specialty. To participate in service development for the service, working with young people with autism spectrum disorder and/or an intellectual disability at imminent risk of inpatient admission in London. To work flexibly as needed across settings offering outreach work when needed for example seeing young people in inpatient settings, family homes, community settings across London as required.