Senior Occupational Therapist

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Job summary

We are the first eating disorder services in the East of England to develop a mini-team focused solely on the treatment of children and young people with Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID). This team is integrated within the existing under 18's specialist eating disorders service in Norfolk and Waveney.

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our team for a fixed term contract of 12 months covering Maternity leave.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the development of this new service as an Occupational Therapist. You will be joining a small, friendly team of multi professionals who are passionate about providing good care to this population of young people and their carers. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced, preferably with experience of working with young people and their families, but experience with young adults or adults with eating disorders is also relevant. The successful applicant will be required to work within national guidelines and have excellent team working skills.

The base is Northgate hospital, but travel to other sites will be required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide leadership on planning, co-ordination, delivery, and evaluation of high-quality evidence-based and person-centred Occupational Therapy provision to young people with ARFID, and relating to eating difficulties who require assessment and/or treatment by the ARFID team.

You will be supported within the team by senior clinicians and will work closely with other specialists within the service. Clinical supervision and professional leadership will be provided.There are excellent opportunities for professional development within the team through supervision, training, team CPD and wider Specialist Services and Trust events.To provide a qualified, high-quality specialist psychology service to individuals, carers, families, and groups, within and across teams; and to provide an active contribution to service development of the ARFID pathway.

To be responsible for holding and managing a clinical caseload; and to exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the planning and prioritising of own workload and the assessment, treatment, and discharge of clients, within the bounds of the service operational policy.To use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for, and cared about.

Benefits

Benefits included with this role are:-

• NHS pension
• A comprehensive inhouse & external training programmes
• Career progression
• Starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• Staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This post will support our multi-disciplinary team to complete assessments and deliver individual and group work within community settings. This role gives opportunity for development of skills and expertise in a supportive multi-disciplinary team.

The successful applicant will be trained to deliver NICE concordant treatment to young people and their families as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The successful applicant will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team working across Norfolk & Waveney supporting clinicians.It is an exciting time to join Specialist Services, this post will support our wider work and pathway for children and young people identified with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, more commonly known as ARFID. The condition is characterised by a person's avoidance of certain foods or types of food, having restricted intake in terms of overall amount eaten, or both.ARFID can have a negative impact on the person's physical health as well as their psychological wellbeing. Children and young people may fail to gain weight as expected and their growth may be affected.Home based working is also available in addition to patient facing delivery. This role is Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.

Job description
Job responsibilities

This post will support our multi-disciplinary team to complete assessments and deliver individual and group work within community settings. This role gives opportunity for development of skills and expertise in a supportive multi-disciplinary team.

The successful applicant will be trained to deliver NICE concordant treatment to young people and their families as part of a multidisciplinary team.

The successful applicant will be part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team working across Norfolk & Waveney supporting clinicians.It is an exciting time to join Specialist Services, this post will support our wider work and pathway for children and young people identified with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, more commonly known as ARFID. The condition is characterised by a person's avoidance of certain foods or types of food, having restricted intake in terms of overall amount eaten, or both.ARFID can have a negative impact on the person's physical health as well as their psychological wellbeing. Children and young people may fail to gain weight as expected and their growth may be affected.Home based working is also available in addition to patient facing delivery. This role is Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oDiploma / Degree in OT HPC state recognition Clinical supervisor qualification or willing to work towards it

Desirable

• oOngoing professional development
• oRelevant post-graduate training course

Knowledge

Essential

• oMedication and the monitoring of its effects
• oSupervisory skills
• oPsychosocial interventions
• oAn understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines

Experience

Essential

• oAble to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• oHave significant post-registration experience
• oEffective risk assessment and risk management experience
• oDelivery of clinical interventions
• oWorking in a team delivering person centred treatment packages
• oSupervision of students

Desirable

• oDelivering group based interventions
• oSupporting service development

Skills

Essential

• oAbility to deliver OT assessment / treatments
• oGroup work skills
• oEffective analytical and decision-making skills
• oRisk assessment knowledge and skills
• oCompetent and effective treatment skills

Other

Essential

• oAbility to travel independently

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• oDiploma / Degree in OT HPC state recognition Clinical supervisor qualification or willing to work towards it

Desirable

• oOngoing professional development
• oRelevant post-graduate training course

Knowledge

Essential

• oMedication and the monitoring of its effects
• oSupervisory skills
• oPsychosocial interventions
• oAn understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines

Experience

Essential

• oAble to demonstrate an appropriate level of knowledge of mental health practice from previous experience
• oHave significant post-registration experience
• oEffective risk assessment and risk management experience
• oDelivery of clinical interventions
• oWorking in a team delivering person centred treatment packages
• oSupervision of students

Desirable

• oDelivering group based interventions
• oSupporting service development

Skills

Essential

• oAbility to deliver OT assessment / treatments
• oGroup work skills
• oEffective analytical and decision-making skills
• oRisk assessment knowledge and skills
• oCompetent and effective treatment skills

Other

Essential

• oAbility to travel independently

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Additional information
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address

Northgate Hospital

Northgate Street

Great Yarmouth

NR30 1BU

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