Senior Occupational Therapist - CAMHS

An amazing new job opportunity has arisen for a committed Senior Occupational Therapist - CAMHS to work in an exceptional service based in the Roehampton, London area.

You will be working for one of UK's leading health care providers

This is one of the country's leading mental health treatment centres.

They provide fast access to high quality treatment for lots of different conditions, including addictions, depression, anxiety, stress and eating disorders

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*To be considered for this position you must be qualified as an Occupational Therapist with a HCPC Registration

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As a Senior Occupational Therapist your key responsibilities include:

• Work within one or more of our three CAMHS wards providing occupational therapy where clinically indicated for our patients


• Manage patients using evidence based and patient centric principals to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions


• Provide patients with the confidence, functional skills and coping strategies required for independent living


• Maintain and develop relationships with professional and clinical colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team, making sure the clinical practice is in line with company policies and procedures and complies with statutory regulations and quality standards

The following skills and experience would be preferred and beneficial for the role:

• Evidence of managing caseloads with people with complex mental health problems


• Experience of audit & Management of risk


• Experience and competency in working with people with challenging behaviour in a CAMHS unit


• An interest of working with people with complex needs and mental health


• Use of effective communication skills in managing service users/carers/professionals/external agencies


• A good understanding of the role of Occupational Therapy within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

The successful Senior Occupational Therapist will receive an excellent salary of £35,392 - £42,618 per annum.

This exciting position is a permanent full time role working 37.5 hours a week.

In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increased to up to 30 days dependant on length of service)


• Birthday leave - an extra day off for your birthday!


• A Group Personal Pension Plan (GPPP)


• Private Medical Insurance Scheme


• Life Assurance


• Free meals while on duty


• Carefirst - Employee Assistance Services


• Continuous learning and development


• Career development


• Free car parking on site

Reference ID: 6599

To apply for this fantastic job role, please call on 0121 638 0567 or send your CV