Overview
South Manchester Core CAMHS is expanding its Occupational Therapy provision and is recruiting a B6 Occupational Therapist to support the current Occupational Therapy pathway for children and young people with complex needs who are open to Core CAMHS. The candidate will provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, treatment, management and evaluation and will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and community services.
Responsibilities
* Provide specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, treatment, management and evaluation for children/young people with complex needs who are open to Core CAMHS.
* Provide specialist information relating to your own clinical area to the multidisciplinary team and community services.
* Clinically supervised by a B7 Occupational Therapist and supported to work as an autonomous practitioner delivering high quality care.
* Support with the duty function of the service and contribute towards assessments for Core CAMHS.
* Manage a clinical caseload independently to a high professional standard, consulting senior for assistance, advice and support.
* Accept complex referrals in your own clinical area directly from the multidisciplinary team and highly complex referrals delegated by senior.
* Work flexibly, assisting and supporting senior in providing occupational therapy to children/young people in other specialist areas.
* Work single‑handed for a short period to ensure continuity of service and meet the changing needs of the service, consulting onsite/off‑site senior as appropriate.
* Carry out holistic and functional assessment of children/young people through gathering information, using clinical observations and assessment tools in conjunction with analysis skills.
* Formulate, implement and evaluate activity‑based treatment and management plans addressing the child/young person’s individual physical, intellectual, emotional and social needs.
* Modify treatment and management plans in response to the changing needs of a child/young person and parent/carer, ensuring planned interventions are delivered in the most appropriate environment.
* Demonstrate competence and developed manual dexterity skills within your own clinical area.
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