Senior Occupational Therapist – CAMHS Eating Disorder Service (Band 7, Part-time)
The Senior Occupational Therapist position in Aylesbury/High Wycombe is a unique opportunity for a band 7 clinician to lead the Occupational Therapy within the CAMHS Eating Disorder service. This role involves providing high-quality specialist clinical care to children and young people with eating disorders, including Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Binge Eating, and Atypical Eating Disorders. The position requires a multidisciplinary team approach, collaborating with a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrist, Family Therapist, Nursing staff, Assistant Psychologists, and a Dietitian. The service aims to deliver outstanding services to the children and young people in the Buckinghamshire catchment area and is part of a life span service with good links to Adult ED Services. The role includes a hybrid working approach, with some flexibility of home working. The role is part‑time (26.25 hours per week).
* Contribute to specialist multidisciplinary mental health assessment and treatment for children and young people with eating disorders.
* Directly provide therapy, assessment, consultation and treatment, managing own caseload while sharing case responsibility and treatment care with professionals from the multidisciplinary team and across partnership agencies.
* Liaise and provide consultation to professionals working with children and young people with eating disorders.
* Contribute to audit and research programmes to evaluate and improve therapy and service provision for children and young people with eating disorders.
* Support the clinical team in implementing directorate and Trust initiatives at service level and play a key role in monitoring and evaluating the quality of care delivered locally.
* Take a leading role in the development and provision of occupational therapy within the CAMHS Eating Disorder service.
* Enhance and coordinate occupational therapy student placements.
* Develop networks and liaise with community paediatric and inpatient occupational therapy.
* Support the delivery of comprehensive therapeutic occupational therapy interventions and activity and exercise programmes.
* Act as a key worker for children and young people within the CAMHS Eating Disorder team.
* Provide supervision to other professionals.
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