Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within Children and Young People Mental Health Inpatient Services (CYPMH) based at The Cove. The Cove are looking to appoint a Band 5 Occupational Therapist to provide assessments and intervention for the inpatient young people.
Key Responsibilities
* To undertake occupational therapy assessments for a designated caseload addressing occupational performance, strengths and skills deficits, enabling the service user in areas of self-care, productivity and leisure, e.g., MOHO assessments (SCOPE and COSA), CANSAS?, Functional Assessments.
* To assess and manage risk and monitor the mental and physical health status of young people.
* To collaboratively identify the goals of occupational therapy intervention with the young person as part of the overall care plan.
* To plan and implement individual and/or group evidence-based, socially-inclusive interventions, in collaboration with the young person, using a bespoke approach to achieve therapeutic goals, e.g., goal planning, graded interventions, coping strategy enhancement and psychosocial interventions.
* To monitor, evaluate and modify treatment for young people with complex mental health needs, through use of baseline and outcome measures, in order to gauge progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention.
* To provide explicit, unambiguous and concise Occupational Therapy Plans that can be delegated to, and followed by, support staff.
* To share assessments, occupational therapy plans, and results of interventions with members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), and in particular Care Co-ordinators.
Values, Diversity and Inclusion
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
Flexible Working Patterns
LSCFT support flexible working; we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours and flexi-time.
Additional Information
Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Thursday 5 Feb 2026
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