Senior Occupational Therapist
4 weeks ago
Job summary
We are establishing a new Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder service to meet the needs of children & young people with feeding disorders. ARFID has been identified by the ICB as a priority area of service development and funds obtained to develop this exciting clinical offer.
The post-holder will join a multi-disciplinary team that includes psychology, paediatric, psychiatry, dietetic, & OT provision. Operating in an emergent field, the ARFID service will adopt an evidence-informed approach, providing consultation, assessment, formulation, and planning/support for interventions for CYP meeting diagnostic criteria. It is our aim that the new MDT will enable the wider system to best support children and young people with ARFID, & their families, as they navigate severe food-related anxiety.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the development of this new service as a Senior Occupational Therapist.
We are looking for someone motivated, enthusiastic, and interested in service development / sensory integration. You will ideally have experience working with young people and their families, but skills in eating disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, or other physical health settings are also relevant.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead on the development and delivery of high quality, evidence- and best practice-informed occupational therapy provision within the new ARFID service. Opportunities for involvement in service development and establishing a sensory integration-based clinical offer abound.
You will be supported by the Clinical Lead and other senior clinicians, working collaboratively with stakeholders from a range of NHS, social care and VCSE settings. Clinical supervision and professional leadership will be are excellent opportunities for professional development within the team through supervision, training, team CPD, and wider Specialist Services and Trust events.
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. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
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 professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Some home-based working may also be available, in addition to patient-facing delivery. This role is Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will join a team offering specialist clinical provision to children & young people with complex feeding disorders, including appetite impairment, selective eating, and fear of feeding. ARFID is associated with impaired physical health and psychological wellbeing; for example, children and young people with this condition may be nutritionally compromised, fail to grow or gain weight as expected, or experience significant psycho-social difficulties. s a Senior Occupational Therapist, we will expect you:
To provide a specialist occupational therapy service to individuals, carers, families, and professionals, and to provide an active contribution to the development of the ARFID service.
In conjunction with the wider multi-disciplinary team, to provide comprehensive assessment, formulation, and intervention for CYP with ARFID.
To provide specialist advice and liaison to professional stakeholders across the local CFYP landscape (, paediatric, dietetic, eating disorder, neurodevelopmental disorder, and CAMH/YAMH services).
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 use analytical and judgment skills and be responsible for taking clinical management decisions in complex clinical issues.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY
Some of the benefits you can expect:
NHS pension a comprehensive in house & 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.Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Diploma in Occupational Therapy or BSc Hons in Occupational Therapy. Registration with Health Professionals Council
Desirable
Other relevant clinical training and qualification.
Experience
Essential
Experience working as a senior Occupational therapist Experience of managing or supervising staff. EExperience of providing fieldwork education to student occupational therapists.
Desirable
Operational management experience. Experience in a range of mental health settings.
Skills
Essential
Expertise in occupational therapy skills. Ability to work as part of multidisciplinary team. Report writing and good communication skills. Basic management skills.
Desirable
Use of standardised occupational therapy assessment techniques. Ability to lead on aspects of clinical governance agenda.
Knowledge
Essential
Working knowledge of at least one model or frame of reference for occupational therapy applicable to this clinical area
Desirable
An area of clinical expertise.
Other
Essential
State registration with the HPC. Adaptable/flexible working attitude. Ability to prioritise workload.-
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