MHST Supervisor & Occupational Therapist

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified,competent, confident, and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join theTower Hamlet Educational Wellbeing Service (THEWS) which is an MHST providing early intervention across 75 schools in Tower Hamlet.

This role is a mix of clinical interventions, supervision, collaboration with partners and transformation, with the possibility of embedding your own ideas around what will work for pupils,parentsand school staff.

In line with the government's priority to increase access and availability of mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, theMental Health Support Team (MHST) is an exciting opportunity to deliver evidence-based early interventions for children and young people, working across both educational settings and healthcare sectors in England.

You will have a demonstrabletrack recordof providing collaborative and supportive interventions with children, young people, families, and parents/carers. You will have professional registration withintheOccupational Therapydiscipline.The role of the OT will help bring a fresh perspective to the needs of the young people we work with and enhance the existing care offered. In return for a forward-thinking, creative approach, you will be supported to utilise your core OT skills to inform and compliment care.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work collaboratively with a wide number of agencies, voluntaryservices,and community interest groups to develop the ability of young people to be able to engage in occupation, to improve and/ormaintain their mental well-being. As part of the team the post holder will also deliver activities related to the whole school approach to well-being agenda as well as offering informal advice and support to educational staff.

We offer an exciting and dynamic environment where your ideas and career development will be valued. You will be supported directly by seniorcolleaguesand we will develop the service together.

Thepost-holderwillbe responsible forthe caseload management& supervisionof members of the team. The post holder will also work with and support other senior colleagues in developing new services or new service structures to support the delivery of skills and facilitate wider service transformation within the local child mental health system - this will be done in conjunction with and local service leads and managers.

Theywill support the strategic development of the MHST initiative within the Trust, under the direction of the overallthe TeamLead. They will work closely with all clinical and operational leaders acrossTower Hamletsto ensure that this new role and theMHST are well establishedandintegrated into ourCAMHSservice.

About us

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification for further details of role requirements.

For further information about this role, please contact Ifeyinwa Ezeifedi Team Lead THEWS (Ifeyinwa.ezeifedi@nhs.net)

Person Specification

Education, Training and Qualifications

Essential

• Degree or Post graduate diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Health and Care Professions Council Registered (HCPC)
• Registration with the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
• Evidence of continuous and relevant professional training and development (CPD), as appropriate with qualification period
• CYP-IAPT Supervision training or equivalent (or willingness to attend one year Supervision training within an agreed timeframe)

Experience

Essential

• Experience in Occupational Therapy including experience working with service users in mental health or learning disabilities with complex needs
• Experience of supervising students on placement
• Experience of working with evidence based approaches to low mood, anxiety and behaviour problems
• Experience of working with children, young people and parents presenting with a range of mental health difficulties and challenging behaviour
• Experience of undertaking delegated leadership tasks and managing trainee staff effectively
• Experience of multidisciplinary and multiagency working and co-working assessments and treatment
• Experience of providing a culturally sensitive service
• Working autonomously with families providing an assessment and treatment service
• Experience in managing child protection concerns
• Knowledge and experience with working with Child Protection issues and serious mental health problems, including challenging behaviour
• Experience of risk assessment and risk management

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in CAMHS
• Experience of participation in quality improvement activities
• Experience of participation in clinical governance
• Experience of working in a school setting
• Work in a multi-cultural setting, including working with interpreters
• An enthusiasm for using Routine Outcome Measures
• An enthusiasm for brief interventions in schools
• Formulation and treatment of children and young people with mental health difficulties
• Experience of working with families, school and other partner organisation to support young people who may be displaying behaviours that challenge
• Experience of delivering evidence-based Parent groups and specialist groups
• Experience of working with children, young people and families in emotional crisis
• Experience of working in a culturally diverse Inner-city area

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Evidence of understanding the Statutory framework within which Occupational Therapy (detailed knowledge of Occupational Therapy legislation, guidelines and procedures)
• Ability to provide effective occupational therapy assessments and interventions relevant to children with communication, learning difficulties and sensory needs
• Skilled in carrying out both individual and group interventions
• Knowledge of evidence informed interventions for low mood, self-harm, anxiety and common behaviour problems in young children in education settings
• High level skills in working with professional networks and the ability to advocate for and advance the mental health needs of parents and their children
• Presentation/ teaching skills
• Basic Computer skills
• Ability to chair team meetings, undertake delegated management tasks and support the Clinical Lead in general team tasks/development as required
• Ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues and work flexibly with others in multidisciplinary and multi-agency settings
• Knowledge and skills in effective communication, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS (e.g. schools)
• Effectively manage a clinical caseload, complete outcomes measures routinely, update clinical records in line with team, service and Trust requirements
• Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health, education and the children Act and Child protection
• Knowledge of Legal aspects of Moving and Handling
• Skilled in emergency and crisis assessments
• Ability to recognise own limits and seek support for supervision as appropriate
• The ability to empathise in a complex, sensitive or emotional environment

Desirable

• Knowledge of evaluating outcomes of interventions and ability to critically appraise own performance
• Ability to work closely with teaching staff in the identification of integrated learning and therapy-related individual objectives
• Knowledge of current development in CAMHS
• An interest of developing some area of expertise
• Acquaintance with parenting literature
• Knowledge of the relevant clinical research literature and ability to apply it to field of parent/child mental health for each service area
• Evidence of ability to lead, support and influence others
• Able to work effectively across organisational boundaries
• Teaching skills, both in clinical and education settings

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tower Hamlets CAMHS

18 Greatorex Street

London

E1 5NF

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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