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About
We provide NHS care and treatment for people living in south east England. Our mental health services provide care and treatment for people with conditions such as psychosis, depression, anxiety, dementia and personality disorder. Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment you can be confident in.
Senior Occupational Therapist CHYPS Home Treatment Team
Accepting applications until: 07-Aug-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 07-Aug-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Princess Royal Hospital- chalkhill covering East Sussex and Brighton and Hove
- Address
- Chalkhill
- Town
- Sussex
- Postcode
- RH164NQ
- Major / Minor Region
- West Sussex
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Occupational Health
Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we're looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
Are you an Occupational Therapist with an interest and experience in supporting young people's mental health within the community?
Sussex CAMHS (Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) are looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist into an exciting opportunity within the Sussex wide CHYPS Home Treatment Team. The focus of this role is to work within a service providing evidence-based assessment and intervention for young people needing additional support within the community. The CHYPS Home Treatment Team is Sussex wide however, this post will be to cover the East Sussex and Brighton and Hove area.
We are hugely interested to hear from applicants who are interested in developing these skills and can demonstrate how their core competencies could be adapted and honed with the support of additional training (provided by the trust such as new to CAMHS training).
The ability to travel is essential for this post
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The CHYPS Home Treatment Team is a friendly, innovative and exciting team working with high levels of demand and complexity.
Your main duties will involve:
- Offering evidence based occupational functional assessment of a young person's mental health needs, to inform a shared formulation around the young person's presenting difficulties and needs to recommend suitable therapeutic intervention.
-Assessment and management of risk in the community alongside local community CHYPS teams.
- Managing & working with a small caseload of young people with mental health difficulties within the multi-disciplinary team.
- Supporting the professional development of Occupational Therapy within the service and supporting colleagues within the wider Sussex CAMHS services.
This is an excellent time for Occupational Therapists to be joining Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as we have launched our first AHP Strategy and can offer the following to you:
· Regular professional supervision
· The opportunity to participate in a range of quality improvement work and service innovations.
· Access to a wide range of training and CPD opportunities.
· Have a look at our AHP strategy and view our film at https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/AHP
Working for our organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex.
Working in Sussex: Covering East Sussex and Brighton and Hove area
- Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there’s always new experiences to be enjoyed
- Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
- With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the Care Quality Commission. Our staff agree, with 82% of people in our recent staff survey telling us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.
Other key staff survey results include:
- 70% highlighting flexible working opportunities as a key point for satisfaction at work
- 79% reporting feeling able to make suggestions to improve the work within their team
- 77% identifying the opportunities to show initiative in their roles
See the attached ‘Partnership Perks’ document for details about our benefits package.
To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In order to be a successful Occupational Therapist in our team you will be:
- Registered with HCPC
- Able to provide specialist occupational therapy interventions using evidence based, client centred principles to consult, assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
- Experience and knowledge of working with young people aged 0-18.
- Experienced in risk management
- Adaptable, organised, compassionate and a keen to be part of a welcoming, friendly team.
See attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Please apply using the link in this advert, or for more information explore the attachments or contact:
If you are interested in this post and wish to discuss it further please contact Beth Taylor- HTT East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Team leader- [email protected] or Louise Gilchrist - HTT Team Leader - [email protected]
Our offer is for a career not just a job, in a team and a trust focused on delivering the best care possible to the community whilst being committed to the wellbeing of its staff. Our last CQC rating placed us good in all areas and outstanding for caring.
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in occupational therapy
- Registration with the HCPC as an occupational therapist
- Training in the use of standardised occupational therapy assessment tools
Desirable criteria
- Management/Leadership training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience as a qualified occupational therapist in mental health
- Broad experience of working with clients with a range of mental health problems
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
- Experience as a Care Coordinator
- CAMHS Experience
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Gilchrist
- Job title
- HTT Team Leader (West Sussex)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07738757654
- Additional information
Beth Taylor East Sussex and Brighton and Hove team leader
Email: [email protected] phone number 07770971587
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