Occupational Therapist

Provide a high quality, community based service to the children and families within a multi-disciplinary team providing a community based child and adolescent mental health service. This is a developing service and there may be opportunities to work in different teams as the service transforms. Ensure that each referred patient and where necessary their family receives an individual specialist assessment, risk assessment and care plan and is the subject of regular evaluation which, wherever practicable is formulated in conjunction with the patient and/or their family. Provide a range of services and approaches as part of the Senior Practitioner role ie consultation, specialist advice, clinical supervision and support to those working with children i.e. those in primary care, health visitors, school nurses, teaching staff, residential staff, social workers, , youth service, Establish and maintain supportive and therapeutic relationships with children and their families referred to the
local Team. Operate in any appropriate setting including hospital, primary care facilities, residential homes, schools, and units and if appropriate the childs own home.