Lead Occupational Therapist Inpatient CAMHS

ClinicalTo provide specialist, culturally appropriate, evidence based occupational therapyassessments as part of a comprehensive multi professional assessment for children in order to establish and meet their occupational needs. To provide comprehensive occupational therapy assessment of a child or young persons motor, process and sensory development. To inform theprovision of advice and on-going intervention related to an individuals therapy needs. To select and use validated, evidence based standardised assessment tools (CAMHs/mental health & paediatric Occupational Therapy assessment tools) To use expert clinical reasoning skills, to analyse and interpret complex assessment findings from both standardised and non-standardised assessments and a range of sources e.g. medical reports, Social Services and Education reports in order to assist with establishing an accurate diagnosis and prognosis as well as ascertain progresspotential and formulate uni-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary rehabilitation goals. Thisincludes being able to analyse and interpret complex clinical and social informationfrom a range of sources e.g. medical reports, social services and education reports,and integrate it appropriately into Occupational Therapy assessment, therapy plansand Education Health Care Plan outcomes, where necessary. To apply specialist clinical knowledge and skills to carry out evidence based occupational therapy both individually and in groups, which are underpinned by relevant theoretical approaches and in line with the Trusts OT Research and development Strategy; to lead and supervise staff in this practice as required. To lead, plan, implement and manage highly specialist individual and/or group interventions collaboratively, for children to enable them to achieve valued goals and satisfactory occupational performance outcome. To support children and colleagues to ensure that care plans are developed in partnership with the individual and that they reflect personal recovery goals. These should be strengths-based and oriented towards reinforcing a positive identity and developing valued and age-appropriate roles. Leadership and Management To provide a robust framework for the support and guidance to junior members of staff, especially in the absence of seniors, on a day-to-day basis and co-ordinate the day-to-day activities of junior staff, support staff and OT students as appropriate. To manage the effective use of physical resources and supplies, To participate in the delivery of CAMHS and Eating Disorders Service Line initiatives. Service Delivery and DevelopmentTo ensure that all assessments and interventions comply with the identified packageof care for the individual care clusters. To safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the young person at all times. To encourage and support MDT colleagues to practice within a personal recoveryframework which supports social inclusion and self-management. To contribute as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, to the delivery of operational service/team objectives. To offer occupational therapy/professional advice to other MDT service colleagues asindicated. To participate in the operational planning and implementation of policy and servicedevelopment. To contribute to the writing of local protocols with regard to specialist OccupationalTherapy knowledge. To review and implement existing policies impacting on CAMHS OccupationalTherapy specific working practice. To actively encourage user involvement and principles of co-production in servicedevelopment.