Occupational Therapist and Keyworker inOxford inOxford PUBLISHED THU 16 JAN 2025

The Oxfordshire Learning Disability CAMHS Service is expanding and we are delighted to be offering the opportunity to employ an Occupational Therapist (OT) within our service. If you are passionate about working in the community with children and young people with a learning disability, to enhance their quality of life and health and reduce their vulnerabilities, then we are the team for you.

We would love to hear from any Occupational Therapists who have the compassion, skills and knowledge to help us holistically assess our young people and to deliver person centred interventions which impact daily activities and functioning and improve mental health and behaviours that challenge.

We're a friendly and supportive, well-established, and knowledgeable community multi-disciplinary team with good links across the CAMHS directorate (including to other OT's within CAMHS). You will receive quality individual, safeguarding and reflective practice supervision.

We are a progressive service keen to look forward and find ways to develop and improve the service. We have a team base but the role is also community based and includes home and school visits to offer assessment, observations and support with interventions.

This role would suit someone who thrives conducting initial and specific assessments and can communicate this effectively within the MDT and family but also externally to key organisation. Such as paediatrics, social care, and education. You will also have responsibility for and be supported with, managing risk changes and supporting young people and families with this.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount
• Pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Vicky Kearney Job title: Team Manager Email address: Telephone number:

We would welcome a call about this role and even come and visit us.

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.