Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist - CAMHS in Shooters Hill inShooters Hill PUBLISHED WED 5 FEB 2025 Jump to job information section

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join Greenwich CAMHS, providing highly specialist care to children and young people. The post-holder will be part of the Adolescent Team, delivering rapid assessments, crisis intervention, assertive outreach, and therapeutic interventions for young people aged 12-18 with severe and complex mental health needs.

Why Join Us?

• Greenwich CAMHS is undergoing a service transformation guided by the Thrive framework, ensuring timely, responsive, and needs-based interventions.
• We work within an Adaptive Mentalisation-Based Integrative Treatment (AMBIT) framework, fostering a collaborative approach with young people, families, and professional networks.
• Our team is based in culturally diverse Greenwich, offering a rich, stimulating, and supportive environment with excellent public transport links, free parking, and a nearby park.

This is an exciting time to join a well-established and vibrant team at the forefront of service development. If you are passionate about making a difference in young people's mental health, we would love to hear from you.

• Manage a complex caseload, delivering specialist clinical interventions to young people with severe mental health needs.
• Act as a care coordinator within a multi-disciplinary team, working alongside psychiatrists, psychologists, art therapists, nurses, family therapists, and psychotherapists.
• Work flexibly, including outreach work, to ensure accessible support for young people and families.
• Provide specialist advice and support to colleagues both within and outside the Trust.

The successful candidate will be a registered Occupational Therapist with extensive post-registration experience in mental health. You will bring strong therapeutic skills, adaptability, and a responsive approach to working with children and young people in Greenwich CAMHS.

About us

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Manage a clinical caseload of young people with significant mental health needs.
• Conduct specialist OT assessments and interventions through individual and group work, focusing on:
  • Self-care
  • Education, training, or employment
  • Leisure activities
• Perform specialist mental health assessments, including risk assessments for young people in crisis (e.g., following self-harm incidents).
• Provide specialist OT advice to the MDT and contribute to risk assessment and management planning.
• Work within safeguarding and risk management guidelines and support the social inclusion agenda.

Leadership & Service Development:

• Take a lead role in developing evidence-based OT practice within the team.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the Trust-wide OT service.
• Provide leadership and supervision for junior OT staff, OT students, and OT technical instructors.
• Participate in research and audit activities to inform service improvements.
• Work collaboratively with the MDT to enhance patient care and risk management.
• Contribute to the duty rota system by conducting risk assessments.