This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 to join our dynamic team and take the role of CAMHS Inpatient Occupational Therapist .
Lavender Walk is a busy and friendly service which welcomes new skills and new ideas . It is part of Central & North West London (CNWL) Foundation Mental Health Trust and is situated in Kensington & Chelsea (South Kensington and Chelsea Mental Health Centre, 1 Nightingale Place, London, SW10 9NG) with close transport links and local amenities.
We are a 12 bed General Adolescent Unit (GAU) that cares for young people between the ages of 13-18 years old, with complex mental health needs and emotional difficulties. We serve young people from Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham and Hounslow.
The team is made up of two Consultant Psychiatrists (one of which is the Clinical Lead), Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Therapies Lead), Matron (Clinical Unit Manager), Ward Manager, Qualified Nurses, Nurse Associates, Health Care Assistants, Speciality Doctors, Junior Doctors, Lead Occupational Therapist, Art Therapist, , Clinical Psychologists, Systemic Family Psychotherapists, Social Worker, Activity Coordinator, Fitness Instructor and Teaching staff.
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We are looking for a motivated individual who is enthusiastic, forward thinking, and adaptable to work within our well established and welcoming multi-disciplinary team. In your role you will provide individual Occupational Therapy interventions and group work, using assessment tools and trauma informed recovery principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate treatment. You will work closely with the Lead Occupational Therapist to facilitate and help innovate the unit’s therapeutic and activity programme. You will also have development opportunities which include, providing supervision to both fieldwork placements to Occupational Therapy students and Activity Coordinators. There are established links and network meetings with other Occupational Therapists within the CAMHS Service Line and CNWL, with opportunities for continued professional development.
We recognise that the step between student and professional needs support so we have invested fully in our Band 5 ’s development through robust supervision, a preceptorship programme and internal training. Success at preceptorship enables further training to become an educator for OT students. Development opportunities are available and many of our Band 5s chose to stay with us in senior posts.
As a Trust CNWL is one of the largest employers of occupational therapists in the country. We are very fortunate in having a long-established professional structure and this includes an Allied Health Professional director, Trust wide Professional Head of OT, borough and specialist Head OTs.
Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession and is underpinned by our OT R&D strategy and OT clinical networks. This enables us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our OTs reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit and evidenced based practice is made possible by our strong links with local universities.
Our base is in the Chelsea area, next to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Thanks to the heavy NHS influence many local cafes, restaurants and bars give discounts at 10-20% to all NHS staff. As well as Better Gym offering a 50% discount to all staff.
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