Occupational TherapistNHS

Job summary

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Band 5 Occupational Therapist to join our established, dynamic, and supportive team at Red Kite View.

You will work within a friendly multi-disciplinary team providing specialist mental health care and support to young people. Red Kite View is a Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) inpatient unit, supporting young people aged 13 to 18 years. This role will work across both the General Adolescent Unit (GAU) and the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

This is a rewarding opportunity to develop your skills within a specialist CAMHS setting. The environment can be both challenging and highly rewarding, offering a diverse range of clinical experiences. Experience of working with young people and/or in mental health settings is desirable, but not essential, as support and development will be provided.

Based in Leeds, you will occasionally be required to travel within the Trust for training and service-related activities. As we provide a flexible service that meets the needs of young people, there may also be an expectation to participate in evening and weekend working.

Main duties of the job

Interviews will be held on the mornings of Friday the 20th and 27th of November.

This is a key role within a busy and dedicated team. You will be responsible for delivering Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions, facilitating therapeutic groups, and contributing to the wider multidisciplinary treatment programme. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about working with young people, committed to recovery-focused practice, and passionate about helping young people engage in meaningful occupations to improve their health and wellbeing.

As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary team to provide assessment and intervention for young people accessing inpatient CAMHS services across the General Adolescent Unit (GAU) and Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

You will support young people to engage in meaningful occupations and therapeutic activities that promote recovery, independence, wellbeing, and participation in daily life. Working under the supervision of a senior Occupational Therapist, you will contribute to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of individual and group-based interventions.

Job description

The successful candidate will complete Occupational Therapy assessments, contribute to care planning and risk management, maintain accurate clinical records, and work collaboratively with young people, families, carers, and partner agencies. You will also play an active role in delivering the therapeutic programme, facilitating groups and activities, and supporting the development of a recovery-focused inpatient environment.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team [email protected]

Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.

So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Guide to Values Based Recruitment. This document provides you with information to help you apply.

For informal enquiries please contact:

Sarah Atkinson / [email protected]

Laura Marsh / [email protected]

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.