Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
CAMHS LIST Specialist Occupational Therapist
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Job Overview
A compelling opportunity to lead and deliver high-quality crisis mental health care for children and young people.
We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Liaison and Intensive Support Team (LIST) at Band 7 level. This senior role combines advanced clinical practice with leadership, supervision, and service development responsibilities.
Step into a senior role where your occupational therapy expertise directly supports children and young people experiencing acute mental health needs. As a CAMHS LIST Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will play a key role in delivering intensive, recovery-focused interventions, supporting young people to remain safely in the community and reducing hospital admissions.
Join a forward-thinking, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering compassionate, responsive and high-quality care within crisis pathways.
If you are an experienced clinician ready to lead, innovate and influence service delivery, this is your opportunity to thrive.
Milton Keynes CAMHS offers:
- A well-established crisis pathway through the LIST service, with ongoing transformation opportunities.
- Strong partnership working with acute hospitals, GPs, schools, children’s services and voluntary sector organisations.
- A collaborative and supportive multidisciplinary team culture.
- A commitment to staff wellbeing, supervision and continuous professional development.
Main duties of the job
You will work with children and young people presenting with moderate to severe and complex mental health needs, supporting crisis intervention and recovery through a functional, occupation-focused approach.
In this role, you will:
- Deliver comprehensive occupational therapy assessments, including functional, sensory and environmental needs.
- Develop and implement person-centred, occupation-focused interventions to support recovery and risk reduction.
- Provide short-term, intensive interventions to stabilise mental health and improve daily functioning.
- Support children and young people in maintaining engagement in education, routines, and meaningful activities.
- Work flexibly across community, home, school and acute settings, including liaison with acute hospitals where required.
- Provide clinical leadership in occupational therapy within the MDT, promoting a functionally focused, recovery-oriented approach.
- Contribute to risk assessment and management of complex and high-risk presentations.
- Support safe transitions between inpatient and community settings, promoting continuity of care.
- Work collaboratively with partner agencies (education, social care, paediatrics) to support holistic care and prevent escalation.
- Contribute to service development, pathway improvement and quality initiatives within LIST.
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Working for our organisation
At CNWL, our teams are united by a shared commitment to delivering outstanding, patient-centred care. You will be joining an organisation that:
- Invests in your professional and leadership development.
- Supports career progression into advanced clinical or management roles.
- Encourages innovation, service transformation and continuous learning.
- Values diversity and promotes an inclusive working environment.
You will benefit from regular supervision, strong leadership support, and opportunities to contribute to strategic service development.
About Milton Keynes CAMHS
You will be part of Milton Keynes CAMHS, a growing and innovative service delivering responsive and evidence-based mental health care for children and young people.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
We are seeking a practitioner who brings:
- Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy with HCPC registration.
- Extensive CAMHS experience, including working with complex and high-risk presentations.
- Advanced skills in functional assessment, formulation and intervention within mental health settings.
- Strong understanding of the impact of mental health on occupational performance, including education, routines and daily living skills.
- Ability to manage a complex caseload and lead clinical decision-making in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience in supervising, mentoring or supporting junior staff and students.
- An excellent team player who actively contributes to a supportive, collaborative multidisciplinary team culture and role-models professional practice.
- Strong communication and partnership-working skills across multi-agency systems.
- A proactive approach to service development, audit and quality improvement.
- High levels of resilience, professionalism and a commitment to improving outcomes for young people.
If you are ready to bring your clinical expertise, leadership and passion to a role that supports young people at their most vulnerable, we would love to hear from you.
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Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/ Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
- Practice Placement Educators Course
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate training specific to clinical specialty
- Management & Leadership training
- RCA Training
- Mental health specific workshops and short courses
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post qualification experience working in mental health services
- Experience in participating in audit / research projects
- Experience in leading and/or developing a service/component of a service
- Experience in using a range of standardised OT assessments including MOHO assessments
- Experience of supervising and appraising staff / unqualified staff; recruitment and workforce planning
- Experience in managing resources e.g. financial, stock, equipment etc
- Experience of effective partnership working, with external providers, in promoting socially inclusive opportunities for service users
Desirable criteria
- Experience in a variety of mental health settings
- Experience in Serious incident investigations
- Experience in managing complex HR issues with staff e.g. the management of performance / long term sickness.
- Experience in budget management
Skills
Essential criteria
- Individual and group work assessment and intervention skills
- Ability to deal with sensitivities and complexities, using interpersonal skills
- Effective leadership skills through the management of designated projects, audits and research
- Skills in producing timely, accurate and informative reports and notes
- Presentation skills
- Excellent communication skills i.e. written, verbal, listening and proficient use of up to date systems of communication i.e. IT systems, e-mail, fax, telephone etc.
Desirable criteria
- R&D experience at post graduate level
- Delivery of formal presentations and teaching sessions
- Chairing of senior meetings
- Car driver or use of motorised transport
- Training in psychological therapies e.g. DBT, CBT
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to prioritise workload, delegate effectively and to support junior staff to do so.
- Knowledge of personal recovery principles and their application to service delivery
- Clear concept of Occupational Therapy and models of practice
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