Specialist CAMHS Practitioner / Occupational Therapist | East London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	East London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£58,133 - £65,261 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, E13 8AL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	7 Aug 2026
Closing date:	6 Sept 2026

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Summary

ThisisanexcitingopportunityforapassionateOccupationalTherapistwith the experience within mental health servicestobepartofthegrowing EL CAMHS HTT developing across EastLondon.

TheEastLondonCAMHS Home Treatment Teamisateamdevelopingacross East London that, operating Monday-Sunday 09:00-17:00 (Under Review) and aimtoprovidethefollowingforCYPbasedinCity&Hackney,NewhamandTowerHamlets

Multi-disciplinary support including assessment, diagnosis and treatment to CYPwith serious mental illness where inpatient admission would otherwise be required or as part of supporteddischarge

InterventionsandsupportprovidedbyEL CAMHS HTTmaybeupforupto8weeksandinclude individual work, family work, psychiatric assessment, occupational therapy, medication management, psycho-education, work on activities of daily living, multi-agency liaison, collaborative care planning, facilitated integration into community resources - as close to home aspossible

Empower children and young people to recover from mental healthcrisis

The post holder will provide specialist Occupational Therapy expertise to contribute tothehigh quality assessment, evidenced based treatment and consultation to client systems including children young people their families, carers and professional networks. They will utilisespecialistskillstobeabletoformulateandimplementeffectivecareplansofintensive community support forCYP– often in distressingcircumstances.

The post holder will also care co-ordinate a caseload of young people with highly complex mental health difficulties, working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team and young people to formulate, co-produce care plans and complete treatment reviews.

They will work closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues to develop specialist training, teaching and consultation in order to enhance the skills available to EL CAMHS HTT clinicians and the wider network as needed. They will support with line management and clinical supervision as required.

They will contribute to wide team functions such as being part of service rotas’ including weekdays / weekend duty and being involved in service development work such as audits, quality improvement, research and service evaluation.

The post holder will need to work flexibly across the three boroughs, based on the needs of CYP and their families. Appointments will be conducted according to the needs of these

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

· Provide specialist Occupational Therapy expertise during assessment ofCYPand their families with significant and complex problemsinorder to formulate and implement plansforthe treatment and management of mental health difficulties based upon an appropriate conceptual framework andemploying research basedevidence.

· To use highly specialist skills to assess how clients’mental health difficulties impact upon their occupational areas and performancecomponents

· Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and wider multi-agency network to ensure the provision of quality, person-centeredcare.

· Care coordinate a caseload under the care of EL CAMHS HTT, in accordance with the CPA framework

· Provide consultation, advice and guidance to other professionals working with families both within the service and in partner agencies. This will include liaison and working with professional networks involved with complex, emotive and sometimes conflictual issuessuchas those involving child protection, deliberate self-harm, violence, trauma and suiciderisk.

· Work closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues in inpatient services to ensure safe discharge plans are in place for young people and theirfamilies

· Assess and monitor clinical risk and mental state on an on-going basis, collaboratively undertaking risk assessments with other professionals and informing relevant agencies of changes as appropriate

· Undertake specialist assessment of daily living skills and social skillstoascertainleveloffunctionalability,riskfactorsandlevelof support/ accommodation needs in support community careplans

This advert closes on Friday 21 Aug 2026

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