Are you an Occupational Therapist with an interest and experience in supporting young people’s mental health within the community?
Sussex CAMHS (Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust) are looking to recruit a dynamic, experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist into an exciting opportunity within the Sussex wide CHYPS Home Treatment Team. The focus of this role is to work within a service providing evidence-based assessment and intervention for young people needing additional support within the community. The CHYPS Home Treatment Team is Sussex wide and it will soon become part of the Hospital at Home Service , able to provide an alternative pathway to hospital admission.
We are hugely interested to hear from applicants who are interested in developing these skills and can demonstrate how their core competencies could be adapted and honed with the support of additional training .
The ability to travel is essential for this post
The CHYPS Home Treatment Team is a friendly, innovative and exciting team working with high levels of demand and complexity.

• Offering evidence based occupational functional assessment of a young person’s mental health needs, to inform a shared formulation around the young person’s presenting difficulties and needs to recommend suitable therapeutic intervention.
• Assessment and management of risk in the community alongside local community CHYPS teams.
• Managing & working with a small caseload of young people with mental health difficulties within the multi-disciplinary team.
• Supporting the professional development of Occupational Therapy within the service and supporting colleagues within the wider Sussex CAMHS services.

This is an excellent time for Occupational Therapists to be joining Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as we have launched our first AHP Strategy and can offer the following to you:

• Regular professional supervision
• The opportunity to participate in a range of quality improvement work and service innovations.
• Access to a wide range of training and CPD opportunities.
• Have a look at our AHP strategy and view our film at https://www.sussexpartnership.nhs.uk/AHP

Welcome from our Chief Executive
Our organisation is expanding and we’re looking for people with the right values, skills and/or potential to join us. We need people with energy, expertise, enthusiasm to help us provide the very best possible specialist NHS mental health and learning disability care. This involves helping us achieve our strategy to improve the quality of life for the communities we serve through People, Prevention and Partnerships.
So what can we offer you in return?
We’re an organisation which puts people first. We’ll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We’ll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we’ll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you’ll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don’t forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Please see the attached Job Description.

To manage a caseload of clients.

• To provide specialist clinical advice and input for clients with complex problems and needs.
• To ensure occupational therapy contribution to the provision of quality clinical care and performance standards.
• To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of occupational therapy and local multi-professional services.