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In this role, you will play a vital part in advocating for young people and their families, ensuring their voices are heard across multi-agency meetings. Your expertise will help implement evidence-based interventions and holistic assessments that provide the right support at the right time, preventing unnecessary hospital admissions or residential placements. Join us at Link LD/A, where we prioritise a compassionate and inclusive approach to working with neurodiverse young individuals, while also encouraging additional training and developing a shared understanding of occupational therapy in our multidisciplinary team. If you’re ready to bring your enthusiasm and expertise to a role that truly matters, we’d love to hear from you!
Are you an Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Nurse (RMN,RNLD) or Social worker looking for an exciting challenge in a new and dynamic service supporting children and young people
If so, come and join our skilled and enthusiastic service based in Somerset.
This is a great opportunity to further develop your specialist skills whilst working closely with wider mental health, education and social care services.
You will be part of a passionate and skilled MDT that works hard to provide the right support at the right time for autistic children and young people and children with learning disabilities.
We are committed to continuing professional development. Regular team meetings and supportive clinical and management supervision (including opportunities for peer supervision alongside colleagues from across the Trust) ensures a high quality of service is provided.
An enthusiastic approach and ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team is required for this role.
Our multidisciplinary team work to support children and young people (and their families) who might be at risk of mental health hospital admission or who might be at risk of being placed in a 52 week residential education provision.
We are looking for a candidate who is able to support families, schools and wider networks in identifying, understanding and supporting a young persons holistic support needs. The right candidate will also be able to advocate for the needs of the young people they are working with and represent their voice/views in wide multi agency meetings.
The role will provide assessments around core needs and provide interventions where appropriate.
About us
You will be responsible for delivering a high quality, pro-active and evidence-based occupational therapy service for children, young people and their families experiencing mental health or behavioural difficulties in the context of learning disabilities and/or autism. Link LD/A aspires to offer a responsive, compassionate, and effective neurodivergence-informed approach to working with young people and their systems. You will be key to supporting and further developing this vision, alongside colleagues.
You will be required to apply your core profession within a multi-disciplinary format, providing evidence-based specialist assessment and interventions focused on individuals, families and wider systems. This includes, but is not limited to, holistic assessment and intervention as well as Positive Behavioural Support.
Additional training and CPD is actively encouraged by the service.
There is also an expectation that you will co-facilitate consultations with network colleagues from across, health, education and social care sectors alongside multidisciplinary team colleagues. In addition, you will be key in supporting and developing the multidisciplinary teams understanding and use of occupational therapy-informed ideas and models within clinical work.
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