Oxfordshire Mind
Locum Wellbeing Worker: Safe Haven
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Locum Wellbeing Worker: Safe Haven
Hours: When required by the service
Salary: £14.10 - £15.17 (salary dependent on skills, experience and knowledge)
Contract: Locum
Base: Oxfordshire (Oxford and Banbury)
Join Our Safe Haven Team – Locum Day Shifts Available
We are seeking compassionate and skilled locum workers—primarily for daytime shifts (11:00-18:30) but also evening shifts (16:00-23:00)—to join our Safe Haven team in Oxfordshire. In this vital role, you will support adults experiencing mental health crises, working collaboratively to provide immediate, person-centred care. This includes taking referrals, assessing risks, delivering one-to-one support sessions, and facilitating re-focusing activities that promote grounding, coping, and safety. As part of a reflective and supportive team, you will also engage in handovers, supervision, and complex case discussions to continually develop your practice and provide high-quality crisis support. You will be expected to cover both our Oxford and Banbury site, so access to a vehicle or ability to travel is essential.
We are currently looking to recruit to the above role and would really welcome applications for it.
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If you have any accessibility needs or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact HR@oxfordshiremind.org.uk.
If you are interested in learning more about the role and find more about what we do before applying, please contact Beth Lock - Beth.Lock@oxfordshiremind.org.uk
Alternatively, if you feel your skills and experience match our requirements, please tell us how you meet the below requirements:
- Knowledge and understanding of mental health issues, and the needs of people living with mental health problems.
- An understanding of good practice in safeguarding Children and Adults.
- Experience of working within mental health, wellbeing or similar environments.
- Experience of working in a demanding environment.
- Experience of working as part of a team and communicating effectively.
- Experience of working with individuals/groups enabling them to identify their own goals to support personal wellbeing and recovery and helping them to pursue these.
- Ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
- Excellent listening and interpersonal skills.
- Good planning and organisational skills.
- Ability to confidently use IT systems and software at a basic level.
- Adaptable and flexible in their approach.
- Knowledge/Understanding of our values.
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Please ensure that you match your skills and experience against the above and provide details and evidence of this in your application. If you don't provide this you may not be shortlisted for the role.
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Closing date: Monday, 27 July 2026
Shortlisting date: Tuesday, 28 July 2026
Interview date: Wednesday, 5 August 2026 & Thursday, 6 August 2026
Interview location: Online - Microsoft Teams
We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We are unable to provide sponsorship for visa applications.
Oxfordshire Mind is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We therefore require a Disclosure and Barring Service check, for all our roles. The level of which will vary depending on the nature of the role.
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