Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Mental Health Liaison
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Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families?
With a big national focus on improving services for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, there has never been a better time to join Oxford Health CAMHS and make a positive difference to children and young people’s life chances.
About the Role
If you're a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker, we're looking for you to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service team based at Salisbury CAMHS, Swindon and support the delivery of our Mental Health Liaison provision.
Key Responsibilities
As a full time Senior Mental Health Liaison Practitioner you will work closely with our Liaison Lead and deliver Hospital Liaison at the acute district general hospital in Salisbury. You will provide day-to-day liaison and clinical support for the Liaison Service and ensure a consistent, responsive, high quality and user-friendly service is delivered.
You will have the opportunity to make an active and meaningful contribution to our exciting service modernisation and redesign that is based on the Thrive model, ensuring children and young people get the right support, at the right time, in the right place, from individuals with the right skills.
What We Offer
You can start getting to know about us by having a look at our recruitment video:
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Salisbury CAMHS is a supportive multidisciplinary team who offer assessment, treatment, and consultation either in the clinic base or out in the community.
In this role, you will undertake comprehensive assessments of young people with mental health needs who present to the acute District General Hospital in Salisbury.
Risk assessment and management including the need for positive risk taking is an important part of the role.
Support and Development
You can expect a comprehensive induction programme, including a range of shadowing opportunities to fully support the post holder in the role, ongoing in-house training and opportunities to attend external trainings. The team fully supports and delivers regular managerial, professional, peer, clinical, and safeguarding supervision to build upon confidence, competence, and commitment to developing self and the role.
About Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible.
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
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Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
Benefits
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
How to Apply
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Terry Pearce
Job Title: Clinical Team Manager
Email Address: Terry.Pearce@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 01865 901901
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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