Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Nurse/Social Worker/OT
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Are you seeking a community role based in Child and Adolescent Mental Health services (CAMHS) where flexible working arrangements are considered to enable you to bring your best self to work and, most significantly; help transform the lives of children and young people?
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 us an enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse, Learning Disability Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist.
Alongside the multi-disciplinary team, you will be working with young people experiencing a wide variety of mental health difficulties sometimes with complex social situations and neurodevelopmental challenges.
We strongly encourage professionals who are interested in re-direction and have an extremely robust training package tailored to role to ensure you feel confident in your role.
The role will include undertaking the assessment of the young person's mental health needs, alongside your colleagues and working 1-1 with young people in providing the treatment plan drawing on a variety of interventions that may involve multi-agency networking where necessary.
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You will be offered in-house training in a number of evidence-based interventions, for example CBT, DBT skills, mentalisation based therapy, motivational interviewing and compassionate focused therapy to name just a few.
The Main Duties Of The Job Are
- Comprehensive assessment of children and young people presenting to the service. Melksham CAMHS have a multi-disciplinary clinic working with colleagues to assess and make the best plan for young people.
- Shared formulation, risk assessment, and care planning.
- Multi-agency working.
- Delivery and/or oversight of collaborative treatment plan using evidence-based interventions.
- Support and supervision of colleagues.
- Being part of the on-call rota covering out-of-hours contact from professionals.
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.
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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”
Our values are: “Caring, safe, and excellent”
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
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Emma Harding-Wyatt
- Job title: Clinical Team Manager
- Email address: emma.harding-wyatt@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01865 903777
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