Children & Young People | Sr Mental Health Practitioner

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in the UK seeks a mental health professional to join their multi-disciplinary team. You will deliver quality assessments and interventions while working on a flexible shift rota. The role involves collaboration with various agencies to provide comprehensive care for children and young people. Excellent benefits include career progression opportunities, substantial annual leave, and access to a competitive pension scheme.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in providing psychosocial assessments and interventions.
• Ability to collaborate with multi-agency teams.
• Experience in mentoring and supervising staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide needs-led services on a flexible shift basis.
• Respond to urgent and emergency assessment requests.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop care packages.

Job description

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that offers a whole systems approach to the short and long term management of mental illness that works across the whole CAMHS service with the OSCA team picking up the highest levels of need. You will be required to participate in the Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire out of hours on- call rota and will be expected to work evenings and weekends as per the team rota.You will also be required to work within the teams Crisis rota, to support the facilitation of the service in-hours (8-8pm) as required for the needs of said population.

Responsibilities

• Provide a quality needs-led service as part of the multi-disciplinary team, which will include working flexibly across a 7-day week on a shift rota between 8am and 8pm, and participating in the on-call cover as noted above.
• Responding promptly to urgent and emergency requests for assessments and meeting young people wherever they may feel most comfortable.
• Provide prompt psychosocial assessments and evidence-based interventions for children and young people, aiming to prevent hospital admissions and support recovery in the least restrictive environment.
• Collaborate with a wide range of agencies, including social care, education, police, and voluntary sector partners, to develop integrated care packages for high-risk and hard-to-reach young people.
• Support and supervise junior staff and students, contributing to their development through mentoring, appraisal, and clinical supervision.
• Maintain accurate clinical records, engage in reflective practice, and participate in ongoing professional development and training to ensure best practice standards are met.

Benefits

• 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 apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team