Mental Health Liaison Lead Practitioner - Swindon CAMHS

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Swindon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Swindon is seeking a Clinical Specialist- Mental Health Liaison Lead Practitioner to join their Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. This role involves leading the liaison service at the District General Hospital, providing clinical support to team members, and contributing to innovative service development. Ideal candidates will have experience as a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker. The position offers excellent career progression opportunities and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discounts

Competitive pension scheme

Access to tailored training

Staff accommodation

Qualifications

• Experience working in a mental health setting.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to lead a team.
• Ability to conduct comprehensive assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Mental Health Liaison Service at the District General Hospital.
• Provide day-to-day clinical support to team members.
• Contribute to the development of services based on the Thrive model.

Skills

Leadership skills

Mental health assessment

Team collaboration

Risk assessment

Education

Qualified Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker or Occupational Therapist

Job description

Do you want to develop your leadership skills and support clinicians to offer an excellent service to children and young people?

With a big national focus on improving services for children and young people’s mental health, 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.

If you're an experienced Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker, we're looking for a Full time to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service team based in Swindon Community CAMHS, Swindon.

As the Clinical Specialist- Mental Health Liaison Lead Practitioner you will act in a lead role for the liaison service, jointly with a Liaison Lead Practitioner colleague, at the district general hospital in Swindon, Great Western Hospital. Alongside Liaison Lead colleagues across Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) you will participate in the delivery and on-going development of the Liaison Service. As the joint lead, you will provide day-to-day leadership and clinical support for the Mental Health Liaison Service and ensure a consistent, responsive, high quality and user-friendly service is delivered.

You will have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to our exciting service modernisation 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.

In this role, you will sit within Swindon Community CAMHS and undertake comprehensive assessments of young people with mental health needs who present to the acute District General Hospital in Swindon .

Swindon Community CAMHS is a supportive multidisciplinary team who offer assessment, treatment, and consultation either in the clinic base or out in the community.

Risk assessment and management including the need for positive risk taking is an important part of the role. You will contribute to the clinical leadership of the team, provide supervision for other team members and develop an area of clinical leadership within Swindon Community CAMHS.

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.

You can start getting to know about us by having a look at our recruitment video:

BSW RECRUITMENT - YouTube

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”

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: Tori Mitchell Job title: Clinical Team Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01865 903422

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