Mental Health Practitioner

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Melksham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health service provider in the UK seeks a Mental Health Practitioner for their CAMHS Single Point of Access team in Melksham. As part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will provide pivotal first contact support to families seeking mental health assistance. The ideal candidate is a registered RMN, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker, capable of undertaking consultations and assessments, and promoting wellbeing among children and families. This role offers hybrid working options, excellent career progression, and comprehensive training opportunities.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS discounts

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation available

Staff networking and support groups

Qualifications

• Must be a registered RMN, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
• Experience in working with children and young people's mental health is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support Clinical Team Manager in managing service requests.
• Conduct phone consultations with children, families, and other referrers.
• Collaborate with families to promote emotional and physical wellbeing.
• Assess risks with children experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Identify specialists to aid in decision-making.
• Signpost to appropriate community resources.

Skills

Registered Nurse (RMN)

Occupational Therapist

Social Worker

Collaboration with families

Risk assessment

Education

Professionally registered

Experience working within CAMHS

Job description

Overview

Are you a registered RMN, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker seeking a rewarding new challenge? Join our CAMHS Single Point of Access team as a full time Mental Health Practitioner and be the first step in helping children, young people, and families get the right support at the right time.

“Be the voice that makes the first call count – join us in transforming how families get support from the very start.”

With new funding, we’re enhancing how we support families. Rather than sending signposting letters, we’ll now call every family to offer personalised advice and connect them with the right help. Join our growing team and make a difference from the very first conversation. You'll be joining an established and supportive multi-disciplinary team offering an extended period of induction and the flexibility of hybrid working and will receive regular managerial, clinical, peer and safeguarding supervision and the many training opportunities on offer through Oxford Health Foundation Trust.

With the national focus on improving services for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, there has never been a better time to join and make a positive difference to children and young people’s life chances.

We welcome applicants from a variety of clinical backgrounds and levels of experience - provided you are professionally registered and have a degree of experience working within CAMHS, we want to hear from you!

Location & Working Hours

We are based in Melksham and work Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Clinical Team Manager and SPA Practitioners to manage all requests for service, to ensure children, young people and families receive timely access to the right help they need according to their mental health and wellbeing needs.
• To undertake phone consultations to children, young people, families and other referrers.
• Work collaboratively with parents/families/carers to promote the emotional and physical wellbeing of the child/young person.
• Assessing risk in collaboration with children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties, significant others, and other workers/professionals, alongside use of own professional judgment and team processes.
• Identifying and engaging with practitioners with specialist knowledge to support decision making.
• Confidently signpost to other appropriate resources within the community.

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

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Michael Stynes
Job title: Clinical Team Manager
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01865 903330

Legal

Oxford Health is a Trust that provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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”