Mental Health Practitioner - Nurse / OT / Social Worker

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Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking an enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist to join their dynamic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services team. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact on the lives of young people, working collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. With a commitment to employee wellbeing and professional development, the organization fosters a supportive environment where staff can thrive. Enjoy a fulfilling career in a role that promotes flexibility, diversity, and outstanding care in the community.

Benefits

27 days annual leave

NHS Discount

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Career progression opportunities

Tailored learning and development

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification required.
• Experience working with children and families is essential.
• Current registration with relevant professional body.

Responsibilities

• Deliver mental health assessments and interventions for children.
• Participate in clinical meetings and case conferences.
• Provide support and signposting to young people and families.

Skills

Mental Health Nursing

CBT

DBT

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Occupational Therapist

Children’s Social Worker

Job description

Main area Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 267-OC7090121

Employer Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Clockhouse Town Abingdon Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum/pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 15/05/2025 23:59

Band 5

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

Job overview

Are you looking for more enjoyment in your role?

Flexibility at work?

In Our South Oxon CAMHS Getting Help Team we are proud to be developing a needs-led, responsive and accessible service based on the Thrive Model.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to work in our 'Getting Help' Child and Adolescent Mental Health Team (CAMHS) and make a real difference to the lives of young people that are referred.

You will be working as part of a multi disciplinary team, consisting of Nurses, Social workers, Occupational therapists, Family therapists, Clinical Psychologists and Psychiatrists, with plenty of opportunity for sharing skills and knowledge. You'll be able to access supervision and training to support you in this role. we offer individual and peer supervision, along with regular reflective space.

Main duties of the job

You will take part in the Getting Help/Getting More Help CAMHS Duty system, responding to, offering support and signposting to concerned young people, families and professionals when there has been a change in presentation or risk, whilst open to the service or on the waiting list. Participate in clinical meetings, case conferences, reviews, strategy meetings, CETRs and other professional meetings as appropriate. To participate in meetings and mitigation calls relevant to service provision.

You will deliver generic mental health assessments, risk assessments and interventions for children and young people and families open to the Getting Help team. Depending on the needs of the young person, this could be using professional skills including CBT, DBT, and systemic work.

Working for our organisation

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
• 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

At Oxford Health Trust, we do things differently and acknowledge how important it is to have a work life balance. There’s no doubt that work can be tricky, and things don’t always go to plan, but we are all about supporting each other and being able to laugh together and problem solve when things go awry.

We can continue to develop your skills but what is most important is that you are happy in your role with our amazing team who will keep you buoyant if you are having a tough day. Work can bring both rewards and challenges, but it is this strong supportive team that will get you through the day and still smiling by teatime.

The Trust visions are the solid bedrock foundations that embed everything we do. Our team ethos adorns the bedrock and although very simple, is uniquely elegant and works like this: come to work, be happy, be yourself, do your job, be kind, eat lunch and go home on time. We are proud that we have achieved our local vision of a great, positive and supportive place to work; this is what keeps a core of stability in our team during times of change.

You will be supported by the generosity of excellent team knowledge and experience. Clinical and managerial supervision are augmented with profession specific supervision as required with systemic and psychodynamic opportunities.

The team serves the community of Abingdon, Didcot, Wantage, Henley, Thame and the surrounding villages and parts of Oxford City, providing a service that operates Monday - Friday 9am-5pm. We welcome conversations and visits if that would be helpful to understand the role a little bit more.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Relevant professional qualification e.g. registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Children’s Social Worker.
• Current registration with relevant professional body – eg NMC, HCPC
• Experience of working with Children, Young people and families
• Experience of working in a community setting

Knowledge Requirements

• Understanding of working with children and young people with a wide range of mental health needs.
• Knowledge of a range motivational interviewing, solution focused therapy and a psychological therapy (i.e. CBT/DBT)
• Knowledge of Child and Adult Protection work

Skills

• Able to manage a caseload, set priorities and work with members of a multi-disciplinary team
• Compassionate - Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives remaining sensitive and empathic
• Professional and patient focussed approach with inspirational skills, acting as a role model to colleagues and other staff members.
• Able to problem solve and use own initiative working within limits of delegated responsibility.
• All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
• We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Rachel Matthews Job title Clinical Team Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07387 099322 Additional information

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.