Specialist Mental Health Practitioner

Oxford Health Nhs Foundation Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

NHS Discount across shops/restaurants

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff networking and support groups

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a clinician for the CAMHS development across the Thames Valley region, focusing on complex needs in children and young people. Role involves direct clinical work, interprofessional liaison and service development, with opportunities for research and data collection.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration and a full driving licence with access to a vehicle for work. DBS check is required as part of onboarding process.

Qualifications

• Registered UK professional (RMN/OT/Social Worker/Psychological Therapist).
• Experience working with young people in mental health settings.
• Solid knowledge of Safeguarding Children legislation and guidance.
• Experience mentoring and clinical supervision; formal leadership.
• Willingness to undergo DBS check; current UK registration required.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert care to patients on caseload in CAMHS.
• Provide expertise and guidance to other professionals delivering complex interventions.
• Exercise a higher degree of personal professional autonomy.
• Make decisions where precedents do not exist and advise colleagues when standard protocols do not apply.
• Contribute to education, training and development of clinical staff and partner agencies.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal liaison skills

Education

Registered RMN/OT/Social Worker/Psychological Therapist

Masters degree related to specialism

Job description

Job summary

The Thames Valley wide program for children and young people with complex needs is centred around the implementation of practice framework known as the framework for integrated care. It is designed to improve outcomes for a cohort of vulnerable children and young people with complex needs who experience some of the highest levels of health inequalities in society.

The framework focuses on trauma informed practice, agency working and achievement of consensus across professionals and Family by clinical formulation and support for professionals and others who are directly involved with young people.

Clinicians working within the new development will be involved in direct clinical work, interprofessional liaison and training. The scope of work and understanding of intervention will broader than that encountered within most existing CAMHS provisions.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will need to demonstrate a clear understanding of the flexibility and adaptability required from a service working with this group of children and young people. They will have excellent communication and interpersonal liaison skills and strong background experience in working with young people with mental health and neurodevelopmental needs in a range of different environments and settings.

The successful applicant will be expected to support in every aspect of the service to ensure high-quality service delivery to children, families and professionals. This will include contributing to, and writing up, multi agency consultation and specialist assessments, supporting the clinical lead in service development and ongoing research, and will lead in the collection of outcome data for research and service evaluation.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

About us

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application.

As a Trust we provide 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".

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

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

Job responsibilities

• Provide expert care to patients on their caseload. Providing skilled assessments, treatment, supervision and consultation within CAMHS.
• Provide expertise and specialist advice, supervision, guidance and consultation to other professionals delivering complex interventions and to contribute directly to young peoples assessments and treatment.
• Exercise a higher degree of personal professional autonomy.
• Make decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without resource to others, and to advise and support colleagues where standard protocols do not apply.
• Draw on advice, knowledge and exercise professional skills of the highest order, some of which are likely to be highly specialist, acquired only after lengthy training, supervision and practice.
• Make and receive referrals.
• Complete advanced history taking as required with patient group
• Set an improved standards and quality in expert field, with other disciplines, the wider organisation and across organisational boundaries
• Develop professional practice of self and others, in expert field.
• Provide expert advice, support and guidance to other others around expertise in response to request from individuals, teams and full purposes of strategic planning.
• Act as a resource to others and provide facilitative support within and sometimes outside the organisation
• Contribute to the education, training and development of other clinical staff and partner agencies.
• Helped to identify and respond to learning needs that individual, team and organisational levels, focusing on experienced colleagues, particularly those who need to developed advanced knowledge and skills in this field.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure that the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered RMN, OT, Social Worker or Psychological Therapist

Desirable

• Masters degree directly related to specialism

Knowledge

Essential

• Experience/skills of working with young people in mental health settings
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience of Safeguarding Children legislation and guidance

Experience

Essential

• Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others
• Formal leadership skills and experience
• Ability to problem-solve complex situations

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).