Sr Peer Support Worker - CAMHS Intensive Home Treatment Team (Bucks)

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable health service provider is seeking a motivated individual to join the Buckinghamshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). This role involves providing intensive support to children and families during mental health crises and working collaboratively with a care team. The position requires a candidate with lived experience of caregiving, exceptional communication skills, and a commitment to enhancing mental health care within the community. The role is predominantly based in Aylesbury, requiring travel to High Wycombe as needed.

Benefits

Excellent career progression opportunities

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount across shops and restaurants

Competitive pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting young people with mental health issues.
• Ability to engage with families in a crisis.
• Comfortable traveling between various service sites.

Responsibilities

• Support children and families during periods of mental health crisis.
• Plan tailored interventions with a care team.
• Engage with families in their home environment.

Skills

Lived experience of caregiving

Crisis management

Communication

Empathy

Job description

The service you'll be working in is Buckinghamshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT). IHTT is a supports in providing families with intensive community intervention. We are looking for a motivated individual with lived experience of being a care giver to a young person with significant mental health difficulties. The individual would be able involved in supporting and guiding families during a period of crisis that can present as chaotic, stressful and distressing. You will work alongside the young person, the family or carers and a CAMHS core care team, including a care coordinator, to plan a comprehensive package of care including interventions tailored to the family's needs., You will support children, young people and their families for a period of intervention that can range between the short and medium term, and alongside the team provide intensive support during a mental health crisis while offering a range of support to reduce the likelihood of admission to inpatient hospital services, and stabilise their mental health while in a community setting. The support is mainly provided in their home environment and can also include support accessing school provision and community based resources. The IHTT is able to offer and engage families in a higher level and more intensive plan of support, including the ability to conduct multiple visits across a week and sometimes daily as required. The role is predominantly based in Sue Nicholls Centre, Aylesbury, with additional expectation to work from Saffron House, High Wycombe.
The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
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.
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