Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families?
With a big focus on improving services for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, 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.
We're looking for a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapists or Social Worker, to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service team based at Swindon CAMHS and support the delivery of our range of specialised mental health interventions.
As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner you'll work within our multi-disciplinary team to provide clinical support for young people and their families at our base site and at the acute hospital via our Liaison Service and ensure a consistent, responsive, high quality and user-friendly service is delivered.
You'll have an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to our exciting service modernisation and redesign, that is based on the Thrive model, ensuring children and young people get the right support, at the right time, in the right place, from the right individuals.
This post can be offered as a band 5 development post as well as a band 6 role, so if you are a qualified band 5 looking for a role with development, this could be the role for you!
You can start getting to know about us by having a look at our recruitment video:
BSW RECRUITMENT – YouTube
Responsibilities
- Assessment of young people including those undertaking self-harm/self-poisoning or suicidal ideation. This may be via our Liaison service or through our regular front door, the Swindon SPA.
- Support patients by delivering interventions, attending multi-disciplinary meetings and liaising with professionals outside of CAMHS.
- Ensure young people’s risk assessments, care plans and safety plans are kept up to date.
- Undertake the duty worker role as per rota expectations and clinical need.
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”.
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 may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sophie Lattimer Job title: Deputy Team Manager 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.
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With a big focus on improving services for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, 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.
We’re looking for a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapists or Social Worker, to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service team based at Swindon CAMHS and support the delivery of our range of specialised mental health interventions.
As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner you’ll work within our multi-disciplinary team to provide clinical support for young people and their families at our base site and at the acute hospital via our Liaison Service and ensure a consistent, responsive, high quality and user-friendly service is delivered.
You’ll have an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to our exciting service modernisation and redesign, that is based on the Thrive model, ensuring children and young people get the right support, at the right time, in the right place, from the right individuals.
This post can be offered as a band 5 development post as well as a band 6 role, so if you are a qualified band 5 looking for a role with development, this could be the role for you!
You can start getting to know about us by having a look at our recruitment video:
BSW RECRUITMENT – YouTube
Responsibilities
- Assessment of young people including those undertaking self-harm/self-poisoning or suicidal ideation. This may be via our Liaison service or through our regular front door, the Swindon SPA.
- Support patients by delivering interventions, attending multi-disciplinary meetings and liaising with professionals outside of CAMHS.
- Ensure young people’s risk assessments, care plans and safety plans are kept up to date.
- Undertake the duty worker role as per rota expectations and clinical need.
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”.
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 may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sophie Lattimer Job title: Deputy Team Manager 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.
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