Are you a registered Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse looking for a new challenge in children's mental health?
Join the Oxon CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) team--the first contact for young people, families and professionals. We offer consultation, advice, and help guide referrals to the right support.
We're looking for team players with mental health experience who thrive under pressure and enjoy problem solving.
This is a great step into a senior role, with strong induction, supervision, flexible working, and a supportive team culture focused on wellbeing and work-life balance.
We'll provide you with a comprehensive induction programme, including shadowing opportunities to fully support the post holder in the role. The team supports and delivers regular managerial, clinical, and safeguarding supervision to build confidence, competence and commitment to developing self and the role, so there's plenty of opportunities to share learning and expertise.
We offer flexibility in terms of hours and work base. We recognise the importance of a healthy work life balance and would be open to hybrid working.
We pride ourselves on embedding team cohesion, support and appreciation opportunities over the working week, to support us all in the hard work we deliver. There is excellent work/life balance and ensure we look after staff's wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
* To promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people, and families in the community. Understanding their needs, identifying risk and support the family in accessing appropriate services.
* To prevent more serious mental health problems in children and young people by early identification of the development of mental health problems.
* To have a wide range of knowledge in approaches to communicating and managing care with families, children and young people.
* To have excellent communication skills and to be able to promote integrated healthcare working internally and externally.
What we are looking for
* Experience of working with children and young people in a variety of settings
* Experience of work within a multi-disciplinary team and with multi-agency professionals
* The ability to relate and provide accessible services to a diverse community
* The ability to adapt to the fast-paced nature of SPA work, with good IT and computer recording skills to navigate between the various IT systems within CAMHS and the local authority.
* Knowledge and skills in risk assessment, management and safeguarding
* Be able to deliver a range of evidence-based interventions
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
* 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
Person Specification
Qualification
* Mental Health or equivalent professional health qualification- e.g. Occupational Therapist, Nurse or Social Worker
* Clinically relevant knowledge acquired through post qualifying
Experience
* Experience of working with children and young people who have mental health difficulties
* Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people or adults with mental health difficulties
Skills/Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding risk assessment
* Knowledge and understanding of mental health risk assessment
* To have ability to organise own time and manage work load, and that of junior staff / learners, in relation to service needs and priorities
* To work autonomously within the team
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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