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With a national drive to improve mental health and wellbeing services for children and young people, there’s never been a more important time to join Oxford Health CAMHS.
We’re seeking suitably qualified Mental Health Nurses, Learning Disability Nurses, Occupational Therapists or Social Workers to join our Crisis and Home Treatment Service (CAHTS). This BSW-wide service offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference.
As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner, you’ll carry out initial assessments and deliver time-limited interventions for young people in crisis. Your work will focus on early support and prevention, aiming to reduce the need for longer-term mental health care.
The CAHTS team provides a high-quality, responsive service for children, young people and families facing emotional and mental health difficulties. You’ll also be involved in our ongoing service development, based on the i-Thrive model, ensuring support is timely, appropriate, and delivered by skilled professionals.
Liaison and collaboration are key – you’ll work closely with CAMHS colleagues, Children’s Services, Social Care, Education, and other agencies to ensure holistic and effective care.
Join us and help shape the future of children’s mental health in our community.
We will offer you a variety of training including Positive Behaviour Support, AMBIT, DBT coping skills, and Family Based Therapy for Eating Disorders. There will also be the opportunity for further training based around individual learning needs.
You will offer emotional support to adolescents and/or their parents who are in mental health crisis or are being supported to leave psychiatric inpatient care.
The CAHTS operates Monday to Fridays, and on a rota basis on Saturdays and Sundays and BH, covering the hours of 10am -6pm. The service development plan is to work a flexible week covering shift across the hours of 8am - 8pm Monday - Friday. There is also an expectation that you will support the out of hours core team rota.
This is an opportunity to join a very supportive team. Clinical supervision and professional development are priorities for the service and preceptorship is supported.
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
* 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: Clare Fry Job title: Consultant Mental Health Practitioner Email address: clare.fry@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07785 663323
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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