Senior Mental Health Practitioner Posted - Band 5

Job overview

In the Oxfordshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services teams we are focused on ensuring young people gain access to the right care in a timely way. We are proud to be developing a needs‑led, responsive and accessible service based on the Thrive model.

We’re looking for you to join our team as a Senior Mental Health Practitioner – you might be a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist and have a range of experience.

We are launching a one‑year initiative to focus on young people and their families who require assessment and treatment from the Getting Help and Getting More Help teams. You would be joining a specific team including a mix of mental health professionals to focus on these young people and their families.

The team would have a different working model, combining face‑to‑face and remote working, with different bases across the county (including Banbury, Oxford, Bicester, Abingdon and Witney). Flexibility depending on where you live would be on an individual basis.

We are looking for enthusiastic clinicians to join the team who enjoy working with others, have a flexible approach to delivering treatment and enjoy a challenge. You will have a clear job plan setting out the expectations and will be fully supervised as well as working closely with the rest of the team for support.

We’ll support you with access to supervision and training according to your needs as a clinician.

• Deliver generic mental health assessments and risk assessments for children and young people (CYP) open to our CAMHS teams.
• Work collaboratively with CYP families and other agencies to develop holistic, evidence‑based care plans.
• Hold a clinical caseload, providing evidence‑based therapies and working with other professionals to meet the needs of children and young people with mental health needs.
• Focus on assessment and treatment of young people; the role does not require joining a duty rota.
• Receive training requirements in house.

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides 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”.

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing, including:

• 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
• UK 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

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity  will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

• Professional registration as a qualified Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist

• Experience of working with adults/children experiencing mental health difficulties
• Experience of working closely with other disciplines within a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstratable post‑qualifying experience

• Knowledge of MHA, MCA and other legal frameworks involved in the delivery of mental health care
• Knowledge of national and local issues concerning mental health
• Knowledge of safeguarding adults and children

• Specialist applied knowledge related to physical health care, substance misuse or perinatal mental health
• Experience of working in community mental health teams

• Job Description & PS (PDF, 640.3KB)
• Job risks and OH Tasks (PDF, 312.6KB)
• Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)

Name:
Sharleigh Hills

Title:

Team Manager

Email: sharlei

Telephone: