Job summary
Are you a mental health practitioner, looking for an opportunity to develop?
Are you wanting a role whether you can make a real difference to the lives of children and young people?
In this role, you will have the opportunity to join the NDC (Neurodevelopmental Conditions) Service.
The function of the Neurodevelopmental Conditions (NDC) pathway is to ensure that presentation of the emotional and mental health needs of children and young people with suspected or identified neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and ADHD are appropriately met, with the aim of increasing ability to manage these long term conditions, and reducing the likelihood of long-term mental health problems. The service is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team who can deliver a range of evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
We have a reputation for being creative, innovative, forward thinking, dynamic and research led. As a service we work closely with Oxford University to lead on research opportunities. With the support of NHS England the NDC service are currently developing a new diagnostic ASD Adolescent assessment tool. The project will continue for another year to complete phase 2, which will include data analysis of the tool and working towards publication.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you'll manage and lead on delivering the care for an agreed case load of patients, support with providing interventions based on core professional skills, and join the multi-disciplinary assessment clinic model of the NDC.
You'll also be providing duty cover for the team as a point of contact for urgent issues for the young people and their families, and offer follow up to the young people who require ongoing treatment and support.
About us
The wellbeing of our Administrative and Clinical staff is top of our agenda; we have an active Wellbeing Team and regular opportunities for staff support. We have a strong ethos of collaboration, shared reflection and team working.
The Oxford NDC CAMHS Service covers a diverse catchment area, that is both rural and urban. Our main office sits on the Slade site in Oxford, which is conveniently situated 1 mile from the A34 and 5 miles from the M40.
Oxfordshire is a wonderful place to live, whether you are looking for outdoor adventures that could include walking along the River Thames path, joining one of the many watersport clubs, walking/cycling across the Ridgeway, enjoying a coffee in Henley on Thames, enjoying the shopping and social experience of the newly built Westgate Centre in Oxford or taking advantage of all the history thatOxford City has to offer. Oxfordshire is perfectly situation to be 1 hour from Birmingham, 1 hour from London and only 1 hour from the coast.
Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Staff accommodation
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Some of the key duties in this role include:
- To support the Clinical Lead with the co-ordination and delivery of the assessment and treatment service for clients, involving family members and others involved in the clients care and take an active role in formulation.
- Manage a caseload of young people, completing and reviewing careplans/risk assessments
- Provide a fully integrative multi-agency approach to care planning for children, young people and families in the service
- To complete mental state assessments
- Responsible for implementing and co-ordinating a range of interventions for children, young people and families.
- Duty clinician for families or other professionals involved needed advice about challenging behaviours or risk related issues
- To develop networks and liaison with Social Care
- To co-facilitate group interventions
- To support the development and delivery of training and supporting staff across the agencies to better assess and support children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions.
- Contribute to multi agency assessments of children and young people.
- To work closely with staff across the agencies to ensure early identification, assessment, treatment and sign posting of appropriate cases.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Some of the key duties in this role include:
- To support the Clinical Lead with the co-ordination and delivery of the assessment and treatment service for clients, involving family members and others involved in the clients care and take an active role in formulation.
- Manage a caseload of young people, completing and reviewing careplans/risk assessments
- Provide a fully integrative multi-agency approach to care planning for children, young people and families in the service
- To complete mental state assessments
- Responsible for implementing and co-ordinating a range of interventions for children, young people and families.
- Duty clinician for families or other professionals involved needed advice about challenging behaviours or risk related issues
- To develop networks and liaison with Social Care
- To co-facilitate group interventions
- To support the development and delivery of training and supporting staff across the agencies to better assess and support children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions.
- Contribute to multi agency assessments of children and young people.
- To work closely with staff across the agencies to ensure early identification, assessment, treatment and sign posting of appropriate cases.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN, Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration or a social worker wiht HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community
Desirable
- Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Understanding of evidencebased practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
- To have ability to assess client need, both mental health, health and social needs
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise the performance of self and others.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RMN, Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration or a social worker wiht HCPC registration
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community
Desirable
- Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Understanding of evidencebased practice and the ability to demonstrate how this influences clinical practice
- To have ability to assess client need, both mental health, health and social needs
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise the performance of self and others.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
