Job summary
Do you have a core qualification in Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work, and have a passion for Children and Young People's Mental Health?
Would you like join an experienced and highly motivated CAMHS Crisis and Home treatment team?
We are seeking Senior Mental Health Practitioners (Registered Mental Health Nurse, OT or Social Worker) to join our fast paced and dynamic CAMHS Crisis and Home treatment team. We'd really like to find an enthusiastic, caring individual with experience in working with Children or Adults in a mental health setting.
We welcome applications from you whether you have experience already, or if you are newly/recently qualified, as we can offer this role as a Band 5 to Band 6 development opportunity.
Working as part of an experienced multidisciplinary team you will bedelivering high quality care and inputting into clinical pathway developments, as well as contributing to the assessment and treatment of young people who have presented to the CAMHS Crisis and Home treatment team.
There will also be opportunity to receive further training and frequent high-quality supervision.
Main duties of the job
CAMHS Crisis and Home treatment team work closely with other Child and Adolescentmental health services within Oxfordshire and is under the urgent care pathway provision all are provided by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.
We offer a range of programmes and evidence-based treatments to assist a patient's return to health using both 1:1 treatments and group work.
The main duties of this post are to work as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, delivering and evaluating intensive community treatment for children and young people in Oxfordshire, experiencing a mental health crisis.
This will involve opportunities to hold your own caseload of patients to support the delivery of evidenced based interventions for wide range of presenting difficulties.
Clinicians will receive internal and external training and frequent high-quality supervision.
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
We recognise that our team members are our greatest asset and are keen that you feel supported and encouraged to fulfil your potential. We offer excellent learning and developmentopportunities. We can consider flexible working requests.
Please note; as a we operate 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, and clinicians work on rotation of long days (08:00-20:00, x 3 per week for a full-time employee ) and overnight on-call shifts (1 in every 14 nights for which clinicians are generously remunerated). Applicants who are interested in the role but have questions regarding shift working are encouraged to get in touch.
This post covers all the Oxfordshire area and applicants must have the ability to travel independently.
If you have any questions or queries about the role, we'd love to hear from you, so please get in touch.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We recognise that our team members are our greatest asset and are keen that you feel supported and encouraged to fulfil your potential. We offer excellent learning and developmentopportunities. We can consider flexible working requests.
Please note; as a we operate 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, and clinicians work on rotation of long days (08:00-20:00, x 3 per week for a full-time employee ) and overnight on-call shifts (1 in every 14 nights for which clinicians are generously remunerated). Applicants who are interested in the role but have questions regarding shift working are encouraged to get in touch.
This post covers all the Oxfordshire area and applicants must have the ability to travel independently.
If you have any questions or queries about the role, we'd love to hear from you, so please get in touch.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health - RMN) or Occupational Therapist (OT) or Qualified and registered Social worker (SW)
- Evidence of other post- registration training / professional development
Desirable
- Teaching and assessing qualification relevant to the profession.
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Evidence of post registration development
- To be able to work collaboratively as part of a team
- To be able to prioritise effectively.
- Experience of using I.T. systems and software and to be IT literate To have excellent English verbal and written communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience
- Experience of working independently
- Experience of working with the acutely mentally ill in a variety of settings
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and other application legislative frameworks
- Experience of working collaboratively with carers to meet both the needs of the carer and the user
Desirable
- Experience of delivering effective supervision
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Experience of working under pressure, demonstrating the ability to work in a flexible way that is dependent on the circumstances that are presented.
- Adaptable and flexible & Able to use own initiative when appropriate.
- Ability to travel independently between sites and around Oxfordshire.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health - RMN) or Occupational Therapist (OT) or Qualified and registered Social worker (SW)
- Evidence of other post- registration training / professional development
Desirable
- Teaching and assessing qualification relevant to the profession.
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Evidence of post registration development
- To be able to work collaboratively as part of a team
- To be able to prioritise effectively.
- Experience of using I.T. systems and software and to be IT literate To have excellent English verbal and written communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Substantial post qualification experience
- Experience of working independently
- Experience of working with the acutely mentally ill in a variety of settings
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and other application legislative frameworks
- Experience of working collaboratively with carers to meet both the needs of the carer and the user
Desirable
- Experience of delivering effective supervision
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Experience of working under pressure, demonstrating the ability to work in a flexible way that is dependent on the circumstances that are presented.
- Adaptable and flexible & Able to use own initiative when appropriate.
- Ability to travel independently between sites and around Oxfordshire.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
