Duty Lead Clinician - Abingdon
The closing date is 07 September 2025
Job summary
Are you a clinician, ready to develop your leadership skills?
We're looking for a Duty Lead within the Oxford South Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) team, who will be responsible for duty requests on behalf of the CAMHS Getting More Help service. With many changes to duties, this is an exciting time for South CAMHS. The duty lead is essential to implementing these changes, which directly enhance the experience of service users.
The duty rota is made up of other qualified CAMHS Clinicians who work regularly alongside you as the Duty Lead. These Clinicians are rostered in as part of their core responsibilities within the Community team.
Oxford South CAMHS is made up of a multi-disciplinary team including Nurses, Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Family Therapists, Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Administrators.
We have good structures of both Clinical and Managerial Supervision as well as Peer Supervision and Reflective Practice Groups. We also are keen to support staff in their professional development in both formal training opportunities as well as more informal team training.
Main duties of the job
As the Duty Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing duty, responding to calls and participating in the urgent assessments of young people that are undertaken each day. You will organise duty assessments according to the individual Clinician's experience and clinical need of the patient.
This opportunity is for an experienced Clinician to develop their clinical leadership skills and support the Clinical Team Manager by overseeing duty and identifying patients that need to be seen sooner or to use their clinical expertise to help resolve a situation before the point of crisis.
An opportunity to contribute to the ongoing development of the duty provision within Getting More Help.
As the post holder, you will work closely with all Oxford South CAMHS Getting Help and Getting More Help staff and the Oxfordshire Crisis Response and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT).
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
Details
Date posted
22 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
267-OC7272584
Job locations
The Clockhouse
22-26 Ock Street
Abingdon
OX14 5SW
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
The Clockhouse
22-26 Ock Street
Abingdon
OX14 5SW
Employer's website
https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Team Manager - Oxford South CAMHS
Amanda Winfield
amanda.winfield@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
01865904700
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