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Oxford Health NHS Trust

Consultant Mental Health Practitioner

The closing date is 21 October 2025

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Job summary

Join Our Team as a Consultant Mental Health Practitioner!

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and adolescents facing complex mental health challenges? We're seeking a dedicated Consultant Mental Health Practitioner to join our Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (FCAMHS) team. This is a fixed term post for 1 year with the potential to extend.

Step into a unique role within a supportive, close-knit community forensic setting, working alongside an expert team of Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Nurses, and Admin staff. Here, your work will be valued, your skills sharpened, and your impact truly meaningful.

What's in it for you?

* Deliver specialist assessments and risk work rarely offered in similar roles* Benefit from regular clinical supervision and reflective monthly team meetings focused on wellbeing* Grow professionally in a role that blends hands-on practice with continuous learning

Who are we looking for?Professionals qualified in Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, or Psychology with experience in mental health -- ideally with young people and a background in forensic settings. If you're organised, communicative, tech-savvy (Microsoft Office and Excel skills a must), and driven by a genuine desire to support vulnerable, marginalised youth, we want to hear from you.

Ready to take the next step in your career and make a powerful difference?

Main duties of the job

Under regular supervision you will develop skills to support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the service, across all sectors of care; providing consultation to other professionals and agencies, providing psychological assessment and brief psychological interventions.You will work with colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team and so should be able to demonstrate the ability to do so. The role will also involveparticipation in audit, service evaluation and service development projects.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide 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"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Details

Date posted

07 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Per annum | Pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

23 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-OC7427935

Job locations

Forensic CAMHS South West (North)

Keynsham

BS31 1HA


Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide expert care to patients on their caseload. Providing skilled assessment, treatment, supervision and consultation within Forensic CAMHS.

Provide expertise and specialist advice, supervision, guidance and consultation to other professionals

Make decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others, and to advise and support colleagues where standard protocols do not apply.

Draw on advanced knowledge and exercise professional skills of the highest order, some of which are likely to be highly specialist, acquired only after lengthy training, supervision and practice.

Build on and maintain working relationships between the Youth Offending Services, Children's Social Care and wider CAMHS Teams.

For more information please see the attached Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide expert care to patients on their caseload. Providing skilled assessment, treatment, supervision and consultation within Forensic CAMHS.

Provide expertise and specialist advice, supervision, guidance and consultation to other professionals

Make decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others, and to advise and support colleagues where standard protocols do not apply.

Draw on advanced knowledge and exercise professional skills of the highest order, some of which are likely to be highly specialist, acquired only after lengthy training, supervision and practice.

Build on and maintain working relationships between the Youth Offending Services, Children's Social Care and wider CAMHS Teams.

For more information please see the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered RMN, OT, Social Worker or Psychological Therapist
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent plus masters degree or willing to work towards
  • Advanced clinical skills in acute mental health presentations and risk management

Desirable

  • Masters degree directly related to specialism

Knowledge

Essential

  • In depth understanding of the NHS and/or public services
  • Advanced clinical skills in acute mental health presentations and risk management

Desirable

  • Trained/knowledge of Forensic assessments eg SAPROV

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups within CAMHS and / or the criminal justice system
  • Experience of working as a highly specialist clinician with young people and families.
  • Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working with high-risk young people in a range of residential, criminal justice and / or mental health settings.
  • Previous experience of working with Young Offenders and their families.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Registered RMN, OT, Social Worker or Psychological Therapist
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent plus masters degree or willing to work towards
  • Advanced clinical skills in acute mental health presentations and risk management

Desirable

  • Masters degree directly related to specialism

Knowledge

Essential

  • In depth understanding of the NHS and/or public services
  • Advanced clinical skills in acute mental health presentations and risk management

Desirable

  • Trained/knowledge of Forensic assessments eg SAPROV

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups within CAMHS and / or the criminal justice system
  • Experience of working as a highly specialist clinician with young people and families.
  • Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others

Desirable

  • Previous experience of working with high-risk young people in a range of residential, criminal justice and / or mental health settings.
  • Previous experience of working with Young Offenders and their families.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Forensic CAMHS South West (North)

Keynsham

BS31 1HA


Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Forensic CAMHS South West (North)

Keynsham

BS31 1HA


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 FCAMHS

John-Mark Poppleston

01865903038

Details

Date posted

07 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year Per annum | Pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

23 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-OC7427935

Job locations

Forensic CAMHS South West (North)

Keynsham

BS31 1HA


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