Oxford Health NHS Trust

Mental Health Liaison Senior Support Worker - Swindon

The closing date is 21 October 2025

Job summary

Do you want to be part of a service that offers support and understanding to children and young people at one of the most crucial moments in their life?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, caring individual with a passion for improving care for young people with mental health difficulties to join our Swindon CAMHS team and support our Swindon CAMHS Liaison team. You will work closely with the CAMHS Mental Health Liaison Lead and CAMHS Practitioners covering the Mental Health Liaison service at the local acute hospital, Great Western Hospital, and MDT colleagues in Swindon CAMHS.

You will work with children and young people who come to hospital and need mental health assessment and support. In this role every day is different and you will be working with multidisciplinary teams of healthcare professionals and mental health clinicians.

We are recruiting for both permanent and fixed term positions within the team.

Main duties of the job

This role will be based at the Great Western Hospital, Swindon and Swindon CAMHS.

You will offer emotional support to children, adolescents and/or their parents/carers who are in mental health crisis or those with mental health difficulties who are being supported on the paediatric ward and Emergency Department.

You will also work with the wider Swindon CAMHS Community team, including the Eating Disorder team and Learning Disability CAMHS to support assessments and interventions for children and young people referred to CAMHS.

You can start getting to know us by having a look at our recruitment video:

BSW RECRUITMENT - YouTube

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the "candidate guide to making an application" which is attached to all roles.

Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.

As a Trust we provide 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"

At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression

Individual and Trust wide learning and development

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service

NHS Discount

Pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)

Staff networking and support groups

Date posted

07 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year Per annum | pro-rata

Contract

Fixed term

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-OC7419133

Job locations

Swindon CAMHS

Okus Road

Swindon

SN1 4JS

Job description

Job responsibilities

You can expect a comprehensive induction programme, including a range of shadowing opportunities to fully support the post holder in the role, ongoing in-house training and opportunities to attend external training. The team fully supports and delivers regular managerial, professional, peer, clinical and safeguarding supervision to build upon confidence, competence, and commitment to developing self and the role.

Typical duties include:

To assist the liaison clinicians in their clinical work with children, young people and parents or carers.
To assist qualified clinicians in their training of paediatric and A& E staff.
To work with the The Eating Disorders team and provide meal supports for children and young people with an eating disorder, under the direction of the eating disorder service care coordinator.
To prepare psychoeducational material for children, young people and their families, and for use of other agencies staff, under the supervision of a qualified clinician in the team.
To prepare and organise materials for brief therapeutic input, under the supervision of a qualified clinician in the team.

Within the team, we work on a working pattern to provide cover for a core day 8am-8pm Monday-Friday and 10am-6pm Saturday Sunday and Bank Holidays. The working patterns allows team members to work different hours and for days off during the week

Job description

Job responsibilities

Typical duties include:

To assist the liaison clinicians in their clinical work with children, young people and parents or carers.
To assist qualified clinicians in their training of paediatric and A& E staff.
To work with the The Eating Disorders team and provide meal supports for children and young people with an eating disorder, under the direction of the eating disorder service care coordinator.
To prepare psychoeducational material for children, young people and their families, and for use of other agencies staff, under the supervision of a qualified clinician in the team.
To prepare and organise materials for brief therapeutic input, under the supervision of a qualified clinician in the team.

Person Specification

Question 1: Safety

Essential

Can you explain what the key things to consider when completing a safety plan with a young person and their family?

Question 2:

Essential

Can you describe a successful piece of work you have undertake with a young person or adult, explain how you planned these sessions, what did you do and what skills did you use. On reflection, how would you amend your practice in the future.

Person Specification

Question 1: Safety

Essential

Can you explain what the key things to consider when completing a safety plan with a young person and their family?

Question 2:

Essential

Can you describe a successful piece of work you have undertake with a young person or adult, explain how you planned these sessions, what did you do and what skills did you use. On reflection, how would you amend your practice in the future.

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.