Senior Support Worker - Keynsham
The closing date is 01 December 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 individuals with a passion for improving care for young people with mental health difficulties to join our CAMHS liaison team.
You will work with children and young people who come to hospitals and need mental health assessment and support. In this role every day is different and you will be working with multidisciplinary teams of healthcare professional and mental health clinicians.
This role will also involve working with the wider team, Eating disorder team and crisis and home treatment to complement the work of liaison and TEDS through supporting children in a flexible way within CAMHS.
The role will involve offering emotional support to adolescents and/or their parents who are in mental health crisis or those with mental health difficulties who are being supported on the paediatric ward.
This role will be based in the Royal United Hospital, Bath and will be linked to BaNES CAMHS team.
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Main duties of the job
- 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 TEDS team and to 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.
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
24 November 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum/pro-rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
267-OC7540948
Job locations
Keynsham CAMHS
Temple House, Temple Court
Keynsham
BS31 1HA
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
Keynsham CAMHS
Temple House, Temple Court
Keynsham
BS31 1HA
Employer's website
https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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