Oxford Health NHS Trust

Senior Support Worker - Crisis and Home Treatment - Marlborough

The closing date is 16 December 2025

Job summary

Do you want to be part of a new service that offers intensive, personally tailored mental health support for children and young people?

We are looking for individuals with a passion for working with young people with mental health difficulties to join our exciting new CAMHS Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service (CAHTS). Following new investment, we are proud to be developing a needs led service based on the i-Thrive model.

Based in Swindon, you will be part of a thriving multidisciplinary team who work closely together and support each other. We would welcome applications from clinicians with some experience of working with children or adults with mental health difficulties.

You will support and enhance the clinical care of patients and their parents/carers within the CAMHS Crisis and Home Treatment Service and Eating Disorder Service. You will also support the mental health assessments and interventions led by qualified clinicians for children and young people in crisis, waiting to enter or leaving inpatient adolescent care and those who require intensive home treatment.

You will be required to participate in a flexible working pattern within the team to provide cover for:

8am-8pm Monday-Friday and 10am-6pmSaturday -Sunday and Bank Holidays.

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Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

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 therapeutic input, under the supervision of a qualified clinician in the team

Please see attached job description for further information.

About us

You will be offered a variety of training including Positive Behaviour Support, AMBIT, DBT coping skills, and Family Based Therapy for Eating Disorders. There will also be the opportunity for further training based around individual learning needs.

Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Staff accommodation
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

267-OC7561749

Job locations

Swindon

Marlborough House

Swindon

SN1 4JS

Job description

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Five GCSE's at grade C/level 5

Desirable

CPD in the area of children and young people's mental health.

Knowledge

Essential

An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems.

Desirable

Knowledge of the developmenKnowledge of the developmental emotional challenges for children and young people. tal emotional challenges for children and young people.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with service users with mental health difficulties.

Desirable

Experience of working as a support worker or an assistant psychologist.
Experience of working with children and adolescents.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Five GCSE's at grade C/level 5

Desirable

CPD in the area of children and young people's mental health.

Knowledge

Essential

An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems.

Desirable

Knowledge of the developmenKnowledge of the developmental emotional challenges for children and young people. tal emotional challenges for children and young people.

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with service users with mental health difficulties.

Desirable

Experience of working as a support worker or an assistant psychologist.
Experience of working with children and adolescents.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Swindon

Marlborough House

Swindon

SN1 4JS

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Swindon

Marlborough House

Swindon

SN1 4JS

Employer's website

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