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Oxford Health NHS Trust

Clinical Specialist - Crisis/Home Service

The closing date is 12 February 2026

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Job summary

Are you dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people?

Do you want to develop your leadership skills and be part of a new service?

In our BSW (Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services we are proud to be developing a needs led, responsive and accessible service based on the i-Thrive model.

We are looking for an experienced RMN, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist who would be interested in this role as a full time Specialist Clinician for the Crisis and Home Treatment Service (CAHTS) in Marlborough.

You will be located in the well established and compassionate Marlborough CAMHS team , this is a multi-disciplinary team and we pride ourselves on the service we provide you young people and their families, staff wellbeing and development opportunities.

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There is scope for you to build into this role, options of clinical sessions working in: our CAMHS eating disorder service; our neurodevelopmental assessment clinic; our family therapy clinic; our DBT service; our short term therapeutic interventions pathway; or our longer term MDT interventions pathway.

Although this role is funded for full time hours, we really understand and appreciate the need for a healthy work/life balance, so if part times hours work better for you, please get in touch with us and we can discuss!

Main duties of the job

The post will include professional and practice development and ensuring high quality client-centered care is delivered as part of the multi-disciplinary CAMHS crisis and home treatment service for Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire

  • To take a leading role in the development of evidence based services and specialist programs for the care group
  • To provide an assessment and treatment process for referred patients in collaboration with professional colleagues and clinical services in order to enable continuity of care
  • To develop care pathways and sign post young people to appropriate mental health services
  • To provide consultation, advice and training to support partnership agencies.

About us

We'll offer you training in Positive Behaviour Support, AMBIT, Motivational Interviewing and DBT informed Coping Skills. There will also be the opportunity for further training based around individual learning needs. We have good professional support in our service and regular professional regional meetings.

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

29 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum/pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

267-OC7749487

Job locations

BaNES

Temple House

Keynsham

BS31 1HA


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.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

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.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Mental Health professional qualification to degree level or equivalent

Desirable

  • Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
  • Experience of offering qualified staff supervision
  • Knowledge of DBT and Leadership/management qualification/training

Knowledge

Essential

  • Considerable post qualifying experience in mental health
  • Able to manage a caseload of children and young people with complex conditions & cases
  • Experience of working with service users with mental health difficulties

Desirable

  • Experience of being a Care coordinator or managing a case load
  • Experience of working with children and/or young people with mental health difficulties

Skills

Essential

  • Effective communicator with patients, carers & staff
  • Organisational skills for own & others workload
  • Good time management skills
  • Good teamwork skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Mental Health professional qualification to degree level or equivalent

Desirable

  • Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
  • Experience of offering qualified staff supervision
  • Knowledge of DBT and Leadership/management qualification/training

Knowledge

Essential

  • Considerable post qualifying experience in mental health
  • Able to manage a caseload of children and young people with complex conditions & cases
  • Experience of working with service users with mental health difficulties

Desirable

  • Experience of being a Care coordinator or managing a case load
  • Experience of working with children and/or young people with mental health difficulties

Skills

Essential

  • Effective communicator with patients, carers & staff
  • Organisational skills for own & others workload
  • Good time management skills
  • Good teamwork skills

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

BaNES

Temple House

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

BaNES

Temple House

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

Clare Fry

clare.fry@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

07785663323

Details

Date posted

29 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum/pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

267-OC7749487

Job locations

BaNES

Temple House

Keynsham

BS31 1HA


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