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Oxford Health NHS Trust

Senior Mental Health Practitioner - OT/SW/Mental Health Nurse

The closing date is 18 February 2026

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Job summary

Are you seeking a varied clinical role in a friendly, supportive team?

Marlborough CAMHS is a happy, hard-working team dedicated to providing an excellent service for our young people and their families. We are looking for a full time Senior Mental Health Practitioner who shares these attributes. Located beside the beautiful Savernake forest, our base is an easy commute with plenty of free parking and birdsong is the soundtrack to our working day. The work can be challenging at times, but is always varied, interesting supported and rewarding. You'll find us a welcoming bunch, with a serious work ethic tempered by our sense of humour, all fuelled by hobnobs and caffeine - we welcome visitors if you would like to come and meet the team.

Our team ethos is to be supportive, collaborative and kind to each other and the community we serve. Our collective wellbeing is important to us and we have many fun initiatives for you to get involved in or just enjoy.

This is a perfect for an experienced Nurse, or Social Worker/OT, Or a band 5 on a preceptorship development post for newly qualified nurses. There will be the opportunity for further training based around individual learning needs.

We encourage you to come and visit to see if you can visualise driving to our base and working with the team.

Main duties of the job

  • The assessment and treatment of young people presenting to mental health services with a wide variety of mental health needs with differing complexity and challenges.
  • Doing everything to keep our young people safe and where necessary implement our safeguarding arrangements.
  • Putting the young person's voice at the centre of everything you do.
  • Work with families, other services and agencies involved with the young person.
  • Use supervision and Routine Outcome Measures to guide and progress the young person's treatment.
  • You will also participate in covering the service's 24 hour on call service on a rota basis

We are looking for a flexible individual, who works well in a close knit team, as well as someone who has excellent IT and organisational skills.

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

Details

Date posted

04 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £46,580 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

267-OC7739523

Job locations

Marlborough Community CAMHS - The Lavington Centre - Savernake Hospital

London Road

Marlborough

SN8 3HL


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.

If you have any questions about the role or the team, you are more than welcome to contact:

Clinical Team Manager - Nel Bartlett at Nel.Bartlett@oxfordhealth.hs.uk or

Deputy Team Manager - Kay Day at Kay.Day@oxfordhealth.hs.uk

Or you can call us on: 01865 904666

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.

If you have any questions about the role or the team, you are more than welcome to contact:

Clinical Team Manager - Nel Bartlett at Nel.Bartlett@oxfordhealth.hs.uk or

Deputy Team Manager - Kay Day at Kay.Day@oxfordhealth.hs.uk

Or you can call us on: 01865 904666

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • RMN/Social Worker/OT/other relevant professional qualification
  • Registered to practice in the UK

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with people mental health conditions
  • Caseload management/complex conditions & cases
  • Experience of care coordination/lead professional
  • Evidence based, reflective practice & clinical reasoning skills in assessment & treatment

Desirable

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

Professional & Personal Skills

Essential

  • Effective communicator with patients, carers & staff
  • Organisational skills for own & others workload
  • Excellent personal skills to form good working relationships
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communications

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstratable knowledge of IT systems (such as MS System)
  • Excellent time and diary management
Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • RMN/Social Worker/OT/other relevant professional qualification
  • Registered to practice in the UK

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with people mental health conditions
  • Caseload management/complex conditions & cases
  • Experience of care coordination/lead professional
  • Evidence based, reflective practice & clinical reasoning skills in assessment & treatment

Desirable

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

Professional & Personal Skills

Essential

  • Effective communicator with patients, carers & staff
  • Organisational skills for own & others workload
  • Excellent personal skills to form good working relationships
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communications

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstratable knowledge of IT systems (such as MS System)
  • Excellent time and diary management

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

Marlborough Community CAMHS - The Lavington Centre - Savernake Hospital

London Road

Marlborough

SN8 3HL


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Marlborough Community CAMHS - The Lavington Centre - Savernake Hospital

London Road

Marlborough

SN8 3HL


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

Nel Bartlett

Nel.Bartlett@oxfordhealth.hs.uk

01865904666

Details

Date posted

04 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £46,580 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

267-OC7739523

Job locations

Marlborough Community CAMHS - The Lavington Centre - Savernake Hospital

London Road

Marlborough

SN8 3HL


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