Job summary
This post is based in Maple Team. The function of the Team are as follows:
i) To provide a rapid response assessment and treatment service with intensive interventions to young people who experience significant or acute mental health difficulties.ii) To support young people to remain in the community where possible and for those who are admitted to inpatient care, to facilitate transition to and from community services.iii) To provide consultation, support and work in close partnership with professionals and carers in the young person network.iv) The team includes 11.6 WTE Adolescent Mental Health staff, including nursing, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, occupational therapy, family therapy and support worker colleagues.v) A range of evidenced based clinical interventions is offered in addition to crisis management.vi) The team uses an AMBIT (Adaptive Mentalization Based Integrative Treatment) Approach to inform the work with young people.
Main duties of the job
Bexley Children & Adolescent Mental Health Services (Bexley CAMHS) provides multi-disciplinary specialist consultation, assessment and treatment for individuals up to 18 years of age experiencing mental health difficulties. The service forms part of a planned and integrated whole system approach to care that is delivered in conjunction with in-patient, crisis and specialist services and wider partnerships aligned with the THRIVE approach to supporting children and young peoples' (CYP) mental health.
About us
At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England. Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.
Oxleas is a great place to work. It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts.
"We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family. We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it's a big priority in our strategy. Come and join us - it's a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people's lives."
Ify OkochaChief Executive
Job description
Job responsibilities
Bexley CAMHS Aims To enable children and young people to reach their potential and to live fulfilling lives. To provide high quality, evidence-based services to children, young people and their families or carers from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. To provide mental health services with a child and family centred approach in which each child is seen as an individual in the context of their familial, ethnic, cultural, social and educational systems. To work in partnership with a broad range of professionals and organisations working with children from social care, health and the voluntary and private sector. To provide short, medium and long term interventions based on levels of complexity and chronicity utilising a wide range of evidence-based treatments. To provide services flexibly in order that they are accessible to all children and young people who need them e.g., by offering clinical sessions in various settings and localities across the borough. To provide services in a way that minimises the potential stigma for young people and their families/carers in accessing mental health care. To provide services where safeguarding children is paramount i.e., identifying safeguarding risks of various kinds and taking appropriate action. To ensure mental health needs and risks are assessed and identified. That service users requiring a service are managed within the Care Programme Approach and an appropriate treatment/care plan and risk management plan agreed. The plan is developed in partnership with and will reflect the views of service users. To provide services that are accessible to all sections of the local community and work towards overcoming barriers for young people from black and ethnic minorities and other marginalised and vulnerable groups in accessing CAMHS, including looked after and adopted children. To provide a safe and smooth transition to adult services for young people requiring ongoing mental health interventions and care. To arrange appropriate access to inpatient care as required, to maintain a relationship with the young person, work collaboratively with the inpatient provider and work proactively to facilitate safe discharge to the community. To systematically obtain service user feedback and where possible to involve service users in service development. To work with young people, families and carers to ensure they are given the information and guidance they need throughout their care. To work towards achieving the priorities as set out in Bexley Children and Young Peoples Plan.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Bexley CAMHS Aims To enable children and young people to reach their potential and to live fulfilling lives. To provide high quality, evidence-based services to children, young people and their families or carers from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. To provide mental health services with a child and family centred approach in which each child is seen as an individual in the context of their familial, ethnic, cultural, social and educational systems. To work in partnership with a broad range of professionals and organisations working with children from social care, health and the voluntary and private sector. To provide short, medium and long term interventions based on levels of complexity and chronicity utilising a wide range of evidence-based treatments. To provide services flexibly in order that they are accessible to all children and young people who need them e.g., by offering clinical sessions in various settings and localities across the borough. To provide services in a way that minimises the potential stigma for young people and their families/carers in accessing mental health care. To provide services where safeguarding children is paramount i.e., identifying safeguarding risks of various kinds and taking appropriate action. To ensure mental health needs and risks are assessed and identified. That service users requiring a service are managed within the Care Programme Approach and an appropriate treatment/care plan and risk management plan agreed. The plan is developed in partnership with and will reflect the views of service users. To provide services that are accessible to all sections of the local community and work towards overcoming barriers for young people from black and ethnic minorities and other marginalised and vulnerable groups in accessing CAMHS, including looked after and adopted children. To provide a safe and smooth transition to adult services for young people requiring ongoing mental health interventions and care. To arrange appropriate access to inpatient care as required, to maintain a relationship with the young person, work collaboratively with the inpatient provider and work proactively to facilitate safe discharge to the community. To systematically obtain service user feedback and where possible to involve service users in service development. To work with young people, families and carers to ensure they are given the information and guidance they need throughout their care. To work towards achieving the priorities as set out in Bexley Children and Young Peoples Plan.
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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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
