Job overview
Following new investment we are enhancing our offer for children and young people through development of a high quality specialist therapeutic service to children and young people (CYP) who have experienced significant trauma and are presenting with moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
We are recruiting into a number of Band 8a posts across BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) with various hours available in Keynsham, Marlborough, Melksham, Salisbury and Swindon.
We are looking for multi-disciplinary professionals from the following backgrounds ; Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Clinical Psychologist, Family and Systemic Therapist and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist; who will be able to work with children, young people and families/carers from a wide range of social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds
You will understand how equality and diversity issues may intersect in different ways with our models of engagement, assessment, treatment and be able to work sensitively to try to overcome potential barriers this may present.
Our Child and Adolescent Mental Health teams work together to provide support, treatment, advice and signposting to children, young people and their families/carers, including the facilitation of short term interventions up to long term interventions and crisis care.
Please note this role is currently going through NHS agenda for change job matching so the salary could be subject to change.
Main duties of the job
You will provide specialist assessments of children and young people with complex trauma and moderate to severe mental health needs, employing research-based models to formulate and implement plans with individuals, families and carers. This role will work within a multi-disciplinary team alongside a range of professionals such as Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists, Systemic and Family Therapists, Nurses, Occupational Therapists and Social Workers and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists.
You will work autonomously in ways which are sensitive to the needs of CYP and families from a wide range of racial, cultural and religious backgrounds.
This role requires you being able to demonstrate evidence of an anti-oppressive approach at the heart of your practice and to challenge, when needed, oppressive and/ or discriminatory issues that are relevant to the children, young people and families we work with, as well as within the system, or that impact on colleagues.
Working for our organisation
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”
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:
1. Excellent opportunities for career progression
2. Individual and Trust wide learning and development
3. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
4. NHS Discount
5. Pension scheme
6. Lease car scheme
7. Employee Assistance Programme
8. Mental Health First Aiders
9. Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
10. Staff networking and support groups
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role will:
11. Provide clinical, evidence based care and treatment, according to expertise.
12. Offer direct clinical work and alongside this consultation and supervision to support the work of other staff.
13. Work autonomously within professional guidelines and the overall framework of the team’s policies and procedures.
14. Utilise research skills for audit, and contribute to research and training within the areas served by the teams and service.
15. Be involved in service developments.
16. Work closely with the other Specialist Trauma Therapists and In-reach Clinical Specialists across BSW to achieve timely access to appropriate consultation and intervention for this group of CYP.
We are hugely committed to investing in our staff. Part of this commitment is our unique BSW training strategy. You will be able to access our comprehensive CAMHS training programmes, specifically adapted to you and your role.
We will work with you to identify any learning and development needs, as well facilitate your access to high quality management supervision to maintain your skills gained from this training. This will equip you to be the best you can be in your role, whilst also helping you to focus on your future and career development.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
17. Registered RMN, OT, Social Worker or Psychological Therapist
18. Advanced clinical skills/therapeutic skills in trauma, acute mental health presentations and risk management
19. Specialist training and experience of delivering an evidence based or evidence informed trauma intervention e.g. VIG, EMDR, Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, TF-CBT, NET, MBT, Specialist Sensory Training etc
20. Continuing registration with body overseeing practice of core mental health profession, e.g. NMC, SWE, HCPC, etc
Desirable criteria
21. Educated to PhD level, Non- medical prescribing qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
22. Experience of working with CYP who have experienced significant trauma
23. Formal leadership skills and experience
24. Prior involvement in research
Desirable criteria
25. Published papers
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential criteria
26. Evidence of contribution to policy, protocols and patient care pathway development
27. Experience of teaching, facilitating and formal training course planning/management at undergraduate and post- graduate levels
28. Evidence of involvement in innovative practice or service developments
29. Evidence of involvement in strategic level decision-making
30. All new starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process, aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale
31. Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
32. Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
33. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
34. We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
35. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
36. Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
37. Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing