With a big national focus on improving services for children and young people's mental health and wellbeing, there has never been a better time to join Oxford Health Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and make a positive difference to children and young people's life chances.
You might be a Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker interested in joining our Eating Disorders Service based in Oxfordshire.
You will deliver a high quality, comprehensive service for children, young people and their families who have an Eating Disorder. This is a varied and rewarding role within a highly supportive team - we have a strong ethos around staff well-being - where clinical supervision and CPD are priorities for the service. We offer robust clinical and caseload supervision to facilitate a supportive working environment.
Main duties of the job
As a Senior Mental Health Practitioner you will be responsible for initial assessments, delivery and evaluation of care and providing psycho-educational advice and practical support to young people and their families by drawing on evidence-based interventions and using a collaborative, recovery-focused approach.
Risk assessment and management including the need for positive risk taking is an important part of the role. You will contribute to the clinical leadership of the team, providing supervision for other team members and participate in the team service development and evaluation.
About us
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
* 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
Job responsibilities
We know how important a work-life balance is, so we are happy to consider arranging part-time hours.
If you have any questions or queries about the role, please contact Lauren Robinson on Lauren.Robinson@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk or 01865 904708.
Person Specification
Qualification
* Current registration with relevant professional body: NMC, HCPC
* Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
* Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people or adults with mental illness.
* Experience of mentoring
* Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community
Knowledge and further training/skills
* Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
* Ability to manage case load and act as care coordinator for clients on case list
* Ability to work as part of a team and independently
* A positive approach to working with children, adolescents and families
* Experience of working within a multicultural framework
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.
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum/pro-rata
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