Senior Mental Health Practitioner - OT/MH Nurse

Are you a qualified Occupational Therapist or RMN seeking a new role?

We are seeking a full-time Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our CAMHS Outreach Team, providing specialist community-based support to children and young people experiencing complex and pervasive mental health difficulties. The service works with those who may struggle to engage with traditional clinic-based provision, offering flexible and responsive care within homes, schools, and community settings.

You will hold a clinical caseload, acting as key worker, completing assessments, developing care plans, delivering evidence-based interventions, and maintaining accurate clinical records. The role requires close multidisciplinary working to ensure coordinated, high-quality care throughout the young person’s journey in mental health services.

You will contribute to the team’s Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) provision, including participation in DBT skills groups, treatment planning, and phone-coaching on a rota basis, which may include early evening hours.

Strong partnership working is essential. The role involves collaboration with families, schools, Social Care, and other CAMHS teams to ensure integrated and effective support. The post also includes involvement in service development, clinical governance, audit, and supervision of junior staff.

Ongoing professional development, supervision, and adherence to safeguarding, data protection, health and safety, and professional standards are required.

• Provide evidence‑based assessment and treatment

Deliver assessments, plan care, and provide therapeutic interventions for children and young people within Outreach CAMHS.

Manage a clinical caseload and maintain documentation

Act as key worker, review care plans, participate in meetings, and keep accurate clinical records and reports

Participate in all DBT modalities, including evening groups and the after‑hours phone‑coaching rota (17:00–20:00)

Liaise with partner agencies, contribute to service development, and engage in governance, audit, and training.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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”

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 apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emma Thompson Job title: Team Manager Email address: emma.thompson2@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07741684856