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

Are you dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people?

Do you thrive in environments where you can help to deliver impactful, short-term interventions?

We’re looking for an enthusiastic Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to join the Crisis and Home Treatment Service (CAHTS), embedded within the Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), are looking for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join us, based in Salisbury.

We work closely alongside and liaise with the Getting More Help Teams on supporting children, young people (CYP) and their families experiencing complex mental health needs.

Our CYP might be at risk of inpatient hospital admission or transitioning out of inpatient care; our role is to provide intensive, short-term support within the community. No two days are the same, with plenty of variety and autonomy in the role, and lots of opportunities for learning.

In CAHTS, we’re committed to delivering a high quality, comprehensive mental health service for children, young people and their families who are experiencing additional mental health needs.

Children and Young people within our service are often experiencing an increased level of mental health needs, including exhibiting increased risk behaviours. Whilst this can sometimes feel daunting, we have a strong multi-disciplinary leadership team who are responsive to the needs of the team.

• Support CYP and their families with psycho-social education
• Provide practical support, drawing upon evidence-based interventions such as DBT informed coping skills, solution focused therapy, CBT or compassion focused therapy.
• Liaison, advice and consultation with wider CAMHS, colleagues in Children Services and a range of external agencies such as Children’s Social Care, Education and many more

Be responsible for the delivery of time limited, short term interventions to address emotional and mental health needs of young people in crisis, with the aim of reducing longer term mental health problems.

Despite the service's core hours being 9am-5pm, we occasionally request that you participate in a flexible working pattern within the team, to provide cover within the hours of 8am-8pm Monday-Friday, to meet the needs of our young people. The team operates 10am-6pm Saturday – Sunday and Bank Holidays.

You will also participate in covering the service’s 24 hour on call service on a rota basis.

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
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)

Staff networking and support groups

NHS Discount

Mental Health First Aiders

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clare Fry Job title: Clinical Team Manager Email address: Clare.Fry@oxfordhealth.hs.uk Telephone number: 07785 663323

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

If you are a newly qualified professional you are unsure about applying, please do get in touch. as we would be happy to discuss a Band 5 - Band 6 preceptorship.