Senior Practitioner - Nurse/Social Worker/OT - Oxfordshire

Are you a registered Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Nurse looking for a new challenge in children’s mental health?

Join the Oxon CAMHS Single Point of Access (SPA) team—the first contact for young people, families and professionals. We offer consultation, advice, and help guide referrals to the right support.

We’re looking for team players with mental health experience who thrive under pressure and enjoy problem solving.

This is a great step into a senior role, with strong induction, supervision, flexible working, and a supportive team culture focused on wellbeing and work-life balance.

We'll provide you with a comprehensive induction programme, including shadowing opportunities to fully support the post holder in the role. The team supports and delivers regular managerial, clinical, and safeguarding supervision to build confidence, competence and commitment to developing self and the role, so there's plenty of opportunities to share learning and expertise.

We offer flexibility in terms of hours and work base. We recognise the importance of a healthy work life balance and would be open to hybrid working.

We pride ourselves on embedding team cohesion, support and appreciation opportunities over the working week, to support us all in the hard work we deliver. There is excellent work/life balance and ensure we look after staff’s wellbeing.

• To promote the mental and emotional health of children, young people, and families in the community. Understanding their needs, identifying risk and support the family in accessing appropriate services.
• To prevent more serious mental health problems in children and young people by early identification of the development of mental health problems.
• To have a wide range of knowledge in approaches to communicating and managing care with families, children and young people.
• To have excellent communication skills and to be able to promote integrated healthcare working internally and externally.
  
  

What We Are Looking For

• Experience of working with children and young people in a variety of settings
• Experience of work within a multi-disciplinary team and with multi-agency professionals
• The ability to relate and provide accessible services to a diverse community
• The ability to adapt to the fast-paced nature of SPA work, with good IT and computer recording skills to navigate between the various IT systems within CAMHS and the local authority.
• Knowledge and skills in risk assessment, management and safeguarding
• Be able to deliver a range of evidence-based interventions
  
  

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
• Competitive pension scheme
• 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
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Anna Hurst Job title: Clinical Team Manager Email address: anna.hurst@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01865 902515

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.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.