Mental Health Practitioner

Description

Are you a registered Mental Health Nurse or Social Worker seeking a new challenge?A fantastic full time Mental Health Practitioner opportunity has arisen to join the South Oxfordshire CAMHS community team.

The role will undertake assessments and provide brief, evidence-based interventions to children and young people as part of the iThrive model.

To work with partner agencies including schools and social care to support their understanding of the emotional and mental health needs of children and young people.

In this role, you will work across brief and longer-term work, delivering the iThrive model working closely with colleagues within other parts of the CAMHS service. They will liaise with wider CAMHS and a range of external agencies such as Children’s Social Care, Education, Youth Offending Services, Police, young people’s substance misuse services, GP’s, and adult mental health services and attend to meetings as necessary. You will offer initial assessments and brief interventions for children, adolescents and their families and carry a caseload of more complex cases.

• Initial assessment of children and adolescents where there is suspected mental illness.
• Responsible for implementing and coordinating a range of evidence-based interventions which will support the young person’s recovery and hold a caseload within the team.
• Liaison with partner agency colleagues providing mental health expertise, pre- referral consultation and training.
• Taking part in duty which involves responding to, offering support and signposting to concerned Young People, families and professionals when there has been a change in presentation whilst open to the service.
• Work collaboratively with parents/families/carers to promote the emotional and physical wellbeing of the young person.

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: Edna Witsch Job title: Deputy Team Manager Email address: [contact hidden] Telephone number: [contact hidden]