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Senior Mental Health Worker

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Oxford, United Kingdom Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

Are you a problem solver? 

Can you remain calm under pressure?

Do you thrive in a dynamic environment? 

If so, Oxfordshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Single Point of Access (SPA) could be for you We are looking for applicants with clinical experience of working within mental health and/or with Children and Families, to join our SPA Team. 

The SPA is the initial contact for all children, young people, families and professionals wishing to contact Oxfordshire CAMHS. Our team provides consultation, promoting self help approach where appropriate, giving support, advice and expertise. When required the team will identify the appropriate CAMHS pathway to provide assessment.

The aim is to make it easier to access the most appropriate help, working closely with Children’s social care, GPs, School and Health referrers, as well as local charitable services. 

We welcome applicants from Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social work, with clinically relevant knowledge acquired through post qualifying training and/or experience. We would also welcome applications for individuals suitable for a developmental role from Band 5 into a Band 6. 

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will be responsible for providing telephone clinical support to parents, carers and professionals supporting children with their mental health needs.

You will support the triage process, promoting positive mental health within the children’s workforce. Using specialist knowledge, and alongside the Senior SPA Practitioners, you will be responsible for determining when intervention from CAMHS is clinically indicated.

Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The general requirement for full time working is to work 7.5hrs per day, to be worked between SPA’s opening hours of Monday – Friday 9am - 5pm and our service is closed on Bank Holidays.

Our base is at Raglan House in Cowley, Oxford. 

As an organisation we offer flexibility in terms of hours and work base. 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.

We pride ourselves on staff development and have successfully recruited and retained a number of our team members via developmental posts.

We have a strong team ethic in the SPA, with all team members contributing towards a tailored care plan for each of our patients. SPA are also the proud owners of a staff recognition award Come and join us 

Person specification

Qualification

Essential criteria

Mental Health or equivalent professional health qualification- e.g. Occupational Therapist, Nurse or Social Worker

Desirable criteria

Clinically relevant knowledge acquired through post qualifying training

Skills

Essential criteria

Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding risk assessment Knowledge and understanding of mental health risk assessment To have ability to organise own time and manage work load, and that of junior staff / learners, in relation to service needs and priorities

Desirable criteria

To work autonomously within the team

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working with children and young people who have mental health difficulties.

Desirable criteria

Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people or adults with mental health difficulties All new starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process, aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments. Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role. We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.  We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent. Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing