Job summary
- Main area
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 09.00-17.00)
- Job ref
- 267-OC6462679
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maple House, Slade site
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum/pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Oxford
Band 6
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
In this role, you will have the opportunity to join the Neurodevelopmental Conditions (NDC) Service within Oxfordshire's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).
The function of the Neurodevelopmental Conditions (NDC) pathway is to ensure that presentation of the emotional and mental health needs of children and young people with suspected or identified neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism and ADHD are appropriately met, with the aim of increasing ability to manage these long term conditions, and reducing the likelihood of long-term mental health problems. The service is delivered by a multi-disciplinary team who can deliver a range of evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
We have a reputation for being creative, innovative, forward thinking, dynamic and research led. As a service we work closely with Oxford University to lead on research opportunities. With the support of NHS England the NDC service are currently developing a new diagnostic ASD Adolescent assessment tool. The project will continue for another year to complete phase 2, which will include data analysis of the tool and working towards publication.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you'll manage and lead on delivering the care for an agreed case load of patients, support with providing interventions based on core professional skills, and join the multi-disciplinary assessment clinic model of the NDC.
You'll also be providing duty cover for the team as a point of contact for urgent issues for the young people and their families, and offer follow up to the young people who require ongoing treatment and support.
Working for our organisation
The wellbeing of our Administrative and Clinical staff is top of our agenda; we have an active Wellbeing Team and regular opportunities for staff support. We have a strong ethos of collaboration, shared reflection and team working.
The Oxford NDC CAMHS Service covers a diverse catchment area, that is both rural and urban. Our main office sits on the Slade site in Oxford, which is conveniently situated 1 mile from the A34 and 5 miles from the M40.
Oxfordshire is a wonderful place to live, whether you are looking for outdoor adventures that could include walking along the River Thames path, joining one of the many watersport clubs, walking/cycling across the Ridgeway, enjoying a coffee in Henley on Thames, enjoying the shopping and social experience of the newly built Westgate Centre in Oxford or taking advantage of all the history that Oxford City has to offer. Oxfordshire is perfectly situation to be 1 hour from Birmingham, 1 hour from London and only 1 hour from the coast.
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”
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To support the Clinical Lead with the co-ordination and delivery of the assessment and treatment service for children and young people, involving family members and others involved in the young person's care and take an active role in formulation.
- To undertake and manage a specific caseload of young people, completing all required documentation including risk assessment and care plans. Be responsible for implementing and co-ordinating a range of interventions for Children, young people and families.
- Managing and prioritising clinical time and case load effectively. Compile written reports as required, and to generate and maintain accurate treatment records on paper and electronically in each patient’s file which are stored securely.
- To work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team within CAMHS Neuropsychiatry, CAMHS NDC Team and the wider CAMHS service.
- To participate in regular supervision/case management and the locally agreed appraisal process. -Commitment to lifelong learning through ongoing professional and career development.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN or RN. Occupational Therapist with HCPC Registration or Social Worker with HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
- Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma. CAMHS experience desirable. Mental Health Qualification desirable
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise the performance of self and others.
- Ability to organise own time and diary and that of junior staff and learners
- Commitment to client centred, non-discriminatory practice
- Commitment to lifelong learning
- Willingness to be flexible
- To be I.T competent
Desirable criteria
- Skills in spreadsheets and other office applications
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children and young people who have mental illness and their families and carers.
Desirable criteria
- To have experience of supervising student placements. Experience of mentoring and clinical supervision of others
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracy Oliver-Browne
- Job title
- Clinical Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 902400
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