Job summary
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?
Are you looking to take the leap into a leadership?
We, 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 Clinical Specialist to join us.
We work closely alongside and liaise with the Getting More Help Team on supporting children, young people (CYP) and their families experiencing complex mental health difficulties, such as anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation. 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 (e.g. schools, in CYP's homes, inpatient settings). No two days are the same, and there's plenty of variety in this role and lots of opportunities for learning.
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Main duties of the job
As a Clinical Specialist, you might be a Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Mental Health Nurse, and you'll be leading and supporting clinicians within our CAHTS team to deliver great care.
You'll provide clinical supervision, reflective practice and formulation of cases, as well as hold a small clinical caseload.
This is a senior role where you would support CAHTS staff whilst working closely with the community team manager and the wider CAMHS teams.
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.
Liaising with statutory agencies and the voluntary sector is key in this role, so you will need highly developed communication skills.
You will offer clinical supervision and be pivotal in the underpinning of practice and staff development.
We have had great feedback from staff about our model of having CAHTS staff embedded in the local CAMHS teams, such that they feel part of a wider team, giving them extended opportunities to learn new skills whilst feeling supported and safe.
Working with the CAHTS Team, and the Getting More Help Team, will provide opportunities to widen your knowledge and skills base, at the same time being supported through supervision, face to face and virtual team meetings, and regular team away days.
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics, schools and within the community, delivering care and support focused on the needs and wishes of the young person and their family.
There is scope for you to build into this role, if desired, options of clinical sessions working in: our CAMHS eating disorder service; our neurodevelopmental assessment clinic; our family therapy clinic; our DBT service; our short term therapeutic interventions pathway; or our longer term MDT interventions pathway.
We also strongly value the time for reflection. This role offers the opportunity to grow and further improve our valued peer reflection and case management meetings.
Although this role is funded for full time hours, we really understand and appreciate the need for a healthy work/life balance, so if part times hours work better for you, please get in touch with us and we can discuss!
If you have any questions about the role, the hours or the team, please do get in contact with Clare Fry, Consultant Mental Health Practitioner, [email protected] 07785 663323.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Mental Health professional qualification to degree level or equivalent
Desirable
- Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism
- Experience of offering qualified staff supervision
- Knowledge of DBT and Leadership/management qualification/training
Knowledge
Essential
- Considerable post qualifying experience in mental health
- Able to manage a caseload of children and young people with complex conditions & cases
- Experience of working with service users with mental health difficulties
Desirable
- Experience of being a Care coordinator or managing a case load
- Experience of working with children and/or young people with mental health difficulties
Skills
Essential
- Effective communicator with patients, carers & staff
- Organisational skills for own & others workload
- Good time management skills
- Good teamwork skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website .
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Address
Marlborough CAMHS
Lavington Centre
Savernake
SN8 3HL