18 Oct
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford
Job description
Job overview
We, in Horizon, are a Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS), working with children and young people experiencing distress as a result of sexual harm.
There is no doubt that working in mental health, and particularly with sexual harm, can be challenging, but it can also be a hugely rewarding, and fulfilling experience, where you can make a real difference.
We are looking to recruit a qualified and enthusiastic Mental Health Practitioner for 4 days per week - you may be a Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist / CBT Therapist.
We offer an opportunity for hybrid working (working from office base for 2 days a week, including a Thursday as this is currently our team day)
and also some flexibility with hours (8am - 6pm) in alignment with service need - we know how important a good work / life balance is.
Our main base is at Maple House, The Slade, Oxford, and we cover the county of Oxfordshire.
We are a small, supportive multidisciplinary team, who work alongside other professionals to support young people and families who have been affected by sexual harm.
We work hard to ensure high quality patient centred care is in place and that our staff are supported in their roles and encouraged to develop.
Main duties of the job
We offer different levels of intervention, including advice and consultation with other professionals, assessments and we work directly with young people and / or their families using a range of trauma focused psychological therapies.
We take a formulation-based’ approach to find a way of helping that is both evidence-based and specific to the needs and goals of the young person.
As a member of our team,
you will receive ongoing support and development to enhance the care that you provide. Expertise gained through these experiences will enhance your professional and personal growth.
We also regularly provide training and supervision on trauma informed care and practice to other professionals - there's plenty of opportunity to share learning!
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the candidate guide to making an application which is attached to all roles.
Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid)
and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.
As a Trust we provide 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."
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include :
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount
- Pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In this role, one of your key responsibilities will include offering psychological therapy including trauma focused interventions for children who have experienced sexual harm
You will also work together with other agencies to jointly develop clear Care Plans to mitigate risks and vulnerabilities across the child / young person context and strength and any protective factors
You will work within a vibrant,
enthusiastic and supportive team with regular clinical and management supervision.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Professional qualification in Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, or Occupational Therapy e.g. RMN, Dip SW, Applied Psychology
Experience
Essential criteria
Post qualification experience of working with young people with mental health and emotional difficulties in community or other settings
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise the performance of self and others.
- Ability to maintain effective working relationships with relevant parties
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work meaningfully across agencies.
- All new starters have a thorough induction process,
both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
- 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
▶️ Mental Health Practitioner - OT - Horizon - Oxford
🖊️ Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
📍 Oxford