Mental Health Practitioner - Melksham

Job summary

*Open to newly qualified and experienced practitioners *

If you are a Mental Health, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker, and you are passionate about child and adolescent mental health, then we would love to hear from you!

With a big national focus on improving services for children and young people's mental health and wellbeing, there has never been a better time to join Oxford Health Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Melksham, and make a positive difference to children and young people's life chances.

In this role, you will work in Melksham CAMHS teams to deliver a high quality, comprehensive mental health service for children, young people and their families who are experiencing mental health difficulties.

We're a welcoming and supportive team, and we offer a number of training and development opportunities.

Please note that we are conducting interviews on a face to face basis and we will need you to be available to interview on site for this role.

Main duties of the job

As a Mental Health Practitioner you will be responsible for initial assessment, delivery and evaluation of care and provide psycho-educational advice and practical support to young people and their families by drawing on evidence- based interventions and using a collaborative, recovery focused approach. Risk assessment and management including the need for positive risk taking is an important part of the role.

We predominantly offer short term, goal- based interventions for young people who need more support than that available from first line services, such as school nurses or school counsellors.

You will have the opportunity to make an active and meaningful contribution to our exciting service modernisation and redesign that is based on the i-Thrive model, ensuring children and young people get the right support, at the right time, in the right place, from individuals with the right skills.Liaison, advice and consultation with wider CAMHS, colleagues in Children Services and a range of external agencies such as Children's Social Care, Education, Youth Offending Services and Police is central to the role.

About us

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

Vacancy for 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"

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Melksham Community Hospital

Spa road

Melksham

SN12 7NZ

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Melksham Community Hospital

Spa road

Melksham

SN12 7NZ

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

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