Job summary
This is an exciting time of growth and change within the Oxford Health NHS Trust as our Mental Help Support Teams (MHST ) Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) are currently working collaboratively with children and young people, and partners to deliver the Governments Programme for mental health support to be available in schools.
To support the operational delivery of our Mental Health Support Teams, we are looking to recruit a Supervisor to be based in Oxford City to cover a maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
On a day-to-day basis, you will be overseeing the workload of EMHPs, conducting both Case Management and Clinical Skills supervision, as well as holding a small caseload of patients yourself.
Typical tasks within this might include reviewing suitability for treatment within the MHST, gathering information and facilitating onward referrals, and liaising with schools as part of the wider MHST.
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
Some of your responsibilities:
To be trained and confident in the use of CYP IAPT principles, evidence based interventions and routine outcome measures.
To manage a defined caseload of children and young people presenting with emotional health and wellbeing difficulties in schools
To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages / programmes for children and young people and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy.
To provide day to day clinical and supervisory support for the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP).
To provide specialist mental health advice, consultation and signposted using an outcome based triage model, to schools.
To provide training to schools staff, parents and carers in conjunction with colleagues.
Within schools actively promote the whole school based approach to developing and maintaining emotional health and well-being.
To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support.
If you have any questions or queries regarding the role, or our team, please get in contact with Jo Colley (see below)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Some of your responsibilities:
To be trained and confident in the use of CYP IAPT principles, evidence based interventions and routine outcome measures.
To manage a defined caseload of children and young people presenting with emotional health and wellbeing difficulties in schools
To co-ordinate and deliver individualised care packages / programmes for children and young people and evaluate these programmes, ensuring high standards of practice in accordance with national guidelines and trust policy.
To provide day to day clinical and supervisory support for the Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHP).
To provide specialist mental health advice, consultation and signposted using an outcome based triage model, to schools.
To provide training to schools staff, parents and carers in conjunction with colleagues.
Within schools actively promote the whole school based approach to developing and maintaining emotional health and well-being.
To act as an autonomous practitioner with an understanding of own limitations and recognition of when to seek support.
If you have any questions or queries regarding the role, or our team, please get in contact with Jo Colley (see below)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate or Graduate Certificate in Brief Evidence Based Interventions for Children and Young People with Common Health Problems (CWP or EMHP) from a Health Education England (HEE) Quality Assured EMHP Training Course (prior to January 2023) or a British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited EMHP training course (January 2023 onwards).
- Post Graduate certificate for supervising low intensity CBT interventions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families, and others
- Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Working with children/young people presenting with a range of moderate mental health presentations.
- Working within a community mental health setting.
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with children/young people of all ages experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health assessments and interventions with children and families,
Desirable
- Ability to adhere to defensible documentation and provide clear reports
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate or Graduate Certificate in Brief Evidence Based Interventions for Children and Young People with Common Health Problems (CWP or EMHP) from a Health Education England (HEE) Quality Assured EMHP Training Course (prior to January 2023) or a British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited EMHP training course (January 2023 onwards).
- Post Graduate certificate for supervising low intensity CBT interventions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people, their families, and others
- Experience of working and liaising with a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders
- Working with children/young people presenting with a range of moderate mental health presentations.
- Working within a community mental health setting.
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to engage with children/young people of all ages experiencing a wide range of mental health presentations
- Ability to carry out 1:1 therapeutic mental health assessments and interventions with children and families,
Desirable
- Ability to adhere to defensible documentation and provide clear reports
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 (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (opens in a new window).
