Senior Mental Health Practitioner

Oxford Health; Swindon; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Swindon seeks a full-time Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join its specialist team for young people with eating disorders. Ideal candidates are qualified Nurses or Occupational Therapists with experience in this area. Responsibilities include assessment, care coordination, and providing support in a flexible working pattern. The role offers extensive professional development opportunities and benefits like annual leave, pension scheme, and various wellness programs.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS discounts

Access to tailored learning and development

Competitive pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience as a Band 5 mental health professional.
• Experience with children and young people with eating disorders.
• Knowledge of mental health practices.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with medical staff to implement care plans.
• Undertake care co-ordinator role for open cases.
• Provide effective assessment and review of care needs.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients.

Skills

Experience working with young people

Compassionate interpersonal skills

Risk assessment and management skills

Knowledge of mental health

Education

Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist qualification

Current registration with NMC or HCPC

Job description

Job overview

Are you looking for a role where you can make a real difference to the lives of young people with an eating disorder?

We are looking for a full-time Senior Mental Health Practitioner - you may be a Nurse or Occupational Therapist who has experience in working with eating disorders to come and join our specialist eating disorder team at Swindon Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

Swindon CAMHS is a multidisciplinary team; we are passionate about providing evidenced based care to young people and their families in the community, working in partnership with other agencies.

Your role will be within The Eating Disorders Service (TEDS), supporting young people and families/carers with eating disorders in the community.

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We are a highly supportive team, committed to your supervision and development; there's a wide range of development available and you would have access to a full range of internal and external training opportunities to enhance your existing skills and develop new ones. For example, we can offer training around CBT-E / FT-AN.

Although you'd be based within TEDS, we'll offer you liaison and duty responsibilities so you can continue to work with children and young people with a variety of mental health conditions.

You will need to be able to travel to access different appointments within the community.

Main duties of the job

• Liaison and collaborative working with colleagues within the TEDS teams, but also with medical, nursing and dietetic colleagues in the general hospital in Swindon. This will include ensuring implementation of TEDS care plans for children and young people whilst on the wards in the hospital and providing advice to hospital staff.
• Undertake a care co‑ordinator role for children and young people open to the team and work collaboratively with young people, their families and wider care team in the context of their environment.
• Providing effective assessment, planning and review of care needs using the CPA process.
• Establishing, maintaining and ending purposeful, therapeutic relationships with children and young people experiencing severe mental health difficulties.
• Using knowledge of psychological therapies, for example CBT, DBT and Solution Focused approaches.
• Providing time‑limited intervention, identifying appropriate discharge goals and working positively with risk using own professional judgement and team processes.

You will participate in a flexible working pattern within the multi‑disciplinary team to provide cover for a core working day 8am-8pm Monday-Friday and 10am-6pm Saturday –Sunday and Bank Holidays. The role includes covering the on call rota outside of these hours on a rota basis. We have a robust system of support available for out of hours and on call working through Team Manager and Psychiatry On Call colleagues.

Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

If you have any questions about the role or would like to find out more about our team, please get in touch with Tori Mitchell Clinical Team Manager or Jennifer Davis Clinical Lead for Eating Disorders on 01865 903422.

Person specification

Relevant Qualification

Essential criteria

• Relevant professional mental health qualification - Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist
• Current registration with relevant professional body – NMC & HCPC

Experience/Skills

Essential criteria

• Experience as a Band 5, or equivalent, Mental Health professional
• Experience in working with Children and young people with eating disorders, either as part of a dedicated eating disorder service, community CAMHS team or inpatient unit.
• Knowledge of mental health

Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills

Essential criteria

• Compassionate - Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with patients, carers and relatives remaining sensitive and empathetic.
• Listens to others’ views respecting and valuing individual patient needs.
• Risk assessment and management skills, particularly in relation to Safeguarding children and young people

Documents to Download

JD&PS - Band 6 SMHP TEDS (PDF, 456.4KB)

Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)

Recruiter Contact Details

Name: Tori Mitchell

Title: Clinical Team Manager

Telephone: [phone]