Mental Health Practitioner NEW Melksham Posted today £31,049 - £37,796 per annum Band 5

Oxford Health; Melksham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in Melksham is seeking a full-time Mental Health Practitioner. This role involves supporting children, young people, and families by managing referrals within the CAMHS framework. Candidates should have a professional registration and experience working in CAMHS. The position offers a supportive team environment with training opportunities and a hybrid working model, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.

Benefits

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Qualifications

• Registered RMN, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker.
• Experience working within CAMHS.
• Experience in triage duty or referral screening.

Responsibilities

• Join the SPA team to manage all referrals for children and young people.
• Conduct phone consultations for families and referrers.
• Collaborate with families to promote wellbeing.

Skills

Experience of working in CAMHS

Ability to work autonomously

Understanding of Risk Assessment

Education

Professionally recognised registration (RMN, OT or Social Worker)

Job description

Are you a registered RMN, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker seeking a rewarding new challenge?

Join our CAMHS Single Point of Access team as a full time Mental health Practitioner and be the first step in helping children, young people, and families get the right support at the right time.

“Be the voice that makes the first call count – join us in transforming how families get support from the very start.”

With new funding, we’re enhancing how we support families. Rather than sending signposting letters, we’ll now call every family to offer personalised advice and connect them with the right help. Join our growing team and make a difference from the very first conversation. You'll be joining an established and supportive multi-disciplinary team offering an extended period of induction and the flexibility of hybrid working and will receive regular managerial, clinical, peer and safeguarding supervision and the many training opportunities on offer through Oxford Health Foundation Trust.

With the national focus on improving services for children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing, there has never been a better time to join and make a positive difference to children and young people’s life chances.

We welcome applicants from a variety of clinical backgrounds and levels of experience - provided you are professionally registered and have a degree of experience working within CAMHS, we want to hear from you!

We are based in Melksham and work Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join the SPA team who are responsible for all referrals and enquiries for children and young people (CYP) across Banes AND Wiltshire CAMHS teams. The SPA team is instrumental in gathering more information and co-ordinating the appropriate care at the right time by the right service/pathway.

Supporting the Clinical Team Manager and SPA Practitioners to manage all requests for service, to ensure children, young people and families receive timely access to the right help they need according to their mental health and wellbeing needs.

To undertake phone consultations to children, young people, families and other referrers.

Work collaboratively with parents/families/carers to promote the emotional and physical wellbeing of the child/young person.

Assessing risk in collaboration with children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties, significant others, and other workers/professionals, alongside use of own professional judgment and team processes.

Identifying and engaging with practitioners with specialist knowledge to support decision making.

Confidently signpost to other appropriate resources within the community.

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 please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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”

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 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professionally recognised registration (RMN, OT or Social Worker)

Experience

• Experience of working in CAMHS
• Working in triage duty or referral screening, involving clinical decision making
• Ability to work autonomously

Knowledge

• Understanding of and the use of Risk Assessment in a Mental Health setting.