Senior Mental Health Worker - Nurse/Social Worker/OT- Oxford
Oxford Health NHS Trust
Banbury, OX16 2EZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
20 October 2026
1 day leftJob description
Are you a confident, registered clinician ready to support young people and families as part of the Early Intervention offer for mental health service...
- Carry out high-quality, needs-led mental health assessments and treatment interventions for children and young people within an early intervention framework.
- Work collaboratively with internal CAMHS teams and external agencies such as schools, healthcare providers, and local authorities to ensure joined-up, effective support.
- Provide consultation, training, and supervision to colleagues and other professionals to support early identification and timely intervention in young people's mental health.
- Contribute to service development and clinical governance through audits, evidence-based resource creation, research activity, and quality assurance processes.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.
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.
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
Qualification
Essential: - Mental Health or equivalent professional health qualification- e.g. Occupational Therapist, Nurse or Social Worker
Desirable: - Clinically relevant knowledge acquired through post qualifying training
Skills
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding risk assessment
- Knowledge and understanding of mental health risk assessment
- To have ability to organise own time and manage work load, and that of junior staff / learners, in relation to service needs and priorities
Desirable: - To work autonomously within the team
Experience
Essential: - Experience of working with children and young people who have mental health difficulties.
Desirable: - Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people or adults with mental health difficulties
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
8 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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