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Job overview
Are you a qualified mental heath professional seeking a new challenge with more ownership and an opportunity to develop?
A full-time opportunity has arisen to join the community CAMHS team for South Oxfordshire. We are seeking a Senior Mental Heath Practitioner to join a multi-discipline team who support children and young people with moderate to severe mental illness.
This would be a great role for someone with excellent band 5 experience who is ready for their next step up to a band 6 role or someone already at a band 6 role wanting to broaden their experience.
Main duties of the job
- Collaboratively assess, plan and provide evidence-based treatment programmes for children and young people referred to the Oxfordshire CAMHS Getting More Help team.
- Take responsibility for an agreed clinical caseload, involving key working and providing therapeutic interventions.
- Develop and maintain relevant and evidence-based therapeutic activities as appropriate to the patient’s needs.
- Work closely with a range of agencies including, social care, schools, other CAMHS teams, to meet the needs of children and young people to work collaboratively to develop/provide integrated services.
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
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of assessing mental illness and providing treatment
Desirable
- Enhanced knowledge of specific treatments within CAMHS and experience in implementing these in practice
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within mental health settings including working with Children and Young People
Desirable
- Direct experience of working within CAMHS
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualification either RMN/OT/Social Work
Desirable
- Higher education such as masters
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This advert is for Senior Mental Health Practitioner with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Mental health professionals role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 30 Jul 2026.
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