# Senior Mental Health Worker - Nurse/Social Worker/OT- Oxford > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-mental-health-worker-nursesocial-workerot-oxford/c824ab40-2b84-4cc7-95a1-68d110dbbf4e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-mental-health-worker-nursesocial-workerot-oxford/c824ab40-2b84-4cc7-95a1-68d110dbbf4e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Oxford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Part time hours considered) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-21T15:51:14.245Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Banbury/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Child_Adolescent_Mental_Health_Services_Getting_Help/Child_Adolescent_Mental_Health_Services_Getting_Help-v8015686 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8015686?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you a confident, registered clinician ready to support young people and families as part of the Early Intervention offer for mental health services? We are seeking a full time Senior Mental Health Worker to join the Getting Help CAMHS Team, as we are undergoing CAMHS transformation work, combining Getting Help and MHST to form a comprehensive CAMHS early intervention service in Oxfordshire. The Getting help and MHSTs are managed through the CAMHS service to provide ‘getting help’ as identified within the iThrive model of CAMHS.  Developing MHSTs are a key part of the Oxford Health’s Long-Term Plan for Children & Young People. You’ll be registered in a relevant field such as nursing, occupational therapy or social work, with strong communication skills and an understanding of CAMHS. Experience in multi-agency working is key. Join us to help to provide comprehensive and high quality Early Intervention services in Oxfordshire. ### Main duties of the job - 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. ### 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. ## Job Details Are you a confident, registered clinician ready to support young people and families as part of the Early Intervention offer for mental health services? We are seeking a full time Senior Mental Health Worker to join the Getting Help CAMHS Team, as we are undergoing CAMHS transformation work, combining Getting Help and MHST to form a comprehensive CAMHS early intervention service in Oxfordshire. The Getting help and MHSTs are managed through the CAMHS service to provide ‘getting help’ as identified within the iThrive model of CAMHS.  Developing MHSTs are a key part of the Oxford Health’s Long-Term Plan for Children & Young People. You’ll be registered in a relevant field such as nursing, occupational therapy or social work, with strong communication skills and an understanding of CAMHS. Experience in multi-agency working is key. Join us to help to provide comprehensive and high quality Early Intervention services in Oxfordshire. ## Job Description Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties. ## 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 ### 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 ### 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 ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 266.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10301633) - [oh form (pdf, 310.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10301632) - [spa organisational chart (pdf, 384.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10301631) - [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.