# Senior Support Worker - Crisis and Home Treatment - Melksham > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-support-worker-crisis-and-home-treatment-melksham/36198ac7-7eac-475f-a4d3-6f667efe9277 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-support-worker-crisis-and-home-treatment-melksham/36198ac7-7eac-475f-a4d3-6f667efe9277.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Oxford - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T12:21:49.948Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Melksham/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Child_Adolescent_Mental_Health/Child_Adolescent_Mental_Health-v8052175 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8052175?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Do you want to be part of a service that offers intensive, personally tailored mental health support for children and young people? We are looking for enthusiastic, caring individuals with a passion for working with young people with mental health difficulties to join our exciting new CAMHS Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service (CAHTS).  Following new investment, we are proud to be developing a needs led service based on the i-Thrive model. This will be a service consistent with the nationally defined Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team clinical model. Accessibility, responsiveness and excellence in care, with the highest regard for service experience will be at the heart of the service. Check us out on YouTube: BSW RECRUITMENT - YouTube Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required. ### Main duties of the job Based in Melksham,  you would be part of a thriving multidisciplinary team who work closely together and support each other.  We would welcome applications from clinicians with some experience of working with children or adults with mental health difficulties. You will: - To provide meal supports for children and young people with an eating disorder, under the direction of the eating disorder service care coordinator. - To prepare psychoeducational material for children, young people and their families, and for use of other agencies’ staff, under the supervision of a qualified clinician in the team. - To prepare and organise materials for therapeutic input, under the supervision of a qualified clinician in the team. The post holder will be required to participate in a flexible working pattern within the multidisciplinary team to provide cover for a core day 9am-5pm Monday-Friday and 10am-6pm Saturday –Sunday and Bank Holidays. Please note: the responsibilities of this role are subject to change pending the evaluation of the job description ### 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 Do you want to be part of a service that offers intensive, personally tailored mental health support for children and young people? We are looking for enthusiastic, caring individuals with a passion for working with young people with mental health difficulties to join our exciting new CAMHS Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Service (CAHTS). Following new investment, we are proud to be developing a needs led service based on the i-Thrive model. This will be a service consistent with the nationally defined Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team clinical model. Accessibility, responsiveness and excellence in care, with the highest regard for service experience will be at the heart of the service. Check us out on YouTube: BSW RECRUITMENT - YouTube Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required. ## Job Description Based in Melksham, you would be part of a thriving multidisciplinary team who work closely together and support each other. We would welcome applications from clinicians with some experience of working with children or adults with mental health difficulties. You will: To provide meal supports for children and young people with an eating disorder, under the direction of the eating disorder service care coordinator. To prepare psychoeducational material for children, young people and their families, and for use of other agencies’ staff, under the supervision of a qualified clinician in the team. To prepare and organise materials for therapeutic input, under the supervision of a qualified clinician in the team. The post holder will be required to participate in a flexible working pattern within the multidisciplinary team to provide cover for a core day 9am-5pm Monday-Friday and 10am-6pm Saturday –Sunday and Bank Holidays. Please note: the responsibilities of this role are subject to change pending the evaluation of the job description ## 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** - An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people with mental health problems. **Desirable** - Knowledge of the developmenKnowledge of the developmental emotional challenges for children and young people. tal emotional challenges for children and young people. ### experience **Essential** - Experience of working with service users with mental health difficulties. **Desirable** - Experience of working as a support worker or an assistant psychologist. - Experience of working with children and adolescents. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Five GCSE’s at grade C/level 5 **Desirable** - CPD in the area of children and young people’s mental health. ## Documents - [jd & ps (pdf, 201.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341673) - [job risks and oh tasks (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10341674) - [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.