Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge within a dynamic CAMHS research clinic?

We are recruiting two Children's Wellbeing Practitioners (CWPs) to join the Oxfordshire CAMHS AnDY Research Clinic Team. The two vacancies comprise on full-time and one part-time fixed-term maternity cover positions. 

The role is based within the Anxiety and Depression in Young People (AnDY) Research Clinic (Oxford). The Clinic is a collaboration between Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, University of Oxford, and University of Reading. Its aim is to build on the success of the AnDY Research Clinic at the University of Reading by establishing a research-ready clinical service in Oxfordshire that can support research around the development, maintenance, prevention, and treatment of mental health difficulties in childhood and adolescence.

The post-holder will work within the service providing high volume, brief interventions, focusing particularly on a range of low intensity cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) based interventions, to children and young people with mild to moderate anxiety and depression.

Main duties of the job

The role is pivotal to enhancing accessibility to the CAMHS AnDY clinic by delivering  low-intensity psychological interventions for mild to moderate low  mood and anxiety disorders.

You will:

• Undertake mental health assessments of children, involving families and carers where required. This will include completing risk assessments, care plans, and GP letters, as well as liaising with other agencies such as social care and schools.
• Provide one-to-one, CBT-informed, evidence-based interventions to children and their families, both remotely and face to face across a range of community bases and support the clinics contributions towards research.

The roles will involve working closely with children, young people, families, and education settings. 

The roles are pivotal in enhancing accessibility to CAMHS by delivering low-intensity psychological interventions for mild to moderate low mood and anxiety disorders, as well as assessing the mental health needs of children and young people.

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”

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