Job Description

Join Our Team as a Consultant Mental Health Practitioner!



Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and adolescents facing complex mental health challenges? We're seeking a dedicated Consultant Mental Health Practitioner to join our Forensic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (FCAMHS) team. This is a fixed term post for 1 year with the potential to extend.



Step into a unique role within a supportive, close-knit community forensic setting, working alongside an expert team of Clinical Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Nurses, and Admin staff. Here, your work will be valued, your skills sharpened, and your impact truly meaningful.



What's in it for you?



Deliver specialist assessments and risk work rarely offered in similar roles Benefit from regular clinical supervision and reflective monthly team meetings focused on wellbeing Grow professionally in a role that blends hands-on practice with continuous learning

Who are we looking for?

Professionals qualified in Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, or Psychology with experience in mental health -- ideally with young people and a background in forensic settings. If you're organised, communicative, tech-savvy (Microsoft Office and Excel skills a must), and driven by a genuine desire to support vulnerable, marginalised youth, we want to hear from you.



Ready to take the next step in your career and make a powerful difference?



Under regular supervision you will develop skills to support and enhance the professional psychological care of clients within the service, across all sectors of care; providing consultation to other professionals and agencies, providing psychological assessment and brief psychological interventions.



You will work with colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team and so should be able to demonstrate the ability to do so. The role will also involve participation in audit, service evaluation and service development projects.



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"



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 apply) Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team Provide expert care to patients on their caseload. Providing skilled assessment, treatment, supervision and consultation within Forensic CAMHS. Provide expertise and specialist advice, supervision, guidance and consultation to other professionals Make decisions where precedents do not exist, where appropriate without recourse to others, and to advise and support colleagues where standard protocols do not apply. Draw on advanced knowledge and exercise professional skills of the highest order, some of which are likely to be highly specialist, acquired only after lengthy training, supervision and practice. Build on and maintain working relationships between the Youth Offending Services, Children's Social Care and wider CAMHS Teams.

For more information please see the attached .