Lead Crisis Clinician

Job summary

Do you have a core qualification in Mental health Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work, and have a passion for Mental Health?

Would you like join an experienced and highly motivated CAMHS Crisis and Home treatment team?

We are seeking Lead Clinician to join our fast paced and dynamic CAMHS Crisis and Home treatment team; We'd really like to find an enthusiastic, caring individual with significant post qualified experience working with Children & Adolescents in community a mental health setting.

CAMHS Crisis and Home treatment team work closely with other Child and Adolescent mental health services within Oxfordshire and is under the urgent care pathway provision all are provided by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Working as part of an experienced multidisciplinary team you will be delivering high quality care and inputting into clinical pathway developments, as well as contributing to the assessment and treatment of young people who have presented to the CAMHS Crisis and Home treatment team.

There will also be opportunity to receive further training and frequent high-quality supervision.

This post covers all the Oxfordshire area and applicants must have the ability to travel independently.

Main duties of the job

• Work as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, delivering and evaluating intensive community treatment for children and young people in Oxfordshire, experiencing a mental health crisis.
• The role will involve leading the team, in agreed areas of service development and will require proactive thinking and initiative.
• This will involve holding your own caseload of patients to support the delivery of evidenced based interventions for wide range of presenting difficulties.

Clinicians will receive internal and external training and frequent high-quality supervision.

About us

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:

o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Details

Date posted

20 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-OC7613312

Job locations

House 1 Slade Site

Headington

Oxford

OX3 7JH

Job description

Job 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 description

Job 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

• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by professional governing body
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with children and adolescents with a wide range of mental health difficulties.

Qualifications Academic/Skills/Professional experience

Essential

• Qualified Mental Health Nurse Or Qualified Social worker Or Qualified occupational Therapist, with current membership to regulatory body

Desirable

• Completed further training in specific fields of mental, including but not limited to DBT and / Or CBT or other evidence-based therapy or mentoring / Leadership courses / nurse prescriber.

Expereince

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and in patient settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse.
• Have the ability to manage, supervise and appraise clinical staff in CAMHS in areas of clinical supervision, case-management.

Personal qualities

Essential

• Flexible and resourceful in coping under pressure and with conflicting demands
• Ability to communicate/listen formally and informally, verbally and in writing. Confident and articulate.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to organise diary, Ability to work as part of a team and independently.

Contractual Requirements or Other requirements

Essential

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Ability to trave independently between bases and within the community as required for the post

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by professional governing body
• Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
• Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment, intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
• Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload

Desirable

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with children and adolescents with a wide range of mental health difficulties.

Qualifications Academic/Skills/Professional experience

Essential

• Qualified Mental Health Nurse Or Qualified Social worker Or Qualified occupational Therapist, with current membership to regulatory body

Desirable

• Completed further training in specific fields of mental, including but not limited to DBT and / Or CBT or other evidence-based therapy or mentoring / Leadership courses / nurse prescriber.

Expereince

Essential

• Experience of specialist psychological assessment and treatment of clients across the full range of care settings, including outpatient, community, day services and in patient settings.
• Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, across the whole life course presenting problems that reflect the full range of clinical severity including maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the face of highly emotive and distressing problems, verbal abuse and threat of physical abuse.
• Have the ability to manage, supervise and appraise clinical staff in CAMHS in areas of clinical supervision, case-management.

Personal qualities

Essential

• Flexible and resourceful in coping under pressure and with conflicting demands
• Ability to communicate/listen formally and informally, verbally and in writing. Confident and articulate.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to organise diary, Ability to work as part of a team and independently.

Contractual Requirements or Other requirements

Essential

• Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of complex multi-media materials suitable for presentations within public, professional and academic settings
• Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behaviour.
• Ability to trave independently between bases and within the community as required for the post

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

House 1 Slade Site

Headington

Oxford

OX3 7JH

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

House 1 Slade Site

Headington

Oxford

OX3 7JH

Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)