Job summary
- Main area
- CAMHS
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 24 months (permanent role at end of 2 years subject to completion of training.)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-BM7296683
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Sue Nichols Centre
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Supervisor/Senior Wellbeing Practitioner - Children and Young People
Band 6
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
Are you looking for a change in your clinical work? Are you a Senior Wellbeing Practitioners completing or have completed your Post Graduate Diploma?
We're recruiting a Supervisor/Senior Wellbeing Practitioner to our Children and Young People's Mental health team (CAMHS) in Aylesbury. This role within CAMHS aims to develop the role of Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) in the Mental Health Support Team (MHST).
This role is perfect if you have knowledge and experience in using evidence-based low intensity interventions and the perfect opportunity to develop your career, to support the development of this new, exciting service for young people and their families.
Candidates must have either completed Post Graduate Diploma for Senior Wellbeing Practitioners (SWP) or have commitment to undertake and complete Post Graduate Diploma for Senior Wellbeing Practitioners (SWP) while in post.
This is a fixed term 2 years contact, permanent role at end of 2 years subject to completion of training.
Main duties of the job
- Clinical Supervision: Provide clinical supervision and caseload management to qualified and trainee Education Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs), ensuring adherence to activity contracts and supporting their professional development
- Referral Management: Triage and allocate referrals according to agreed protocols, offering signposting and self-help advice or referring to other services when necessary
- Clinical Assessments and Interventions: Conduct clinical assessments and brief interventions for children and young people, including those with complex presentations, and provide evidence-based low-intensity psychological treatments
- Training and Development: Identify training needs, assist in the development of CPD routes, and deliver training sessions to support the professional growth of EMHPs and the wider team
- Professional Development: Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legislation, national and local policies, and advances in interventions and treatments for common mental health problems in children and adolescents
The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East 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
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.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present in Primary Care
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding work and the impact it can have on mental health
- Knowledge of medication used in anxiety and depression and other common mental health problems
- Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological therapies and how it relates to this post
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post graduate certificate in evidence based psychological treatments (IAPT pathways) OR CBT training with extensive experience in primary care
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate certificate in evidence based psychological treatments (IAPT pathways) OR CBT training with extensive experience in primary care Training in nursing, social work, occupational therapy, arts therapy or within a psychological therapy.
- Psychology degree
- Received training (either formal or through experience) and carried out risk assessments within scope of practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of working as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner in an adult IAPT setting, or of working using low intensity CBT in CAMHS
- Evidence of working with people who have experienced a mental health problem
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in Primary Care Services
- Worked in a service where agreed targets in place demonstrating clinical outcomes
- Ability to manage own caseload and time
- Evidence of working in the local community
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Joanna Martin
- Job title
- Operational Lead Bucks MHST
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 901325
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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