Job summary
Shifts: Flexible Bank work, Monday to Sunday
Early: 07:00 to 14:45 | Late: 14:45 to 21:00 | Night: 20:40 to 07:20

Are you passionate about supporting the mental health of children and young people? This flexible Care Support Worker role with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust offers a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference within Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

Working as part of the NHS Professionals Bank, you will provide compassionate, person-centred care in an inpatient setting, supporting children and adolescents with a range of mental health needs. You will play a key role in creating a safe, supportive and therapeutic environment, working closely with a multidisciplinary team to promote dignity, wellbeing and recovery.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver holistic, high-quality mental health care
• Promote dignity, privacy and safeguarding at all times
• Support patient admissions and orientation to the ward
• Assist with daily living activities, personal care and emotional support
• Contribute to and work within individual care plans
• Support mealtimes, nutrition and hydration
• Carry out escort duties and therapeutic engagement
• Help maintain a safe, clean and structured inpatient environment
• Work collaboratively with nurses, clinicians and the wider care team

Benefits of joining NHS Professionals

• Competitive weekly pay and flexible working options
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities
• NHS Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Holiday pay for every shift worked
• 24/7 support and access to the My Bank portal

Essential criteria

• Experience in a children's inpatient ward or mental health service
• A vocational qualification related to mental health care
• Experience providing care in a personal or professional setting
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary clinical team
• OR Student Mental Health Nurse with a minimum of 12 weeks clinical placement experience in CAMHS wards

This role is ideal for individuals seeking flexible, meaningful work within CAMHS. It offers valuable clinical experience, ongoing development opportunities and the chance to make a genuine difference to the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: 6 Months Experience within 2 years working on CAMHS wards and Vocational Qualification level 2 in Care, or current student mental health nurse with 12 weeks placements on CAMHS wards
• Desirable: Qualified to NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care

Experience

• Essential: 6 Months Experience within 2 years working on CAMHS wards
• Desirable: Driving Licence

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.

Contact: Recruitment Consultant Lauren Foakes, Clinical.recruitment.team@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk