NHS Jobs • Cowley OX4 3LX
About this role
The Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) are part of an exciting project funded by NHS England, Health Education England, with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people and families, and schools in the community. This opportunity allows you to join an innovative service during an exciting time whilst working alongside an enthusiastic, compassionate and inspiring team! MHST CAMHS Teams work across Oxfordshire, working as part of the multi-agency early intervention support for the education setting. The role offers an exciting opportunity to continue to innovate and deliver high quality evidence-based care and whole system interventions, with great ongoing CPD opportunities. All applicants must demonstrate in their application the ability to work at degree level or have an equivalent level of relevant experience.
Level 6 route
We encourage people to apply if they do not meet requirements for the level 7 postgraduate route as this would typically those who have a degree and our key is to widen access into the workforce: Will not hold an Honours degree or may hold a degree ofThird Class Honoursstandard or below; Evidence of ability to study at Level 6 (e.g. previous successful study at level 5, or successful part completion of an Honours degree level 6, or a pre-entry essay for the University of Reading that achieves a passing standard).Please note, an academic reference may be sought
Please Note
Candidates who hold an Honours degree of 2.2 or above should apply for the Postgraduate route; Good solid basic literacy and numeracy qualifications at a minimum of level 2. Experience of working with children and young people and an understanding of the educational system in England is highly desirable. Students cannot be accepted onto any training programme if they are currently undertaking studies elsewhere. We do not accept candidates who have previously studied for the same award at another institution. We are currently not allowed to accept candidates who have completed the CWP or PWP programmes, or other similar Health Education England (HEE)-funded training programmes. The training programme for this post startsin September '26, is 12 months in duration and will consist of academic and supervised practice learning across mental health services and educational settings. During training, the post-holder will work under supervision to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.