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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

About

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. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.

Contact

Address: Trust Headquarters; Warneford Hospital; Warneford Lane; Headington; Oxford; Oxfordshire; OX3 7JX
Contact Number: 01865 901000

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Ref: 267-BM8321793 Vacancy ID: 8321793

Senior Support Worker

Accepting applications until: 12-Oct-2026 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 12-Oct-2026 23:59

Location

Gwefan: sue nicholls centre
Cyfeiriad: Beirton Road
Tref: Aylesbury
Cod post: HP20 1EG
Major / Minor Region: Oxfordshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £28,392 - £31,157 per annum
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Band 4)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: CAMHS

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.

Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl

In this role, you will:

Support the delivery of neurodevelopmental assessments in the community.
Help clinicians identify and understand each young person’s strengths and needs.
Liaise with families, schools and other agencies to gather information that contributes to robust assessments.
Undertake QbTest assessments for ADHD, following training and guidance from qualified staff.
Maintain clear, accurate and timely electronic clinical records.
Communicate effectively with children, young people, families and professionals.
Contribute to multidisciplinary and service meetings.
Support audit, clinical governance and service-improvement activity.
Work safely and independently within agreed policies, procedures and lone-working arrangements.

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.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

This role does not meet the minimum requirements for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship under UKVI regulations. To be considered, you must already hold the valid right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship.

All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

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.

Person specification

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

experience of working with children
Experience of maintaining accurate records and documentation
Experience of working collaboratively with families and professionals

Meini prawf dymunol

Experience working within a CAMHS or children's mental health services or a neurodevelopmental assessment service.
Experience analysing information from a young person’s wider network to support assessment processes.
Experience of quality improvement or service development activities.
Experience supporting neurodivergent children and young people, including ADHD, autism or SEND through lived experience or work.

Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes

Meini prawf hanfodol

Knowledge and understanding of neurodevelopmental conditions and their impact on children, young people and families.
Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities and risk management.
Ability to communicate effectively with children, young people, families and professionals.
Ability to maintain accurate electronic records and produce clear written reports.
Ability to use Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word and Excel.
Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively.
Ability to work independently and alongside clinical supervisors.

Meini prawf dymunol

Knowledge of ADHD/Autism assessment processes in children and young people.
Understanding of clinical governance and audit processes.

Personal Qualities

Meini prawf hanfodol

Compassionate and professional approach when working with children, young people and families. Excellent interpersonal skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Ability to work as part of a dynamic team, on occasion dealing with sensitive and high-risk information with confidentiality, respect and compassion
Ability to reflect on own practice and respond positively to feedback.
Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Other

Meini prawf hanfodol

Be able to demonstrate relevant areas of interest within neurodiversity, mental health or other related areas.
Relevant training with Maths and English qualification preferrable.
Ability to travel independently between community sites, meetings and training venues.
Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Meini prawf dymunol

Training in ADHD, autism or neurodevelopmental assessment approaches.

Documents

Further details / informal visits contact

Enw: Natasha Maber
Teitl y swydd: Operational Lead
Cyfeiriad ebost: [email protected]
Rhif ffôn: 07557166134
Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais: 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.