Intensive Home Treatment Support Worker
| Posting date: | 28 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 September 2025 |
| Location: | Aylesbury |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75732363 |
Summary
The support worker will be a part of an exciting new Intensive Home Treatment Team (IHTT) with Buckinghamshire CAMHS in concordance with new NHSE guidance. This team will be focused on supporting individuals who present with complex needs and who require intensive risk support within the community.
The post-holder will be an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team who can offer support in developing formulations with the aim to provide care to young people and families in a holistic way.
The post holder will be working alongside other clinicians in the team in holding a shared caseload of young people who require active support and/or treatment.
The aim of the Intensive Home Treatment Team is to support and engage children, young people and families with complex needs by means of individualised home and community treatment packages.
Main duties of the jobUnder the supervision of Intensive Home Treatment (IHT) staff within the Bucks CAMHS Complex & Vulnerable Young People Pathway, you will be supported to:
- Deliver clinical care and manage a caseload, including developing and evaluating care plans with qualified staff and supporting individual recovery needs.
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical records, ensuring confidentiality and contributing to risk assessments and safeguarding procedures.
- Support service users in emergency situations, provide handovers, and implement recommended strategies across professional networks.
- Attend and contribute to various meetings, including clinical reviews, care planning, and service development discussions.
- Liaise with leadership and undertake additional duties as required to support service provision and team operations
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:
• 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 apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Supporting service users across Buckinghamshire in a variety of settings (school, local community, home, in clinic)
Supporting IHT staff with the assessment and treatment of young people as required
Management of a small caseload, in conjunction with qualified clinicians to offer at least 3 times a week contacts up to multiple contacts per day.
Flexible working across the week to support IHT provision offered to young people and families
- Your presented with a young person whom hasn't left their room in several months. What steps would you take to engage them during an initial home visit?
- You conduct a home visit with a young person who tells you they've been deliberately self-harming. What procedures would you follow to ensure the young person's safety?
- Tell me about a time you've been part of a multi-disciplinary team and had differing clinical judgement than your colleagues on a service user. How did you manage this and what was the outcome?
Bucks CAMHS IHTT Support Worker (PDF, 312.4KB)
Recruiter Contact DetailsName: Ashleigh Green
Title: Operational Lead
Email: ashleigh.green@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01865901951