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Job summary

Shifts: Flexible Bank work, MondaySundayEarly: 07:0014:45 | Late: 14:4521:00, Night: 20:40 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, youll provide compassionate, person-centred care in an inpatient setting, supporting children and adolescents with a range of mental health needs. Youll 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, highquality 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

Details

  • Date posted: 09 October 2026
  • Closing date: 24 October 2026
  • Pay scheme: Agenda for change
  • Band: Band 3
  • Salary: £14.05 to £23.75 an hour
  • Contract: Bank
  • Working pattern: Flexible working
  • Reference number: M0042-26-0297
  • Job locations: Marlborough House, Okus Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 4JS, United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Trust: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Okus Road, Swindon SN1 4JS

Shifts: Flexible Bank work, Monday - Sunday

Early: 07:00 14:45 Late: 14:4521:00Night: 20:40 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, youll provide compassionate, personcentred care in an inpatient setting, supporting children and adolescents with a range of mental health needs. Youll play a key role in creating a safe, supportive and therapeutic environment, working closely with a multidisciplinary team to promote dignity, wellbeing and recovery.

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

Key responsibilities

  • Deliver holistic, highquality 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

Essential criteria

  • Experience in a childrens 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.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Employer details

  • Employer name: NHS Professionals Limited
  • Address: Marlborough House, Okus Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 4JS, United Kingdom
  • Employer's website: https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/