CPN – CAMHS Service

Amazing Opportunity: Locum CAMHS RMN Wanted!

We are looking for the very best social workers to work with our client in Oxfordshire. If you’re looking for your next challenge, congratulations! You’ve just found it!

Here are the need-to-know details:

• Job Title: CPN/RMN
• Band 6
• Location: Oxfordshire
• Team: Core CAMHS Service
• Duration: 3 months
• Schedule: 9-5 Monday to Friday 
• Start Date: ASAP
• Rate of pay: £26-30 p/h umbrella days
• Band: 6 or 7 
• Must holder a Valid Full UK Drivers License

A day in the life:

A day in the life of a CAMHS nurse begins with a team handover, reviewing cases and prioritizing visits or appointments. The morning may involve assessing young people struggling with mental health issues, conducting risk assessments, and offering therapeutic interventions in clinics, schools, or home settings. Building trust with patients and families is crucial, as is collaborating with psychologists, social workers, and psychiatrists to develop care plans. The afternoon might involve crisis interventions, follow-ups, or multidisciplinary meetings to ensure coordinated support. Documentation and care planning are key before the day ends with a debrief, ensuring a continuous and holistic approach to each young person’s mental health needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Post qualification experience in a mental health setting, working with young people or adults with mental illness.
• Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community
• To be able to function as part of multi-disciplinary team and liaise with external agencies i.e. primary care, education, social and health care.
• Ability to organise own time and diary and that of junior staff and learners
• Car driver. Willingness to drive for work purposes

Requirements and qualifications required for this role:

• Current and valid registration with the NMC.
• Proven experience as a social worker.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to providing high-quality patient care.

Benefits of working with Hunter Gatherer Mental Health:

• Quick & simple online registration.
• Join the community and be part of a network of like-minded, conscientious locums with shared values for patients and clients.
• As part of the HG Ventures Group of Companies you’ll get bi-weekly payments you can trust.
• Represented by Mental Health sector experts, we listen, understand your needs, and represent you professionally.
• A long-term relationship based on trust and understanding.
• Access to the very best roles nationwide.
• As part of the Hunter Gatherer Mental Health network, you will be appropriately marketed, in a consultative manner, taking the burden of business development away from you.
• Market knowledge, advice and knowledge sharing on market trends and opportunities.
• Access to exclusive Hunter Mental Health events and discounted CPD.
• Customer service, it’s a simple philosophy but one we are passionate about.

How to apply:

If this job sounds perfect for you, please call our team on 0203 475 4175.

You could also send your CV to cmccoy@hg-mh.com to find out more about other Social Worker  roles we have available.

Not available for this position? Recommend a friend or colleague! We operate a simple and transparent scheme – we pay you £250 for a successful placement (qualifying period applies).

About us:

Hunter Gatherer Mental Health are one of the UK’s leading specialist Mental Health recruitment agencies.

Our job is to listen, respond and support you in your career goals. To understand your needs and partner with you to help you achieve them. We’ll always be by your side finding you the right job at the right time, with friendly, caring service. What’s more, we pay leading rates with multiple pay runs each week, so you’ll never be left waiting. Just one of the reasons for our group’s excellent 4.7 Google rating.

Oh, and we’re also one of the top 10 UK Best Small Companies to Work For…