Job overview
In this role you would be working in our Abingdon locality, which is a full multi-disciplinary team that comes under the umbrella of the South Oxfordshire Adult Mental Health Team.
You would be involved in assessing patients newly referred into the team, and providing short or long term follow-up with people with serve and enduring mental illnesses in accordance with their needs and goals.
You would be joining a friendly and skilled team of nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, support workers, occupational therapists and social workers.
It will be paramount that you are motivated to work alongside patients and their support networks collaboratively in their recovery.
The AMHT works alongside the newly established Keystone Hub, as well as other partner organisations in the community, with the aim of ensuring that people receive care and support from the services most suitable to meet their needs.
Whilst we are seeing experienced Nurses we would also welcome applicants from newly qualified clinicians who are seeking a developmental opportunity at band 5 level where you will be provided with increased supervision, training and expectations around complexity and autonomy will be less (please state this within your application if you are interested).
Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to contribute to the duty co-ordination rota which involves liaison with referrers, triaging referrals and supporting with team work and emergency assessments.
As part of the role you will assess people referred into the service, plan, provide evidence-based interventions according to their needs, you will also manage a caseload.
Working for our organisation
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, 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”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
1. Excellent opportunities for career progression
2. Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
3. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
4. NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
5. Competitive pension scheme
6. Lease car scheme
7. Cycle to work scheme
8. Employee Assistance Programme
9. Mental Health First Aiders
10. Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
11. Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a team we are aiming to provide an excellent service for our local community, and are seeking candidates who share our passion.
There are opportunities for team working and facilitating groups such as MBT/CBT based interventions. The MDT consists of medics, psychological therapists, social workers, OTs, RMNs and support workers, as well as embedded workers from the third sector to support with employment, housing and social needs.
You will be supported by an experienced leadership team from across the professions who facilitate forums for Nurses and hold your development as central. We offer regular supervision and you will be encouraged and supported to undertake any training relevant to your professional development.
We would prefer you to work 30 to 37.5 hours per week, which will include evening and weekend working- we welcome flexible working so please call us to discuss how we may be able to accommodate other working patterns. You will not be required to work night shifts.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Person specification
Education and Training
Essential criteria
12. Registered Professional Qualification (Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapy or Social Work)
13. Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio
Desirable criteria
14. Post graduate education specifically relating to client group (Post basic qualification in community care/ research awareness/ management)
Occupational Experience
Essential criteria
15. To have experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
16. To have relevant experience in Adult Mental Health care
Skills required - IT / Admin
Essential criteria
17. To be IT literate
18. To have excellent English written communication skills
19. All new starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process, aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale
20. Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
21. 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.
22. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
26. 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