Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join our existing Outreach Service for Children and Adolescents (OSCA) to lead on the treatment pathway for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). The post holder would be responsible for managing the implementation of DBT for young people across Buckinghamshire; including supervision of therapists providing intervention, providing treatment; on both a group and individual basis & getting involved in local research projects/audits.
The post holder would also work as part of the OSCA/Crisis service, completing prompt and efficient psychosocial assessments and treatment for children and adolescents who need additional short-term support on top of community or crisis packages by offering an alternative pathway to avoid hospital admission.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, personable, and resourceful individual who is committed to supporting developing services and a multi-disciplinary team of staff. You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, and a keenness to be part of a busy and vibrant department. We welcome applications from RMN's, OT's or Social Workers.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide expert clinical care (directly with patients for a minimum of 80% of role)
2. To adopt a lead role in the provision of DBT to adolescents and their families within Buckinghamshire, establishing and maintaining the DBT programme and ensuring appropriate clinical governance arrangements
3. To provide professional leadership and consultancy
4. To provide education, training and development in their field of expertise to other staff
5. To contribute to practice and service development and evaluation
6. To lead and contribute to audit and research
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:
7. Excellent opportunities for career progression
8. Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
9. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
10. NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
11. Competitive pension scheme
12. Lease car scheme
13. Cycle to work scheme
14. Employee Assistance Programme
15. Mental Health First Aiders
16. Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
17. Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for an enthusiastic, personable, and resourceful individual who is committed to supporting developing services and a multi-disciplinary team of staff. You will need excellent communication and organisational skills, and a keenness to be part of a busy and vibrant department.
This is an exciting post and would suit someone who is keen to develop and maintain clinical skills and input, whilst also developing their skills in leadership and operational management.
As an organisation we are mindful of our staffs’ well-being and see supervision, support, training and development in post as a priority.
For further information regarding our services please see our website or contact Megan Wale on 01865 901980.
Please see attached JD/PS for full details
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
18. Degree Qualification - RMN, OT, SW
Desirable criteria
19. Additional Further Education
Experience
Essential criteria
20. Years Experience with complex CYP and families
Desirable criteria
21. Years experience providing DBT intervention
Skills
Essential criteria
22. DBT Provision Experience as therapist
Desirable criteria
23. DBT Provision Experience as lead
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
24. Resilience and capacity to manage complex presentations
Desirable criteria
25. Years experience of working with complex client group
26. 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
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
30. 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.
31. 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.
32. 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.
33. 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