AMHT Community Mental Health Nurse

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Drayton St. Leonard; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

NHS Discount across shops/restaurants

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Staff networking and support groups

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a qualified Psychiatric Nurse to join Oak Team within City and North East Oxfordshire AMHT. The role involves acting as allocated key worker for a caseload of patients with severe mental illness, delivering bio-psycho-social assessments, care planning and reviews, and coordinating with a multi-disciplinary team.

You will travel between Trust sites and conduct home visits as needed, participate in duty triage, risk assessments, and signposting to

Qualifications

• Qualified Psychiatric Nurse
• Willingness to travel across Trust sites and conduct home visits
• Full-time role: 37.5 hours, Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00

Responsibilities

• Be the allocated key worker (Care Coordinator) for a caseload of patients with severe and enduring mental illness.
• Carry out bio-psycho-social assessments and develop a collaborative care plan.
• Conduct risk assessments and escalate safeguarding concerns as needed.
• Participate in MDT discussions and coordinate with partner agencies.
• Undertake duty triage of referrals and identify assessment needs.

Job description

Are you a passionate and qualified Psychiatric Nurse ready to make a real difference in mental health care? This is an exciting time to join our service as we embrace innovative ways of working in line with the Community Mental Health Framework. If you are motivated by positive change and want to be part of a progressive and supportive team, we would love to hear from you. Oak Team, part of the City and North East Oxfordshire AMHT, offers a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established service delivering care to a diverse and vibrant population across Oxford. Our service includes three locality-based teams aligned with GP practices. You will join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, working alongside a range of clinical professionals and closely with third sector partners to provide high-quality, holistic, person-centred care. We are proud of our experienced leadership team, who place development at the heart of the service. You will benefit from regular supervision, access to professional forums, and ongoing training opportunities to support your career progression and enhance your skills. This is a full-time role (37.5 hours, Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00). Due to the nature of the role, the ability to travel independently across Trust sites and to conduct home visits is essential and not all areas are accessible via public transport. Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of community mental health care., The role will involve being the allocated key worker (formerly known as Care Coordinator) for a caseload of patients with severe and enduring mental illness. In these instances, you will be playing an integral role as part of a multi-disciplinary team in that person's recovery, which would include the assessment, collaborative care planning and review of the person's needs. You will also be expected to undertake bio-psycho-social assessments for patients referred to the team, and this may include offering brief evidence based interventions for up to eight weeks, ensuring to work in partnership with service users and their families/carers to ensure the development of a treatment plan to facilitate their safety, promote their well-being and support their independence and inclusion in the community. This may include working closely with partner agencies. You will also be expected to complete duty, which includes triaging new referrals (we receive referrals from the Keystone Hubs, GPs, EDPS etc) and identifying if the patient requires an assessment within the AMHT or signposting to other services. You will be expected to be able to complete risks assessments and appropriately escalating any concerns about risk or safeguarding.

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.

At Oxford Health 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 may apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team