Case Manager - CAMHS

NHS; Swindon, Oxford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is seeking a Specialised Mental Health Case Manager for its Thames Valley CAMHS Provider Collaborative. The role involves overseeing care quality, coordinating patient pathways, and supporting innovative care solutions to improve outcomes. A registered Mental Health Nurse with significant experience in the field is required.

Benefits

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

NHS discount across various shops

Access to tailored learning and development

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Qualifications

• Detailed knowledge of MHA 1983, DOLS, and safeguarding legislation.
• Willingness to engage with peers and learn in the clinical environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical assurance of care quality in the Thames Valley region.
• Coordinate patient care pathways and oversee access assessments.

Skills

Knowledge of mental health legislation

Case management skills

Therapeutic relationship development

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Master's level qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

We are seeking a Specialised Mental Health Case Manager with mental health clinical and practice background to be part of our Thames Valley CAMHS Provider Collaborative.

The Thames Valley CAMHS Provider Collaborative brings together inpatient and community providers to improve clinical care across a defined geographical region and to ensure that patients receive inpatient treatment as close to their home as possible. This is an innovative network of partners across a large geography covering Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset and Gloucestershire.

The partnership brings together clinical expertise, experience, and innovation, aiming to improve quality, use resources most effectively, and deliver best practice consistently to all patients.

You will actively be working in partnership to innovate to improve patient provisions and outcomes.

About the location:

Office space is available in Oxford & Swindon.

Main duties of the job

• To provide clinical assurance of the quality of the care provided by services / providers within the Thames Valley region, and for those patients placed in out of area placements.
• Support the team in the assurance of specialised services compliance to applicable specification and guidance including Transforming Care.
• Provide the link with Integrated Care Boards (ICB) and their commissioned services within the network to ensure there is a coordinated approach to care and discharge planning, which results in robust and effective care packages.
• Monitoring and overseeing individual patient pathways to ensure high quality services and care planning outcomes are achieved.
• Have oversight of the overall patient pathway, supporting strong multiagency involvement to ensure patients are receiving care in the least restrictive environment and barriers to discharge are expediently addressed.

About us

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:

• 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
• 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

Job responsibilities

Ensuring safe and effective care pathways are in place, overseeing robust access assessments, for all patients within the CAMHS Provider Collaborative, within the NHS and Independent Sector.

Please see attached JD/PS for details.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

• Detailed knowledge of legal issues pertaining to specialised mental health services, including MHA 1983, S117 after care, DOLS, MCA, safeguarding and child protection legislation.
• Detailed operational knowledge of specialist area, acquired through post graduate training or equivalent experience, plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent.
• Willing to engage with and learn from peers, other professionals and colleagues in the desire to provide or support the most appropriate interventions.

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse or other registered health or social care professional
• Relevant additional professional qualification (e.g. master's level) or equivalent experience of working at a senior level in specialist area

Technical Expertise/ Competence

• Development and maintenance of therapeutic alliance with patients and their families / carers.
• Case management skills, focusing on the needs of the individual and the context of their care pathway in relation to all clinical and legal processes.

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.