Community Mental Health Practitioner

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Witney; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Witney is seeking an experienced Band 6 RMN to join a multidisciplinary team. This full-time position offers the opportunity to develop leadership skills while providing high-quality mental health care. Ideal candidates will have experience in community care and be registered Mental Health Nurses. The role requires flexibility to work varied hours, including weekdays and potential out-of-hours shifts.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

Access to tailored learning and development

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 33

NHS Discount across various retailers

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation available

Staff networking and support groups

Qualifications

• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Relevant experience in community care with expertise in mental health.
• Experience supervising or managing staff.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate care for patients with severe mental health diagnosis.
• Engage with a caseload of patients to provide treatment.
• Assess and manage risk, including use of Safeguarding processes.

Skills

Community mental health care

Clinical risk assessment

Team collaboration

Verbal and written communication

IT literacy

Education

Registered Professional Qualification (Mental Health Nurse / OT)

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio

Job description

Are you an autonomous registered Mental Health Nurse looking for a new role in West Oxfordshire?

Do you have experience of working in mental health services and understand the challenges that the Adult care group can bring?

North and West AMHT have an opportunity for a Band 6 RMN to become part of a well established Multi disciplinary Team on a full time basis.

The service has a new leadership team structure, with new team leaders in place leading to an improved culture and team. The role presents a fantastic opportunity for someone to develop and broaden their leadership skills - mentoring, supervising, and developing the careers and skills of others, as well as yourself.

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. The team is highly supportive and committed to delivering high quality patient care; where the caseload can be demanding, diverse and frequently complex.

We care deeply about our patients and their loved ones and believe in listening and responding as a team; piloting new models, supporting each other and developing and using new care approaches. We aim to improve patient care as well as provide increase staff satisfaction and sense of achievement.

You will need to be able to travel around the county, to offer interventions to patients and carers, so access to transport is essential.

Main duties of the job

• Working within the treatment function of the AMHT you will co-ordinate the care for patients with severe and enduring mental health diagnosis.
• You will work autonomously, with a caseload of patients with whom you will engage and offer the recommended treatment and support.
• You will have experience of providing community mental health care and able to assess and plan treatment with service users.
• You will also be able to assess and manage risk, including use of Safeguarding processes.

There are opportunities for team working and facilitating groups such as MBT/CBT based interventions.

Our AMHT provide an assessment and treatment function and the staff working within the team work on a rota covering shifts from 07.00 to 21.00 (7 days/week). The successful candidate will be required to work mainly 9-5 Monday to Friday however there is an expectation that there is flexibility to cover the out of hours shifts when required.

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 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

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification

Education/Training

• Registered Professional Qualification (Mental Health Nurse / OT)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio

Occupational Experience

• To have experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• To have relevant experience in community care and have specific clinical expertise in mental health
• Demonstrate an understanding of clinical risk assessment and management
• Experience of supervising/managing staff

Skills

• To be IT literate
• To have excellent English verbal and written communication skills
• To be able to work collaboratively as part of a team

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.