Early Intervention Clinician

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Oxford is seeking an Early Intervention Clinician to join their team. This role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team to support individuals experiencing psychosis with customized interventions and care planning. The position offers opportunities for specialist training and career progression, along with comprehensive benefits. Candidates should have a professional qualification and demonstrate experience in community settings, particularly with patients with psychosis. This is a rewarding role aimed at improving patient outcomes while promoting team wellbeing.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

NHS Discount across a wide range of shops

Lease car scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Extensive experience of working with people with psychosis.
• Experience working in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to plan and implement interventions.
• Assess and care planning risk, including understanding safeguarding processes.
• Hold a reduced caseload in the community with complex assessments.

Skills

Ability to travel for work

Excellent English written communication skills

Experience working with people with psychosis

IT literacy

Education

Professional Qualification (Degree or equivalent)

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio

Professional Registration

Post basic qualification in community care

Job description

Early Intervention Clinician (Nurse or OT)

Are you looking for a new challenge and the chance to develop specialist skills? Passionate about working in the community? Join us!

The Oxford Early Intervention Service is a friendly, supportive team with excellent staff retention. We offer specialist training, regular supervision (including behavioural family therapy), and reduced caseloads for keyworkers to ensure high-quality care.

This role can be challenging, supporting people at sensitive points in their lives, but it's highly rewarding--you'll make a real difference with the backing of a motivated MDT. We hold weekly team meetings, focus on evidence-based interventions, and work closely with families, carers, and partner services.

We value team wellbeing with shared lunches and a positive culture. You'll also have opportunities to contribute to research and quality improvement projects. The team enjoys hosting students and consistently receives positive feedback.

Essential: Ability to travel for work (UK driving licence and access to a car required).

Main duties of the job

You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team to plan and implement intervention specific to the needs of patients and their carers. This includes attending weekly MDT meetings.

• Assess and care planning risk, including understanding and applying safeguarding process.
• Hold a reduced caseload in the community which entails completing highly complex assessments, including the assessment of risk, identifying needs and develop care plans jointly with patients and carers underpinned by evidence-based practice. You will need to have a good understanding of monitoring risk in the community and to have an understanding and experience of working with patients who experience psychosis.
• Ensure and monitoring that evidenced interventions for first episodes of psychosis have been provided within time recommended.
• Cover duty as needed to ensure patients are receiving maximum support to prevent inpatient admissions.

Please note - the responsibilities of the role are subject to change as this role is subject to job evaluation

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

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 and Training

• Professional Qualification (Degree or equivalent)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio
• Professional Registration
• Post graduate education specifically relating to client group (Post basic qualification in community care/ research awareness/ management)

Occupational Experience

• To have experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• To have extensive experience of working with people with psychosis
• Experience working in community setting

Skills required - IT / Admin

• To be IT literate
• To have excellent English written communication skills

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.