Lead Clinician

NHS; Banbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Banbury is seeking a passionate Lead Clinician for a full-time role to lead mental health and wellbeing services. This role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team to support communities dealing with mental health issues. Candidates should have significant experience in mental health services and proven leadership skills. Excellent opportunities for professional development and benefits like 27 days annual leave are offered.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

NHS discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in working with people with mental health needs.
• Community experience in mental health services for adults with severe mental illness.
• Demonstrated experience in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of mental health professionals and Peer Support Workers.
• Provide triage, assessment, and short-term interventions.
• Support services to focus on local communities and GP practices.

Skills

Leadership qualities

Community mental health

Crisis intervention

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Education

Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker

Post Graduate clinical or leadership qualification

Job description

Keystone MH Hub Lead Clinician - Banbury

Are you proactive and passionate about innovation and providing a high-quality approach to the care of people who need mental health support?

We are seeking a Lead Clinician on a full time basis, to lead our mental health and wellbeing hub in central Banbury. You will work in an integrated MH setting with colleagues from primary care, mental health services, including the voluntary and community sector, to improve support for those with mental health issues.

As part of our services across Oxfordshire we are implementing Keystone Mental Health hubs to support GP practices with Mental Health assessment and support for patients in their communities.

We offer training and development to all our Hub staff to ensure they are able to provide a trusted assessor role, as well as being supported to apply for formal training currently being offered from HEE to provide psychological interventions for people with SMI.

If you are an experienced band 7 or similar who is looking for a new challenge in a service that offers early intervention for people who need mental health support. You will have demonstratable leadership qualities, as well as working as part of an MDT & with internal & external stakeholders.

If you recognise the longstanding gap between Primary Care and traditional secondary care mental health services for patients and are an experienced community MH professional and really want to make a difference closing the gap, we look forward to receiving your application.

Main duties of the job

• As the lead clinician you will work with a team of mental health professionals, Peer Support Workers and 3rd sector partners to provide the initial mental health intervention for 2-3 PCNs.
• You will provide triage, assessment and short-term interventions for people presenting for the first time with signs of mental illness, as well as for those with an SMI who are under the care of Primary care, offering early intervention and relapse prevention.
• You will support the team to focus services on local communities and local GP practices to help rebuild and reconnect healthcare teams across the communities they serve.

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

Qualifications

• Current professional registration: Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
• Recognised Post Graduate clinical or leadership qualification relevant to the role.

Experience

• Highly extensive experience and significant post registration experience in working with people with mental health needs.
• Community experience in mental health services for adults and older age adults with severe / significant mental illness.
• Demonstratable experience within a leadership role
• Experience working in a CAMHS and/or OPMH service.
• Experience working as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Knowledge

• Advanced understanding of the mental health needs of adults.
• Specialist knowledge relating to MH needs of young adults age 18-25 and to the needs of those diagnosed with, or with presenting traits of, personality disorder.

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.