Mental Health Practitioner - Key Worker (RMN)

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Abingdon; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Competitive NHS pension

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff accommodation (waiting lists may

Staff networking and support groups

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a RMN to join the Older Adults Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in South Oxfordshire. The role is full-time with potential flexible working on request.

The team collaborates with GPs, nurses, therapy services, and other providers to deliver coordinated, high-quality care across a wide geographic area around Abingdon, Wallingford, and surrounding towns. We value an adaptable, organized professional who will contribute to continuing professional

Qualifications

• Experience in older adult mental health services.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and good IT skills.
• Able to work flexibly and deliver high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Offer assessments and interventions to older adults with mental health needs.
• Manage a caseload of patients with a range of mental health conditions.
• Support duty and triage functionality and collaborate with partners.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Older adult mental health experience

Job description

We are looking for an RMN to join our Older Adults Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) based in the South of Oxfordshire. This will be a full time post with some flexible working considered at point of request. We are a friendly, supportive and proactive team with a culture of high standards of care and any successful applicant will need to be committed to maintaining this. The team works closely with a wide range of internal and external partner's including GPs, district nursing, therapy services, ambulatory care, social care and physical and mental health inpatient providers. We aim to deliver well-coordinated patient care and to share our respective skills and knowledge with one another. Our team covers a wide geographical area bordering Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Wiltshire and so is ideally placed for staff commuting from Swindon, Reading and Aylesbury. Our main office is in Abingdon, but we have a base in Wallingford and hot desking space for staff covering those areas.

• Offer assessments and interventions to our patient group of older adults with mental health needs.
• Manage a caseload of patients with a variety of mental health conditions both functional and organic as well as supporting our duty and triage function.
  You will need to be organised, flexible and committed to delivering the highest possible care to our client group. Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as good lT skills are essential.

Ideally you will have experience of working in older adult mental health services and understand the challenges that working with this client group brings. However, if you have transferable skills and are motivated to learn about our client group we would encourage you to apply.

We have an excellent relationship with local universities and post-graduate training providers. In addition to this you will have access to both local and trust training to support your continuing professional development. You will have the opportunity to mentor students. 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
• 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