Recovery Campus Care Coordinator / Community Nurse

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

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust seeks a dedicated Nurse to join its recovery team, providing care for adults with severe mental illness. The role requires a registered mental health nurse with extensive experience in community mental health care, capable of assessing and developing personalized care plans. Benefits include career progression opportunities, access to learning and development, and various staff support initiatives.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent opportunities for career progression

NHS Discount across various retailers

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff accommodation available

Qualifications

• Registered mental health nurse with extensive experience in adult mental health services.
• Experience in conducting assessments and developing care plans.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments with service users.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions to support recovery.
• Administer medication following guidelines.

Skills

Compassion

Autonomy

Risk Management

Communication

IT Literacy

Education

Degree in Nursing

Current valid professional registration

Post graduate qualifications in care or management

Job description

Are you a dedicated Nurse, looking to make a difference to the lives of Adults with severe mental illness?

We're looking for a compassionate individual to join our recovery team which is part of the Oxford City Adult Mental Health Team.

The recovery teamwork with adults with severe and enduring mental illness who arecurrentlyin supportedaccommodationon the Littlemore hospital site.

You will need to be able to work autonomously, with a caseload of patients with whom you will engage and offer the recommended treatment and support. You will have experience of care processes 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. The wider 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. In addition we are currently embedding Peer Support Workers within the teams to promote the power of lived experience and ensure that the gap between patient and clinician is bridged.

Main duties of the job

This role is open to registered mental health nurses who have extensive experience of working in adult mental health services and understand the challenges that this care group can bring.

• The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:
• Conduct comprehensive, specialist nursing assessments in partnership with service users and carers.
• Develop, implement, and regularly review personalised, recovery-focused care plans.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions in line with NICE guidelines to support recovery and prevent relapse.
• Provide clinical leadership and act as a role model within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Administer medication safely and manage associated side effects in line with NMC and Trust guidelines.

Working for our organisation

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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are a supportive, dynamic and integrated team which although busy has many rewards. We care deeply about our patients and their families and carers. We 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.

The City AMHT is a wonderful team to work in and this role offers an opportunity to develop senior clinical and leadership skills. The Management team are committed to the wellbeing and development of the staff working in the team.

You will be supported by an experienced leadership team from across the professions who facilitate forums for Nursing and Occupational Therapists and hold your development as central. We offer regular supervision and you will be encouraged and supported to undertake any training relevant to your professional development.

The recovery Team in part of of the The City and Northeast Oxon Adult Mental Health Team's who's main base is at the Warneford Hospital, a stones throw from the centre of Oxford and the dreamy spires. We provide care for the residents of Oxford, the local towns of Kidlington, Bicester and Woodstock, and the surrounding villages. The AMHT is split into three teams; Willow, Oak, and Aspen, which are aligned to local Primary Care Network patches. The Recovery team is attached with Oak but currently based on the Littlemore hospital site rather than the Warneford.

The recovery team operate Monday to Friday 9 am – 5pm. The team consist of a Consultant Psychiatrist, a Team Lead (SW), 2 RMNs, a support worker, and an OT who all work with a 3rd sector supported housing provideResponse and their support workers.

We would encourage you to give us a call to discuss the role and we very much welcome visits from interested applicants.

Person specification

Education and Training

Essential criteria

• To evidence a professional qualification (degree or equivalent) and current valid professional registration.
• To evidence continuing professional development since qualification. (Portfolio may be required to be viewed at interview)

Desirable criteria

• To evidence post graduate qualifications specifically relating to an appropriate aspect of care or management

Occupational Experience

Essential criteria

• To evidence appropriate experience and a high level of knowledge about working within community mental health care with working age adults
• To evidence experience of working within a multidisciplinary team and an understanding of AMHTs and interdisciplinary working
• To evidence of understanding and experience of risk management both clinically and operationally.
• To evidence a good understanding of clinical governance and your professional legal responsibilities.
• To evidence experience of supervising other staff

Skills required - IT / Admin

Essential criteria

• To evidence IT literacy, to include the Microsoft suite of programmes
• To evidence excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• To be able to travel between sites as required

All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.

Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.

We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.

Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.

We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing