Job summary
- Main area
- Adult Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time / part time / flexibility considered.)
- Job ref
- 267-OA6230706
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cowley Road
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Crisis Clinician - Mental Health Nurse - Oxford
Band 5
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
Are you a Registered Nurse looking for a new adventure in an expanding team?
Oxfordshire Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) is on the move and expanding into the North and West of Oxfordshire. We are looking for 3 Band 5 Registered Nurses to join us as Crisis Clinicians and we want you to be one of them.
With brand new investments pouring in, we're gearing up to launch an accredited Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) that will deliver excellent crisis mental health support across the county and this is your chance to join us and be at the forefront of innovation.
Help us in establishing our service from the ground up and delivering intensive, personalized care directly to individuals in their own homes. Work hand-in-hand with a diverse, enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team to make a real impact on the lives of our service users and their families.
This is your chance to shape the future of mental health care in Oxfordshire. Be part of helping us craft a service that prioritises excellence and compassion. From education and prevention to crisis and specialist care —our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities, and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be a part of something truly extraordinary!
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will have excellent clinical assessment and risk management skills and be able to work flexibly and dynamically in challenging and changing circumstances.
Crisis Clinicians will deliver recovery focused psycho-social crisis intervention to service users and their families and will coordinate plans of care with other Oxford Health teams and other agencies ensuring transitions between services are safe and seamless. Oxford Health works in partnership with 5 third sector providers as part of the Oxford Mental Health Partnership (OMHP),and the new crisis service will be working closely with partners, in particular Oxfordshire Mind and the Safe Haven services in order to ensure diversity and choice of service for people experiencing a mental health crisis. Crisis Clinicians must have the skills and aptitude to work creatively and proactively with our third sector partners.
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
In return, we will offer opportunities for professional development and opportunities to influence and contribute to service development. You will be provided with regular supervision, appraisal and support. The work involves shifts across 24 hours (including nights) and a variety of shift patterns and working arrangements are available including long days and long nights – we welcome flexible working requests.
Applications are welcomed from both experienced RMN’s and Preceptorship RMNS who wish to develop their skills in crisis assessment, intervention and home treatment.
Accessibility, responsiveness and excellence in customer service with the highest regard for service experience will be at the heart of the service and Crisis Clinicians will use their skills and personal qualities to make this a reality. Connectedness to lived experience will be key, and the service will employ Peer Workers with lived experience to support team culture and service delivery that promotes recovery and independence.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- RMN registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualified Older adult or adult exerience or equivalent
Skills
Essential criteria
- Own car or access to alternative travel for business use
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dorcas.Dan-Cooke
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 904996
- Additional information
Kate Parry Clinical Team Lead
Email: [email protected]
Tanya Bennett Professional Nurse Lead
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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