Job summary
Employer heading
Nursing Associate - Crisis Response and Home Treatment Team - Oxford
Band 4
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
The Oxford Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) is a multi-disciplinary specialist mental health team located in central Oxford. The primary goals of the CRHTT is to identify, assess, and intervene; to return the individual to his/her prior level of functioning as quickly as possible; and to lessen any negative impact on future mental health.
We are a team who provide support for people aged 18 and older experiencing mental health crisis in central and north east oxford. Our team is dedicated to the delivery of personalised quality care and supports service users in acute mental health crisis and are an alternative to inpatient admission by providing intensive care and psychosocial interventions in the community.
We provide care by facilitating home visits, medical reviews, psychology input, telephone support and facilitate supportive discharge from hospital and managing the transition back to community-based services.
We work in close partnership with Acute inpatient teams and Community Mental Health teams. Our Team is multidisciplinary and is comprised of different professionals and roles which include Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Mental health nurses, Social workers, Occupational therapists and Senior Support workers.
The CRHTT is now expanding in the geographical area that it provides support to and we are thrilled to announce opportunities for Registered Nurse Associates to join our team.
Main duties of the job
We require a Band 4 Nursing Associate who can work independently, with the support of the team leaders and the wider crisis team clinicians and can bring their own professional expertise to a fast-paced team, and who are confident in managing risk in the least restrictive way. By its nature, crisis work requires professionals who have a broad range of skills including being skilled mental health assessors with a proven ability to signpost service users towards the most effective treatment pathways. The Nursing Associate role is an important development in nursing care provision and is pivotal in helping us deliver safe and effective care to our patients.
You will participate in a duty rota of early, late or long day shifts covering a 7 day a week service but we are committed to supporting staff to balance home and work life. We are a friendly and supportive team with strong leadership and direction. Our work is interesting and varied with plenty of opportunities to learn new skills both in the workplace and via our excellent Learning & Development team. The role is predominantly based in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire and may require some wider travel within the county.
We would welcome Nursing Associates who are keen to develop and further enhance their skills in a variety of areas and to help shape this exciting and developing service.
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
Service Users access a crisis response in a variety of ways, ranging from referrals from their GP and attendance at an emergency department, to when they need care in the community and are seen by the police and our street triage teams. The aim of the Urgent Care Pathway is to bring together all those access points under one team..
Please see attached JD/PS for full details.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- NMC Nursing Associate Grade 4
Desirable criteria
- Understanding requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience within a healthcare setting relevant to the role
Desirable criteria
- Significant experience within a health/care setting relevant to the role
skills
Essential criteria
- Job related, knowledge, Skills and aptitude
Desirable criteria
- Effective written, verbal and nonverbal communication with patients, relatives and carers and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
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
- Clinical Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 904006
- Additional information
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.
Tanya Bennett
Professional Nurse Lead
Joan Moyo
Home Treatment Team Lead
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