Community Mental Health Practitioner | Witney | £3,500 Incentive inWitney inWitney PUBLISHED
FRI 13 DEC 2024
Oxford Health NHS Trust rH27iWzC
Candidates should possess the ability to engage meaningfully with patients and plan effective treatments while navigating both support and safeguarding processes. The environment is dynamic and supportive, with a focus on professional development and regular supervision. The role primarily operates Monday to Friday from 9-5, but some flexibility for out-of-hours shifts is expected. The team employs a collaborative approach, engaging with various health professionals and peer support workers to enhance patient outcomes and ensure comprehensive care.
This role carries an incentive premium of £3,500 which will be paid in instalments over an 18-month period* terms apply*
Are you an autonomous Mental Health Nurse looking for your next flexible full or part-time opportunity in the historic market town of Witney, West Oxfordshire?
Do you have extensive experience of working in mental health services and understand the challenges that the Adult care group can bring?
North and West AMHT have an opportunity for a Band 6 RMN to be part of the integral Treatment function.
The post holder will need to be able to travel around the county, to offer interventions to patients and carers. The area is quite rural with limited public transport, so access to transport is essential.
* scheme is not open to existing employees of Oxford Health and is subject to a claw back clause.
- Working within the treatment function of the AMHT you will co-ordinate the care for patients with severe and enduring mental health diagnosis.
- You will work autonomously, with a caseload of patients with whom you will engage and offer the recommended treatment and support.
- You will have experience of providing community mental health care 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 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 have embedded Peer Support Workers within the teams to promote the power of lived experience and ensure that the gap between patient and clinician is bridged.
About us
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 team is highly supportive and committed to delivering high quality patient care; where the caseload can be demanding, diverse and frequently complex.
Regular supervision will be provided and you will be encouraged to undertake any training relevant to your professional and personal development.
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.
Our AMHT provide an assessment and treatment function and the staff working within the team work on a rota covering shifts from 07.00 to 21.00 (7 days/week).The successful candidate will be required to work mainly 9-5 Monday to Friday however there is an expectation that there is flexibility to cover the out of hours shifts when required.
The team are working using the FACT model of care. There are daily triage meetings with all members of the MDT (Doctors, social workers, nurses, occupational therapists and psychologists).
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