Community Mental Health Nurse (RMN) Older Adult CMHT inAbingdon inAbingdon PUBLISHED MON 4 NOV 2024

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum/pro-rata PERMANENT GOOD SALARY

CASELOAD MENTAL HEALTH MULTI-DISCIPLINARY NHS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY WEEKEND

Oxford Health NHS Trust rH27iWzC

Opportunity to work within a dedicated and supportive multi-disciplinary team focused on high standards of care.

Flexible working arrangements with a mix of full-time and part-time positions available.

Access to a wide range of internal and external partnerships, enhancing professional collaboration and patient care coordination.

The chance to work with a diverse patient caseload of older adults, providing meaningful assessments and interventions.

Regular supervision and emphasis on staff well-being, fostering personal and professional development.

A workplace located in Abingdon with proximity to major commuting areas like Swindon, Reading, and Aylesbury.

Core working hours of Monday to Friday, allowing for a good work-life balance with structured hours.

The Oxford Health NHS Trust is seeking enthusiastic and motivated Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMN) to join their Older Adults Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in Abingdon, with one full-time and one part-time position available. The team, known for its supportive and high standard culture, collaborates closely with various healthcare professionals to provide well-coordinated care for older adults facing mental health challenges. Successful candidates will manage a caseload, conducting assessments and interventions while being part of a multi-disciplinary team that includes medical, nursing, occupational therapy, and psychology specialists.

Candidates should possess excellent communication and IT skills, and ideally have experience in older adult mental health services; however, individuals with transferable skills and a strong willingness to learn are also encouraged to apply. The role offers core working hours from Monday to Friday, with additional occasional shifts on weekends and evenings as part of a team rota. This position is suitable for those who are organized, flexible, and committed to delivering the highest quality of care to their clients.

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Mental Health Nurse (RMN)?

Are you looking to work in a dedicated and supportive team?

We are looking for Registered Mental Health Nurses to join our Older Adults Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) based in the South of Oxfordshire. We are recruiting into two posts, one full time and one part time, with consideration for flexible working.

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.

Working as part of our multi-disciplinary team you will be expected to offer assessments and interventions to our patient group of older adults with mental health needs. You will be Key Worker for a caseload of patients with a variety of mental health conditions both functional and organic as well as supporting our duty and triage function.

The MDT is made up of Medical, Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Psychology colleagues and we highly regard one another's professional background and contribution to the care of our patients. We view supervision as fundamental to the functioning of the team both clinically and in terms of the well being of our staff.

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.

About us
Our main office is in Abingdon, but we have a base in Wallingford and hot desking space for staff covering those areas.

Core working hours are Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00. Out-of-hours support services are managed via a team rota. Staff will be expected to work on this rota which includes occasional weekend 09:00-17:00 shifts and evening shifts in the week between 17:00-20:00.

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