Community Mental Health Nurse (RMN) Older Adult CMHT - Duty Clinician

Community Mental Health Nurse (RMN) Older Adult CMHT - Duty Clinician

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 expanding the permanent posts within our duty team and are recruiting into a full-time post into this dedicated team, working alongside our Duty Lead and Specialty Doctor.

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 partners 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 is ideally placed for staff commuting from Swindon, Reading and Aylesbury.

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.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of our multi-disciplinary team you will be responsible for supporting the coordination of our duty team, triaging referrals, planning assessments and liaison with the bed flow team and local psychiatric wards. You will be expected to respond to urgent and emergency referrals providing assessment crisis support and brief interventions to our patient group of older adults with mental health needs.

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.

The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Work as an autonomous practitioner and an active participant of the multi-disciplinary team undertaking specialist nursing assessments in collaboration with the service user and their families/carers and presenting back to the wider MDT.
• Work in partnership with service users and their families/carers to ensure the development of a treatment plan to facilitate their safety, promote their well-being and support their independence and inclusion in the community. This may include working closely with partner agencies.
• Support and supervise junior members of the team.
• Deputise for deputy team manager/team manager as appropriate.

About us

We have an excellent relationship with local universities and post-graduate training providers. In addition to this, you will have access to both local and trust training to support your continuing professional development.

You will have the opportunity to mentor students.

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 well-being. 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.
• 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.

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Professional Qualification (Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist).
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio.
• Post graduate education specifically relating to client group (Post basic qualification in community care/ research awareness/ management).

Experience

• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Formal/informal teaching including supervising student placements.
• Relevant experience in community care and specific clinical expertise in mental health.
• Experience of supervising and managing staff.
• Experience of providing leadership.
• Experience of working in Older Adult Mental Health.

Skills

• IT literate.
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
• Car driver.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Abingdon Community Hospital, Marcham Road

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum/pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Reference number

267-OA7042135-1A

Job locations

Abingdon Mental Health Centre

Abingdon Community Hospital, Marcham Road