Job overview A fantastic opportunity to join a vibrant and dynamic Older Adult Community Mental Health Team, providing community-based service to Older Adults and their carers who are experiencing serious mental health disorders.
The job purpose is for the post holder to contribute to the treatment of patient's recovery at the key stages of their journey through mental health services and engagement with their community.
The overall role is to provide advice and support to the Service Users and their carers focusing on positive outcomes.
The role also involves networking with other agencies.
Main duties of the job The post holder will implement specific areas of the care plan that have been planned and designed by senior clinicians in the service, either within patients own homes or in the clinic settings.
They will promote a therapeutic relationship with agreed boundaries and time scales, providing regular support over a specified time-period targeted at the patients.
The post holder will provide support with daily living and the normalisation of clients' lives, and will be expected to join clinicians to assess routine and urgent referrals.
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 progressionAccess to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceNHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailersCompetitive pension schemeLease car schemeCycle to work schemeEmployee Assistance ProgrammeMental Health First AidersStaff 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 To implement specific areas of the care plan that have been planned and designed by senior clinicians in the service, either within patients own homes or in the clinic settings.
• To promote a therapeutic relationship with agreed boundaries and time scales.
• Provide regular support over a specified time-period targeted at the patients.
• Provide support with daily living and the normalisation of clients' lives.
• Assist clients in the completion of standardised assessments in line with the service's assessment protocol.
• To join clinicians to co assess routine and urgent referrals.
• Join clinicians to conduct thorough risk assessments, liaising with other staff as required.
In undertaking home visits, be mindful of risk assessment protocols, e.g.
ensuring that all initial assessment visits occur with appropriate support from other mental health staff.• To develop educational tools for clients and their families and other professionals, and promotional material in relation to the service's operation.
• To undertake specific administrative duties as required.
• Documentation, in line with Oxford Health policy and procedures.
This includes responsibility for writing clinical notes, uploading documents and any other correspondence onto electronic recording systems.
• Be aware of the safeguarding processes and how to identify potential abuse and raise this with the appropriate authority.• To take part in working groups both inside and outside the organisation as required.
Person specification Qualification Essential criteria Maths and English GCSE Desirable criteria NVQ level 3 or equivalent Experience Essential criteria Experience of working in a care setting and/or education/social care settingSome experience and/or knowledge of mental health Desirable criteria Previous experience of working with older adults in a professional/voluntary capacityExperience of working in a mental health community setting Personal attributes Essential criteria Self-reliant and able to work flexibly both individually and in a teamAbility to communicate effectively with older adults experiencing mental health difficultiesAbility to communicate/listen formally and informally, verbally and in writing.Caring and supportive attitude but with the ability to be firm.
All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study.
Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential.
All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research.
Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site.
The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing