The Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) in North & West Oxfordshire is looking to recruit enthusiastic Nurses and Occupational Therapists to join our dedicated and friendly teams.
We are seeking experienced Nurses and Occupational Therapists but would also welcome applications from newly qualified clinicians interested in the developmental opportunity to start at a Band 5 level with a view to progressing to a Band 6 once you have developed the necessary skills and competencies. As a Band 5, you will be provided with increased supervision, training, and additional support in managing complexity and risk. (Please state this within your application if you are interested in this type of role and apply using the relevant job description).
Older Adult mental health is an immensely rewarding area to work and offers fantastic opportunities to develop your nursing/OT skills further through supporting patients with a challenging mix of functional and organic illness as well as physical frailty. Ideally, you will have experience of working in older adult mental health services; however, if you have transferable skills and are motivated to learn about our client group, we would encourage you to apply.
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 IT skills, are essential. The means to access patients and travel across the locality is also essential.
On a day-to-day basis, you will be carrying a caseload and working alongside the wider MDT, assessing and offering interventions to people over the age of 65 with complex mental health needs and/or dementia.
Working with the CMHT, you will be very well supported by a multidisciplinary team of Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, and Psychologists. Supervision is fundamental to the functioning of the team both clinically and in terms of the wellbeing of our staff. We offer professional supervision/CPD opportunities.
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:
1. Excellent opportunities for career progression
2. Access to tailored individual and Trust-wide learning and development
3. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
4. NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants, and retailers
5. Competitive pension scheme
6. Lease car scheme
7. Cycle to work scheme
8. Employee Assistance Programme
9. Mental Health First Aiders
10. Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
11. Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
The Older Adult CMHT N&W Oxfordshire has 2 bases, in Witney and Banbury. The post being advertised is for the Witney site.
We are looking for full and part-time staff. 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 12:00-20:00.
We have a culture of high standards of care, and any successful applicant will need to be committed to maintaining this. The teams work closely with a wide range of internal and external partners, including GPs, district nursing, therapy services, social care, and physical and mental health inpatient providers. We work very closely with mental health social workers based within Oxfordshire County Council.
We aim to deliver well-coordinated patient care alongside our partners and share our respective skills and knowledge with one another.
We would encourage you to get in touch and discuss our roles with us, and we invite you to come and visit us and see how we work, so please give us a call on 01865 902 726 or send us an email - Philip Parker - philip.parker@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
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