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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

About

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. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.

Contact

Address: Trust Headquarters; Warneford Hospital; Warneford Lane; Headington; Oxford; Oxfordshire; OX3 7JX
Contact Number: 01865 901000

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Ref: 267-BM5711465 Vacancy ID: 5711465

Senior Care Co-ordinator

Closed for applications on: 30-Oct-2023 00:00

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 30-Oct-2023 00:00

Location

Site: Saffron House / Amersham Health Centre
Town: High Wycombe / Amersham
Postcode: HP11 1NH
Major / Minor Region: Oxfordshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Normal hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00)

Salary

Salary: £43,742 - £50,056 Per annum | Pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 7)

Specialty

Main area: Community Adult Mental Health

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Chiltern AMHT is a wonderful team to work in and this role offers an opportunity to develop senior clinical and leadership skills. The Management team are committed to the wellbeing and development of the staff working in the team. We also have weekly MDT meetings, where we discuss clinical matters within our supportive team. We strive to provide person centred evidence based care to patients, where possible working collaboratively with their families and carers.

The Chiltern Adult Mental Health Team's main base is at Saffron House with a satellite office in Amersham. We provide care for the residents of South Buckinghamshire.

Your normal working week will be Monday to Friday 9:00-17:00, although some trust services operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and the post holder may be required to work flexibly across shift patterns when required.

The successful candidate will also be on the Duty Manager rota, which includes some evening and weekends or Approved Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) rota if a qualified AMHP.

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.
We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
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.
We are 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

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria

A specialist knowledge and clinical expertise in community mental health in line with professional requirements
To have awareness of National and local issues concerning healthcare
To have a developed understanding of Clinical Governance
To understand the legal frameworks used within practice
To maintain professional accountability and professional registration.

Experience

Essential criteria

Substantial experience of mental health care and working across different settings which must include experience within a community mental health setting.
Providing clinical and or managerial supervision

skill

Essential criteria

Demonstrate an advanced understanding of clinical risk assessment and management
Advanced knowledge of the range of presentations, diagnoses and current management options
Committed to growth and development of colleagues and environment
To demonstrate good English verbal and written communication skills
To show evidence of advanced problem solving skills

Desirable criteria

Qualification in management and leadership within a healthcare setting
Coaching skills
Committed to constant review and change

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Relevant Professional Qualification (RMN, or Occupational Therapist with Dip RCOT qualification or degree
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio
Hold a Psycho-social Intervention qualification or equivalent

Desirable criteria

To hold an advanced professional/clinical qualification (e.g. CBT, DBT, NMP)
For OT Member of the British Association/Royal College of Occupational Therapists