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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.
Senior Support Worker - Oxford
Closed for applications on: 28-Feb-2025 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 28-Feb-2025 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Manzil Way
- Address
- Cowley Road
- Town
- Oxford
- Postcode
- OX4 4XE
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 4)
Specialty
- Main area
- Adult Mental Health Services
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.
Job overview
Do you have experience and a proven track record working in health or social care?
Are you seeking a new challenge in a developing function?
We are developing our mental health Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment team. At present this is a service which provides intensive home treatment to people living in Oxford City as a true alternative to admission and following discharge from hospital. Now in a growth period, the team is being developed to now include the whole of Oxfordshire.
Senior Support Workers are instrumental in delivering intensive home treatments to service users in their own place of residence. Senior Support Workers will deliver recovery focused intervention (emotional and practical support) to a caseload of service users and their nominated friends/family/carers.
We offer opportunities for professional development and to influence and contribute to service development. You will be provided with supervision, appraisal and support. The service will operate 24/7 and a variety of working patterns will be available. This post will evolve to working night shifts from April 2025
Informal discussions about the Team and role from interested candidates would be very welcome.
Advert
Senior Support Workers must have substantial experience and a proven track record working in health or social care and be able to demonstrate Trust values in delivering care to others. The successful candidate will be able to follow and initiate plans of care flexibly and dynamically in challenging and changing circumstances
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Assisting with the development, implementation, and evaluation of individual care plans under the guidance of qualified staff.
- Supporting service users in their transition from inpatient settings to home, and from Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment (CRHT) care to other discharge destinations, ensuring safe and effective transitions.
- Helping service users identify strengths and goals to maintain and develop independence during and following a mental health crisi
This is a challenging but rewarding role, working with people presenting with a range of mental health issues and risks. You must be a good communicator, confident & motivated, flexible and be able to show initiative in an environment which is often busy, rewarding and dynamic.
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 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
- Competitive pension scheme
- 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
Detailed job description and main 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.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with Adults and/or Older People with severe and enduring mental illness
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of emotional and mental health problems that affect Adult and Older People
Skills
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undertake training as required for the role
- To be able to work collaboratively as part of a team
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dorcas Dan-Cooke
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865904996
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
[email protected] - Professional Nurse Lead.
Joan. [email protected] - Home Treatment Clinical Lead
No longer accepting applications
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