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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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Out of Area and Complex Case Manager - Learning Disabilities
Accepting applications until: 22-Apr-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 22-Apr-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Slade House
- Tref
- Oxford
- Cod post
- OX3 7JH
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Cyflog
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (NHS AfC: Band 7)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- Learning Disabilities
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.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
Are you a Nurse, Social Worker or Allied Health Professional passionate about ensuring that those with learning disabilities and autism receive the best quality of care as close to their home and loved ones as possible? If you are, then this could be the perfect job for you.
In response to events Nationally where people with a learning disability and autism have received less than optimal care we developed our out of area and complex case manager role which ensures that any person placed out of area is reviewed regularly to ensure the care and support they receive is of the highest standard and they are placed in hospital for no longer than is required.
You will work with system partners including specialist social workers and mental health colleagues to ensure wherever possible hospital admissions are avoided and care and treatment is delivered within the home setting. This role is essential to support some of our most vulnerable and misunderstood clients.
You will help us deliver on our vision: enabling people with learning disabilities to live healthy, fulfilling lives with dignity, independence, and equitable access to healthcare.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives on collaboration, enjoys problem-solving, and has the confidence to challenge mediocracy. If you are motivated by making a genuine difference and want to develop your career within a supportive, values-driven NHS Trust, this role offers the challenge and purpose you're looking for.
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This role is key to ensuring that those with the most complex needs are supported to access specialist mental health hospital care that is appropriate to their needs and is of high quality. You will also ensure that hospital admission will be for no longer than required and work with system partners to reduce likelihood of admissions and where this is not possible to ensure timely discharges
You will work autonomously to support and co-ordinate, where necessary, the case management of individuals with highly complex health and social care needs. You’ll be working to support individuals and their families/carers in accessing the most appropriate care to meet their identified needs.
In this role you’ll be ensuring the case management is delivered with the service user at the heart of the process and that case management issues are dealt with in line with best practice in a timely manner to achieve best outcomes for the individual. You will be making decisions regarding complex Mental Health case management issues in line with the National guidance and with support of senior colleagues where needed
We know that a work-life balance is important, so we are open to you working compressed hours and can offer this on a hybrid working basis.
Gweithio i'n sefydliad
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.
As a Trust we provide 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
- Individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount
- Pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups
Swydd-ddisgrifiad a phrif gyfrifoldebau manwl
The post holder will work within the Reasonable Adjustment Service within the Learning Disabilities Directorate. They will work autonomously to support and co-ordinate, where necessary, the case management of individuals with highly complex health and social care needs. The post holder will be working to support, individuals and their families/carers in accessing the most appropriate care to meet their identified needs.
Responsible for providing day to day case management expertise for Mental Health Act eligible Patients presenting with highly complex needs and circumstances including monitoring of high cost care packages and 1:1 provision.
Define current processes, facilitate discussions and advise colleagues in regard to all matters concerning safeguarding, Court of Protection, mental capacity and best interest decisions.
Ensuring the case management is delivered with the service user at the heart of the process and that case management issues are dealt with in line with best practice in a timely manner to achieve best outcomes for the individual.
Making decisions regarding complex Mental Health case management issues in line with the National guidance and with support of senior colleagues where needed
Ensuring the delivery of a full, high quality NHS Healthcare Service.
The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.
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.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
- 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
Person specification
qaulification
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Qualified Health professional in relevant field e.g. Registered Nurse, Occupational therapist or Social Worker.
- Significant post qualification experience of direct patient care involving people with highly complex health needs.
Meini prawf dymunol
- Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the ICB and individual provider and commissioning organisations
Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Significant knowledge of the #Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act and associated guidance/policies.
personal qaulities
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Substantial communication skills; able to adapt complex information to be understood by the intended audience and able to articulate care needs and recommendations of health care requirements (both written and verbal)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Kirsten Prance
- Teitl y swydd
- Clinical and Service Director
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07760614362
- Gwybodaeth i gefnogi eich cais
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.
Please contact both Kirsten Prance and Hannah Osman via email to arrange a time to discuss this role. [email protected] [email protected]
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