Job summary
We are thrilled to share that exciting developments are happening in Oxfordshire's Mental Health Urgent Care pathway as we expand our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) Service we are spreading out across the county and developing our senior lead roles and for the first time recruiting Band 7 Clinical Shift Coordinators.
You will work alongside the clinical leadership team to support the wider team to achieve key performance targets to achieve full fidelity to the Crisis Model and Accreditation.
You will work alongside the clinical leadership team to support the wider team to achieve key performance targets to achieve full fidelity to the Crisis Model and Accreditation.
Main duties of the job
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate the activities of the crisis team during clinical shifts, ensuring effective patient care and adherence to clinical governance.
- Actively participate in the triage of new referrals, risk assessments, and the formulation of care plans.
- Oversee the clinical and administrative handover processes at the beginning and end of each shift, ensuring continuity of care.
- Ensure the effective and efficient deployment of staff and resources based on the anticipated caseload and geographic considerations.
- Provide clinical supervision, support, and guidance to junior staff and peers, promoting best practices in mental health crisis intervention.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments and deliver intensive short-term treatment interventions in line with the Crisis model.
- Coordinate the shift team to safely manage a caseload of individuals experiencing mental health crises, coordinating care with multi-disciplinary team members and external agencies as necessary.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of treatment plans and adjust as necessary, ensuring all interventions are recovery-focused, strength based and co-produced.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate the activities of the crisis team during clinical shifts, ensuring effective patient care and adherence to clinical governance.
- Actively participate in the triage of new referrals, risk assessments, and the formulation of care plans.
- Oversee the clinical and administrative handover processes at the beginning and end of each shift, ensuring continuity of care.
- Ensure the effective and efficient deployment of staff and resources based on the anticipated caseload and geographic considerations.
- Provide clinical supervision, support, and guidance to junior staff and peers, promoting best practices in mental health crisis intervention.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments and deliver intensive short-term treatment interventions in line with the Crisis model.
- Coordinate the shift team to safely manage a caseload of individuals experiencing mental health crises, coordinating care with multi-disciplinary team members and external agencies as necessary.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of treatment plans and adjust as necessary, ensuring all interventions are recovery-focused, strength based and co-produced.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification - Health Professions Council registered, Occupational Therapist with Dip RCOT qualification or degree
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) portfolio.
Desirable
- Post basic qualification in community care / research.
- Qualification in management and leadership within a healthcare setting.
- Hold a psycho-social intervention qualification or equivalent.
- To hold an advanced professional/clinical qualification (eg AMHP, CBT, DBT)
Experience
Essential
- To have a good knowledge of community services both generic and mental health
- Experience of supervising and managing staff.
- Experience of providing leadership.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working. Formal and informal teaching including supervising students..
- Providing clinical and / or managerial supervision.
- Experience and knowledge of clinical audit.
- Experience of authorising payments /expenses and handling petty cash.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking complaint or incident investigations.
Training
Essential
- Active interest in service user experience and responding attentively and constructively to this
- To read, understand and work within relevant Trust policies and procedures.
- Able to travel to undertake work and have the capacity to carry equipment relative to your post.
- Able to comply with manual handling policies and guidelines.
- Able to comply with the PMVA requirements of this post which are breakaway and de-scalation skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification - Health Professions Council registered, Occupational Therapist with Dip RCOT qualification or degree
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) portfolio.
Desirable
- Post basic qualification in community care / research.
- Qualification in management and leadership within a healthcare setting.
- Hold a psycho-social intervention qualification or equivalent.
- To hold an advanced professional/clinical qualification (eg AMHP, CBT, DBT)
Experience
Essential
- To have a good knowledge of community services both generic and mental health
- Experience of supervising and managing staff.
- Experience of providing leadership.
- Experience of multidisciplinary working. Formal and informal teaching including supervising students..
- Providing clinical and / or managerial supervision.
- Experience and knowledge of clinical audit.
- Experience of authorising payments /expenses and handling petty cash.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking complaint or incident investigations.
Training
Essential
- Active interest in service user experience and responding attentively and constructively to this
- To read, understand and work within relevant Trust policies and procedures.
- Able to travel to undertake work and have the capacity to carry equipment relative to your post.
- Able to comply with manual handling policies and guidelines.
- Able to comply with the PMVA requirements of this post which are breakaway and de-scalation skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
