Gateway Mental Health Practitioner

On-site in Aylesbury·Full-time·Added today (last checked 22 Oct)

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

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Overview

Work mode: On-site, Aylesbury
Contract: Permanent contract, full-time hours
Holiday: 27 days holiday + bank holidays
Commute: Cycle to work scheme

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The role

Job overview

Do you want to work in a fast paced clinical environment supporting those with urgent mental health challenges?

We're recruiting a Mental Health Practitioner specialising in Adult mental health to join the Gateway Team in Aylesbury!

We are looking for autonomous, driven, and confident practitioner(s). You will have the opportunity for continuing professional development (CPD), with scope to influence service innovation and development. You will also provide high-quality comprehensive telephone assessments for those identified as needing mental health support within a secondary mental health setting.

This is an exciting chance to develop your career and skills set in a highly innovative and transformative service.

Main duties of the job

Serve as the main point of contact within the Gateway, making clinical decisions regarding referrals and providing advice and support to professionals, service users, and families
Perform comprehensive triage functions in line with the Trusted Assessor Model, including risk assessment and evaluation of new referrals
Provide specialist advice to referrers and liaise with service users to establish their current presentation, offer advice, and formulate management and safety plans while they await specialist assessment
Support the delivery of high-quality link worker provision into primary care, secondary mental health services, social care partners, community-based resources, and the voluntary sector, including providing consultation and training to staff in various agencies
Assist the Gateway/Team Operational Lead in delivering the service, ensuring it meets national guidance and local key performance indicators, and support the learning and development of new team members

The ability to travel independently between sites within the Trust is essential for this role.

Working for our organisation

Please note that this role will require us to undertake a DBS check as a part of your onboarding.

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• 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 networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Gateway Mental Health Practitioners are being recruited from a range of disciplines registered with a professional body; Occupational Therapists, Mental Health Social Workers, and Mental Health Nurses. all roles are vital to implementing specialist mental health triage functionality within Buckinghamshire. We welcome applications from all disciplines mentioned!

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.

Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to be fully qualified, have already passed your OSCE and have an NMC pin number or HCPC registration in order to be considered for this role.

Person specification

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Essential criteria

Please can you give us an example of a triage/assessment you have facilitated where you made an autonomous decision regarding the outcome. What factors did you consider in order to make an appropriate and safe decision?