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Perinatal Lead Practitioner Deputy Team Manager Oxford
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Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with a passion for perinatal mental health? Are you looking for a rewarding role, allowing you to utilise your skills to make a real difference to women experiencing mental health difficulties during the perinatal period in the beautiful county of Oxfordshire.
Successful candidate will work with some of our complex perinatal mental health cases, and have an interest in children's safeguarding. Your role will involve supporting the team manager and supervising members of the team.
As part of this role you will be expected to join the duty manager roster on a rotational basis covering out of hours and weekends for the trusts hospital wards and community mental health services.
The Successful Candidate Will Need To
• Have a positive attitude and passion for perinatal mental health services.
• Have an understanding of perinatal mental health and its impact on service users.
• Be proactive, flexible and adaptable in order to meet the needs of our diverse service and the changing demands associated with community perinatal mental health service.
• Be committed to delivering high quality care.
• Be familiar with current legislation, guidelines and processes that may affect the way in which mental health care is delivered.
• Be prepared and able to travel across the county of Oxfordshire.
• Be able to use professional skills to support and motivate colleagues and service users.
• Liaise with health and social care colleagues including midwives, health visitors, and children's social workers.
• To have keen interest in Children's safeguarding, although not essential as training can be given.
Excellent communication, organisational and liaison skills are essential to ensure that the links and relationships already developed by the team are maintained to deliver a high quality and responsive perinatal mental health service.
All applicants must have excellent clinical skills and a good level of post registration experience, proven ability to complete comprehensive mental state examinations, thoroughly assess risk, and document and communicate these clearly and concisely.
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
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Caren Duley Job title: Specialist Perinatal Team Manager Email address: Caren.duley@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01865 +02+11
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.
Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist with a passion for perinatal mental health? Are you looking for a rewarding role, allowing you to utilise your skills to make a real difference to women experiencing mental health difficulties during the perinatal period in the beautiful county of Oxfordshire.
Successful candidate will work with some of our complex perinatal mental health cases, and have an interest in children's safeguarding. Your role will involve supporting the team manager and supervising members of the team.
As part of this role you will be expected to join the duty manager roster on a rotational basis covering out of hours and weekends for the trusts hospital wards and community mental health services.
The Successful Candidate Will Need To
• Have a positive attitude and passion for perinatal mental health services.
• Have an understanding of perinatal mental health and its impact on service users.
• Be proactive, flexible and adaptable in order to meet the needs of our diverse service and the changing demands associated with community perinatal mental health service.
• Be committed to delivering high quality care.
• Be familiar with current legislation, guidelines and processes that may affect the way in which mental health care is delivered.
• Be prepared and able to travel across the county of Oxfordshire.
• Be able to use professional skills to support and motivate colleagues and service users.
• Liaise with health and social care colleagues including midwives, health visitors, and children's social workers.
• To have keen interest in Children's safeguarding, although not essential as training can be given.
Excellent communication, organisational and liaison skills are essential to ensure that the links and relationships already developed by the team are maintained to deliver a high quality and responsive perinatal mental health service.
All applicants must have excellent clinical skills and a good level of post registration experience, proven ability to complete comprehensive mental state examinations, thoroughly assess risk, and document and communicate these clearly and concisely.
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
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Caren Duley Job title: Specialist Perinatal Team Manager Email address: Caren.duley@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01865 +02+11
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.
