Job summary
Employer heading
Perinatal Lead Practitioner/ Deputy Team Manager - Oxford
Band 7
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.
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
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
Oxford Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Service is a community-based, forward-thinking service, committed to the delivery of quality patient service that is dynamic to meet the needs of our service users. Our team works with women pre-conceptually, in pregnancy & postnatally where there are mental health concerns and we are committed to improving the outcomes of mothers, babies and families. We have an admin base at Slade House, Horspath Driftway, Oxford, but predominantly see mothers/birth parents in their own homes offering assessments and treatment for the above-mentioned group of patients.
If you are successfully recruited into this post, you will have access to regular supervision, internal and external training opportunities.
There will be opportunity to contribute to the development and delivery of training to professionals involved in the care of women during the perinatal period whilst being supported in your own development and training.
Please see attached JD/PS for full duties.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Achieved grade and experience
Desirable criteria
- Achieved grade
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experienced Community Mental Health Clinician
Desirable criteria
- Mental Health experience
Previous Managerial Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous managerial experience
Desirable criteria
- Some supervisory experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Caren Duley
- Job title
- Specialist Perinatal Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 902911
- 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.
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