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Community Mental Health Nurse - South AMHT

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Wantage, Oxfordshire

Community Mental Health Nurse - South AMHT

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Wantage, Oxfordshire

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 days ago, 23 Aug | Get your application in today.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

Job ref: fc76c5a3e16e460cbd0e4fa22dda08bd

Location ref: Wantage, Oxfordshire

Full Job Description

Are you a qualified Psychiatric Nurse passionate about mental health and supporting people with severe mental illness towards their recovery?, The responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:

  • Assessment of new patients referred into the AMHT
  • Brief follow-up work with patients who require that work following assessment
  • When working with people who have been admitted to hospital, actively working alongside inpatient services to support good quality discharge planning
  • Holding a caseload of patients who require longer-term follow-up from the AMHT
  • Multi-professional and multi-agency liaison with other services in the local community
    • You will be supported by an experienced leadership team from across the professions who facilitate forums for Nursing and Occupational Therapists and hold your development as central. We offer regular supervision and you will be encouraged and supported to undertake any training relevant to your professional development. In terms of hours we would prefer 30 to 37.5 hours per week. You will not be required to work weekends, bank holidays or night shifts.

    The Wantage and Faringdon Team is part of the South Oxon Adult Mental Health Team (AMHT) and has been up-and-running since February 2023. It quickly became a friendly, motivated and well-functioning team, made up of a mixture of experienced and more recently qualified staff., 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.

    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

Direct job link

https://www.jobs24.co.uk/job/community-mental-health-nurse-south-amht-127247756
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