mental health counselor Oxford, England

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

Full Time Oxford, England 42618 - 35392 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Hospital at Home is an exciting and innovative service developed by the Thames Valley CAMHS Provider Collaborative, which covers Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Gloucestershire, Swindon, Wiltshire and BaNES.

The Hospital at Home team supports young people with eating disorders who meet the threshold for inpatient care. In some cases, admission will be prevented and in others, young people will be stepped down to this model following a short inpatient admission. Hospital at Home maximizes the use of new technology, provides care close to home, reduces admission, length of stay, waiting times and provides earlier discharge from inpatient care.

As a registered nurse within the Hospital at Home team you will join a supportive , skilled and compassionate team with strong values and a commitment to improving outcomes for young people with eating disorders.

**The majority of patient care is delivered remotely using Microsoft Teams. Office bases are available in Oxford & Swindon **

The role of the Registered Mental health nurses will be:

To ensure the delivery of a responsive high quality, safe and patient focused service.
To work effectively and in partnership with key members of the Multidisciplinary Team to promote and facilitate effective patient care and discharge.
To influence the development and implementation of policies, protocols and guidelines relevant to the service.
To develop and sustain close and effective working relationships with partner services.
To support registered and unregistered nursing staff in their professional development and in the promotion of best practice.

The Hospital at Home team take pride in providing patient focused , evidence based care in order to be able to support young people and their families /carers to challenge and overcome their eating disorder.

Hospital at Home has a strong team approach to service delivery, this includes protected time for all staff to attend daily handovers, weekly ward rounds, service development slots and regular team and individual supervision.

Staff wellbeing is promoted - with the understanding that staff wellbeing and job satisfaction supports improved patient outcomes.

Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:

Excellent opportunities for career progression
27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
Staff accommodation
Competitive pension scheme
Lease car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
To supervise and support the healthcare support workers and nursing associates in their day-to-day work and promote the concept of interdisciplinary team working.
To provide information, training and support, to promote effective patient care and discharge from the service
Provide expert assessment of patients need and risk.
To promote optimal levels of independence and wellbeing for patients
To be accountable for an identified caseload.
Deliver and evaluate specialized individual programmes of care
Advising, where appropriate, on changes to treatment and management
To assess, plan and evaluate individual treatment and risk management programmes of care in partnership with patients, carers and other health and social care professionals in a response to planned and urgent
To communicate effectively with clients /carers and colleagues to agree treatment
To ensure understanding of conditions and treatment
To deliver a range of clinical skills which may include, for example, physical examination, ordering, performing and interpreting common screening and diagnostic tests.
To utilise clinical expertise in identifying patients’ needs specifically around the early signs of deterioration to ensure acute changes in condition are responded to appropriately
To complete accurate documentation of all relevant interactions in line with professional body/ guidance
Ability to advocate for patients and others
To act as an information and educational resource to all members of the Multidisciplinary
To facilitate the Multi Disciplinary Team meeting and ensure key issues are shared across the MDT
Responsibility for the monitoring of efficient and effective use of
Ensure patient safety and Safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to.

Management Responsibilities:

Attend the multidisciplinary team meeting.
Care planning, risk assessment and management, discharge planning.
Writing of reports as required.
Shared responsibility for management of resources, including ordering stock, allocating supplies to others.

Educational and Professional Development Responsibilities:

To work with relevant professionals to develop evidence-based nursing practice that is relevant to the service.
To lead and develop educational opportunities to promote the effectiveness of individual patient care.
To provide high quality supervision to junior staff members on a regular basis
To be responsible together with the Modern Matron to ensure that all nursing staff receive an annual performance review and personal development plan.
To actively participate in an annual performance review and development of a personal development plan.
Contribute to the development of robust outcome measure collection and the demonstration of safe, high quality care.

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