Main area City and NE Oxon - Adult Mental Health Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Normal hours: Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00) Job ref 267-OA7575477 Employer Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Niell Unit, Warneford Hospital Town Headington Salary £47,810 - £54,710 per annum/pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/11/2025 23:59 Senior Keyworker (RMN/OT) - City and North East Oxon 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. We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you. We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. Good luck and we hope to hear from you. Job overview Are you an experienced experienced Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist seeking a new opportunity? We are excited to announce that the City and NE Oxon AMHT are looking for an experienced Mental Health Nurse or Occupational Therapist, on a full time basis, who is ready to take a leading role in transforming the lives of people with mental health conditions. This role has been created to enable the right candidate to advance their career in a more clinically focused way but to still include operational management opportunities. City and NE Oxon AMHT are a friendly and dynamic integrated mental health team supporting adults with a wide range of mental health conditions.We are looking for experienced clinicians who can make a positive difference to this client group. We are a wonderful team to work in and this role offers an opportunity to develop senior clinical and leadership skills. We are committed to the wellbeing and development of the staff working in the team. We also have weekly MDT meetings, where our energetic and supportive colleagues meet to understand the issues and tackle the challenges faced by people living with severe and enduring mental illness. We are committed to a person-centred recovery approach in all our clinical work and pride ourselves in offering a high-quality service reflected in our CQC rating of Good. Main duties of the job

Act as an advanced autonomous practitioner, demonstrating a high level of practice/knowledge whilst participating in direct evidenced based patient care working as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing professional and clinical support to patients. Undertake autonomous health assessments; diagnosing, treating and discharging patients within own competence. You will provide expert care and treatment to patients within agreed protocols and clinical guidelines. Function in a variety of role dimensions: health care provider, educator, researcher, clinical advocate and implementer of clinical governance. Be a senior clinician within the team. The role will predominantly be clinical, but also include some operational leadership and supervision to your small team of junior staff

You will clinically lead a small team consisting of newly qualified Nurses, Nurse Associates and Support Workers to provide care and interventions to a complex caseload of patients. This will be as part of a wider team working alongside our primary care networks, supported by both psychiatric and psychological therapy clinicians. The service is open Monday to Friday 9:00 to 17:00 not including bank holidays. 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 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 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. Person specification Knowledge

A specialist knowledge and clinical expertise in community mental health in line with professional requirements To have awareness of National and local issues concerning healthcare To have a developed understanding of Clinical Governance To understand the legal frameworks used within practice To maintain professional accountability and professional registration.

Experience

Substantial experience of mental health care and working across different settings which must include experience within a community mental health setting. Providing clinical and or managerial supervision

skill

Demonstrate an advanced understanding of clinical risk assessment and management Advanced knowledge of the range of presentations, diagnoses and current management options Committed to growth and development of colleagues and environment To demonstrate good English verbal and written communication skills To show evidence of advanced problem solving skills Qualification in management and leadership within a healthcare setting Coaching skills Committed to constant review and change

Qualifications

Relevant Professional Qualification (RMN, or Occupational Therapist with Dip RCOT qualification or degree Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio Hold a Psycho-social Intervention qualification or equivalent To hold an advanced professional/clinical qualification (e.g. CBT, DBT, NMP) For OT Member of the British Association/Royal College of Occupational Therapists All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale. Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests. We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role. We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

Employer certification / accreditation badges 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. Name Victoria Lloyd Job title Team Manager Email address victoria.lloyd@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk Telephone number 01865 902200 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr