Specialist Mental Health Practitioner (Social Worker)

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Oxford Health’s Buckinghamshire Mental Health Directorate is working in collaboration with Buckinghamshire’s Primary Care Networks (PCN) to develop and implement improved access to specialist mental health care and treatment within primary care services. Focusing on bridging the gap between primary and secondary care Mental Health services for individuals with complex and severe mental illness.

The service is designed to empower patients 18years+ to access specialist mental health support locally, within their GP Surgeries in a timely manner.

We are looking for autonomous, driven, and confident Social Work(s) who pride themselves on delivering a high-quality holistic approach for patients needing mental health support. This is an opportunity for someone to develop their career and skill across a highly innovative and transformative service with scope to influence social care and safeguarding service innovation and delivery within Primary Care

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The successful Social Worker will facilitate improved opportunities for joint working with our voluntary care sector, contributing to the leadership and development of national mental health agendas within their Primary Care Network (PCN). As part of the Primary Care Networks Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) your role will provide mental health triage, assessment and advice to patients, carers, and colleagues. Facilitating early interventions to aid recovery within the community and utilising your profession specific skills to enable prompt access to specialist services for patients.

As the Social Worker in this post, you will be expected to use your profession specific skills and values in this role and apply Social Work theories to practice, such as rights and strengths based approach, alongside your expert knowledge of the Care Act eligibility and safeguarding principles to support your clinical practice and signposting to appropriate services.

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: Jasmine Fowler Job title: Team Manager, Primary Care Mental Health Services Email address: jasmine.fowler@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk Telephone number: 07717850868

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.

I would encourage all applicants to make contact if you are considering applying for the post and/or prior to interviewing.