Mental Health Practitioner

6 months ago


Aylesbury, United Kingdom Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Full time

We are looking for autonomous, driven, and confident practitioner.

This role provides the opportunity for continuing professional development (CPD), with scope to influence service innovation and development.

This role is for practitioner(s) who pride themselves on providing a high-quality comprehensive triage for those identified as needing mental health support within a secondary mental health setting.

This is an exceptional opportunity for someone to develop their career and skills set in a highly innovative and transformative service.

Oxford Health and Buckinghamshire are leading the implementation of the Community Mental Health Framework to improve patients experience of care and plug the gap between Primary and Secondary Care Services. These unique roles will empower patients aged 18+ years to access timely and evidenced based support from Mental Health service.

The post holder is integral to accomplishing ease of access to mental health care for Buckinghamshire’s population at primary and secondary care level in an efficient and timely manner. The successful applicant(s) will facilitate improved opportunities for joint working with Buckinghamshire’s voluntary care sector, whilst contributing to the leadership and development of personalised care, transformation agenda and Integrated care systems (ICS).

As part of the Bucks Mental Health Gateway Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) your role will provide mental health comprehensive triage, signposting and professional advice to patients, their family and your colleagues. You will work with professionals to facilitate brief intervention for patients, to enable recovery within the community, whilst recognising the value in your skills to ensure prompt access to secondary care specialists as appropriate.

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
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- purpose building on a day-to-day basis, with the opportunity for hybrid working.

The post holder will work as part of the Bucks Adult Mental Health Gateway team across the partnership and have specific responsibilities as a Gateway Mental Health Practitioner:
To be main point of contact within Gateway.

To work as part of the Gateway team performing comprehensive triage functions in line with Trusted Assessor Model.

To provide specialist advise to referrer.

To liaise with service users waiting to establish current presentation, give advice and formulate management / safety plans whilst waiting for specialist team’s assessment/intervention.

To support the delivery of a high quality link worker provision into primary care, secondary mental health services, social care partners, community based resources and voluntary sector. This will include providing consultation and training to staff in a range of agencies in relation to the mental and emotional well-being of individuals experiencing severe / enduring mental health conditions.

To support the Gateway/Team Manager in the delivery of the service, ensuring it meets national guidance and local key performance indicators.

To support the learning and development of new team members, students, Newly qualified, junior staff members when required

Maintaining accurate and timely records.

Ensuring legal requirements and subsequent amendments underpinning Children and Adult care are adhered to.

To provide best evidence practice to service users which complies with legislation, policies and protocol and relevant quality, governance, and local and national guidelines.

Ensuring that the local demographics are taken into consideration for service provision and improvement.

Risk assesses clients for suitability for interventions.

To evaluate and make decisions on suitability of new referrals, adhering to the services referral protocols, and refer unsuitable clients on to the relevant service or provide recommendation to refe



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