Street Triage Practitioner

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We are looking for a highly skilled, motivated mental health practitioner to join our Street Triage Team for a fixed one-year contract, working alongside Thames Valley Police to improve care pathways for people in mental health crisis in Oxfordshire.

We work alongside Thames Valley Police to improve care pathways for people with mental health problems in Oxfordshire. Working with Police scanning Mental Health demand coming into police and making clinical decisions regarding what intervention required, consulting clinical records systems, and rapidly understanding/formulating clinical need - this is in relation to 999 activity - complex, risky and dynamic clinical decision making.

Mental Health professionals who works with the police will be offering professional advice, triaging individuals as they present, accessing health information systems, and helping to liaise with other care services to identify the right support for individuals. Also, information sharing with Police regarding people presenting to the Police with Mental Health needs, support, educating and inputting into police learning regarding the mental health needs of those presenting to the Police.

The aim of the service is to work in partnership and alongside the police to improve the overall experience and access to appropriate care pathways for persons with mental ill health who present to the police in a “crisis” state and mental health distress outside of custody. This may include arranging a more thorough voluntary assessment at the Littlemore hospital assessment hub, make a referral or request for follow up by the relevant community mental health team, give advice on how to access appropriate services, recommend use of sec 136 or recommend the detention in custody for consideration of the criminal justice process.

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

The teams are based at Thames Valley Police stations in Oxfordshire. There are three LPA within Oxfordshire, South Oxon &Vale, West Oxon and Cherwell, and Oxford City. You will work from your base police station alongside an officer and respond to incidents as they arise. You will be fully inducted to Thames Valley Police so that you have the appropriate skills and knowledge to use their systems such as the radio system and electronic data systems.

Street Triage operates between the hours of 16.00 - 02:45 7 days per week. The St Triage practitioner will deploy to any incident across Oxfordshire supported by the Police officer assigned to them for the night.

If you are enthusiastic, motivated, and ready for a challenge, possess excellent communication skills and able to work autonomously then we want you in our team. Our team is really supportive of each other, and we value regular supervision.