Referral Coordinator

Calling all Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologist or Senior PWPs (Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners)

Are you looking for a service that puts staff wellbeing and patient care at the heart of everything they do? If so, the Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies has a great opportunity for you

We are looking for a Referral coordinator for the Single Point of Access (SPA) team within our nationally recognised, high-performing, and innovative NHS Talking Therapies for anxiety and depression service.

If you are interested in joining our dedicated SPA team, this could be the role for you

You will join a well-established and successful Single Point of Access Team who screen referrals coming in to all 3 steps of the Buckinghamshire Psychological Therapies Referral Pathway for Adults and Older Adults. Talking Therapies receive about 1000 referrals per month for steps 2 and 3 of the Pathway and about 100 referrals a month for step 4 Psychological Services in Secondary Care.

You will assist with the coordination and successful day-to-day management of incoming referrals, ensuring the provision of a responsive, high-quality service to patients with common mental health problems.

Part of the role will also involve offering clinical supervision/advice to clinicians who are carrying out Brief Screening assessments. You will also support clinicians to step clients up and out of the service and will liaise, on behalf of clinicians if necessary, with GPs, referrers, and other statutory and non-statutory services in the Trust to ensure clients are signposted to the best service.

We are committed to providing ongoing, high quality Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and in addition to in-house training you will have an annual CPD budget for relevant external courses.

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

The Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies team follows a hybrid working pattern.

We have two main bases, in Aylesbury and High Wycombe, with additional clinic space around the county. Ability and willingness to travel for business purposes is essential.

We expect our staff to share and demonstrate our values and be caring, safe and excellent in everything we do, constantly striving to improve the quality of care we provide and the experience that patients can expect.

For further information, please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

**Please note this role is pending evaluation