Clinical Shift Coordinator

Are you an experienced mental health professional seeking a new challenge in a growing service?

We are thrilled to share that exciting developments are happening in Oxfordshire's Mental Health Urgent Care pathway as we expand our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) Service we are spreading out across the county and developing our senior lead roles. We are seeking a Clinical Shift Coordinator to join our growing function on a full time basis.

The CRHTT service is a key part of the Urgent Care Pathway vision to provide a 24 / 7 crisis mental health service across the county . Clinicians employed into the team are already part of an exciting and developing service that aims to support services users and their trusted persons with least restrictive care by providing a variety of highly intensive brief Bio- Psychosocial intervention interventions in the community.

The Clinical Shift Coordinators will ensure direct supervision and management of shift-based clinicians, guaranteeing high-quality, responsive, and patient-centred crisis care and treatment in a community setting.

You will work alongside the clinical leadership team to support the wider team to achieve key performance targets to achieve full fidelity to the Crisis Model and Accreditation.

Our work is interesting and varied with opportunities to develop therapeutic skills in psychosocial interventions and qualifications in community care / research and management and leadership within a healthcare setting

Main duties of the job

• Lead and coordinate the activities of the crisis team during clinical shifts, ensuring effective patient care and adherence to clinical governance.
• Actively participate in the triage of new referrals, risk assessments, and the formulation of care plans.
• Oversee the clinical and administrative handover processes at the beginning and end of each shift, ensuring continuity of care.
• Ensure the effective and efficient deployment of staff and resources based on the anticipated caseload and geographic considerations.
• Provide clinical supervision, support, and guidance to junior staff and peers, promoting best practices in mental health crisis intervention.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and deliver intensive short-term treatment interventions in line with the Crisis model.

About us

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 :

Job 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

Qualifications

Experience

Experience and knowledge of clinical audit.

Training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£47,810 to £54,710 a yearPer annum | Pro rata

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