AMHT Community Mental Health Nurse
Oxford
Full Time
£39,959 - £48,117 Per Annum
Expires: 11/06/2026
Band 6
Permanent
About the Role
Job overview
Are you a passionate and qualified Psychiatric Nurse ready to make a real difference in mental health care?
This is an exciting time to join our service as we embrace innovative ways of working in line with the Community Mental Health Framework. If you are motivated by positive change and want to be part of a progressive and supportive team, we would love to hear from you.
Willow Team, part of the City and North East Oxfordshire AMHT, offers a fantastic opportunity to join a well-established service delivering care to a diverse and vibrant population across Oxford.
Our service includes three locality-based teams aligned with GP practices. You will join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, working alongside a range of clinical professionals and closely with third sector partners to provide high-quality, holistic, person-centred care.
We are proud of our experienced leadership team, who place development at the heart of the service. You will benefit from regular supervision, access to professional forums, and ongoing training opportunities to support your career progression and enhance your skills.
This is a full-time role (37.5 hours, Monday–Friday, 09:00–17:00).
Due to the nature of the role, the ability to travel independently across Trust sites is essential.
Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of community mental health care.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve being the allocated key worker (formerly known as Care Coordinator) for a caseload of patients with severe and enduring mental illness. In these instances, you will be playing an integral role as part of a multi-disciplinary team in that person's recovery, which would include the assessment, collaborative care planning and review of the person's needs.
You will also be expected to undertake bio-psycho-social assessments for patients referred to the team, and this may include offering brief evidence based interventions for up to eight weeks, ensuring to work in partnership with service users and their families/carers to ensure the development of a treatment plan to facilitate their safety, promote their well-being and support their independence and inclusion in the community.
This may include working closely with partner agencies.
You will also be expected to complete duty, which includes triaging new referrals (we receive referrals from the Keystone Hubs, GPs, EDPS etc) and identifying if the patient requires an assessment within the AMHT or signposting to other services.
You will be expected to be able to complete risks assessments and appropriately escalate any concerns about risk or safeguarding.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main 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
Education and Training
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification (Degree or equivalent)
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio
- Professional Registration
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate education specifically relating to client group (Post basic qualification in community care/ research awareness/ management)
Occupational Experience
Essential criteria
- To have experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
- To have highly extensive experience which should include community and working with mental health
- To have a good knowledge and interest in community care and have specific clinical expertise in mental health
- Understand and have experience of Risk Management
- Experience of supervising other staff
- Understand and have experience of Risk Management
Desirable criteria
- Good knowledge of community services
- Awareness of National and local issues concerning mental health
- Experience of supervising student placements.
- Experience of audit
Skills required - IT / Admin
Essential criteria
- To be IT literate
- To have excellent English written communication skills
Documents to Download
Community Mental Health Nurse Job Description (PDF, 132.7KB)
Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Heather McManus
Title: Team Manager
Telephone: 07823445843