Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Clinical Lead
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Are you a registered Mental Health Nurse seeking a new role?
The Oxford Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHTT) plays a vital role in delivering urgent mental health crisis assessment, intervention, and home treatment to people experiencing acute mental health difficulties. Our aim is to provide timely, compassionate, person-centred care in the least restrictive environment wherever it is safe and appropriate.
Our Crisis Team operates within a dynamic, fast-paced, 24/7 service across Oxfordshire. We are seeking an experienced Registered Mental Health Professional to join us as a Crisis Clinical Lead on a full-time basis.
We are looking for a proactive, enthusiastic clinician with excellent leadership, clinical decision-making, and communication skills. The successful candidate will provide visible clinical leadership, supporting staff to deliver safe, effective, evidence-based care. They will be confident in managing complex presentations, undertaking robust risk assessments, coordinating urgent interventions, and working collaboratively with patients, carers, and partner agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes.
This is an exciting opportunity for a clinician who is passionate about urgent mental health care, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is committed to supporting others while driving continuous service improvement.
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Key Responsibilities Include
- Providing day-to-day clinical leadership and professional support to the multidisciplinary Crisis Team.
- Undertaking and overseeing comprehensive mental health, psychosocial, and risk assessments.
- Supporting clinicians to develop, implement, and review evidence-based care plans and crisis interventions.
- Promoting safe clinical decision-making and care in the least restrictive environment.
- Providing clinical supervision, mentorship, and support to registered and unregistered staff.
- Working collaboratively with inpatient, community, primary care, emergency services, and partner agencies to ensure seamless care.
- Leading on safeguarding, risk management, and clinical governance in line with Trust policies.
- Supporting Team Managers with service development, quality improvement, audit, and workforce performance.
- Acting as Clinical Shift Coordinator and deputising for the Team Manager when required.
- Promoting innovation, continuous learning, and a culture of compassionate, person-centred care.
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As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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”
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 apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Andrew Frost
Job title: Operational Team Manager
Email address: andrew.frost@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01865901466
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