Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Practitioner
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Senior Clinician – Bexley Home Treatment Team
The Bexley Home Treatment Team is a multidisciplinary service operating seven days a week, 365 days per year, delivering mental health crisis support to individuals. Its primary aim is to provide an alternative to inpatient care, delivering intensive, short-term clinical interventions to prevent admissions or enable safe early discharge. The team also conducts 72-hour follow-ups for individuals discharged from mental health inpatient units.
Key Responsibilities
As the Senior Clinician, you will play a vigilant gatekeeping role in assessing acute inpatient admissions, performing complex evaluations to determine whether individuals can be safely supported at home. Key duties include:
- Making evidence-based decisions under pressure, demonstrating high clinical autonomy and advanced risk formulation skills.
- Collaborating closely with:
- Assessment and Admission Avoidance (AAA) Team
- Mental Health Liaison Teams (MHLTs) and inpatient wards
- Community mental health teams
- Local authorities
- Promoting and developing clinical leadership, ensuring a culture of evidence-based practice.
- Acting as a positive role model for junior staff, facilitating professional growth through:
- Clinical supervision
- Appraisals
- Training and educational programmes
- Encouraging cross-organisational collaboration to improve service quality.
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About Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Oxleas delivers a range of NHS health services, including:
Key Services:
- Community health care: District nursing, speech and language therapy
- Learning disability care
- Mental health care: Psychiatry, nursing, and therapeutic interventions
- Secure environments: Medium-secure units (e.g., Bracton Centre)
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Our 4,300+ team members operate across 125+ sites—from hospitals and clinics to schools, prisons, and patients’ homes. We partner with NHS trusts, local councils, and voluntary organisations through our provider collaboratives.
Our Locations (UK-wide):
- London: Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich
- South-England sites: Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Essex
- Prison health services across Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, and more.
Our Values
Our mission—to improve lives through the best possible care—is underpinned by our core values:
- We’re kind
- We’re fair
- We listen
- We care
Contact for Further Information & Informal Visits
Name: Liese Dallarda Job Title: Bexley Home Treatment Team Manager Email: Liese.dallarda@nhs.net Telephone: 07775 761242
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