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SalaryOxleas NHS Foundation Trust is one of the best mental health trusts in the country. Working together with the London Borough of Greenwich, it provides a fully integrated, dynamic, modern and responsive mental health service. The Trust commits itself to promoting Equality & Diversity, ensuring that all users and providers of its services are not discriminated against and are treated according to their needs. Oxleas NHS Trust operates a Probationary Period, further details are available on request
Participating in the assessment of service users' mental and physical
health, including risk assessment and early signs of relapse, promptly
reporting observations to the RMN with responsibility for care.
Participating in the planning of care, promoting independent living and
working towards recovery.
Providing care in accordance with individual service users' care plans.
Recognising and responding appropriately to “self-harm and suicide
prevention” by service users in a community setting, in line with Trust
policies and training guidelines.
Meeting the particular challenges regarding safeguarding in a
community setting; recognising and reporting safeguarding issues as
appropriate through raising ‘safeguarding alerts’ if you suspect that a
service user and/or carer has been exposed to harm or abuse.
Assisting in the maintenance of the team's supplies and equipment,
reporting any problems to the appropriately.
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We’re Kind
- We’re
- We Listen
- We Care
Knowledge, awareness and understanding of Mental Health Law,
including legislation of particular relevance to the community sector
including the Community Care Act (2015) treatment legislation, the
Care Programme Approach (2008), the Mental Capacity Act (2005)
and Community Treatment Orders (CTO).
Working under the direct supervision and guidance of a Registered
Mental Health Nurse (RMN) to implement care with a group of
service users with mental health problems in a range of community
settings, including service users' homes.
Participating in the assessment of service users' mental and physical
health, including risk assessment and early signs of relapse, promptly
reporting observations to the Registered Mental Health Nurse
(RMN) with responsibility for care.
Participating in the planning of care, promoting independent living and working towards recovery.
Providing care in accordance with individual service users' care plans.
Recognising and responding appropriately to “self-harm and suicide
prevention” by service users in a community setting, in line with Trust
policies and training guidelines.
Meeting the particular challenges regarding safeguarding in a
community setting; recognising and reporting safeguarding issues as
appropriate through raising ‘safeguarding alerts’ if you suspect that a
service user and/or carer has been exposed to harm or abuse.
Supporting the team, working alongside with the MDT and the care coordinator
Promoting Recovery
Supporting service users to undertake activities that are designed to
help them towards recovery and to regain independence.
Assisting service users to access community resources that are
culturally appropriate.
Assisting service users with welfare benefits and housing issues.
Assisting service users in maintaining their dignity, privacy and choice, treating them with respect at all times.
Participating in recreational therapeutic activities.
Communication and Collaboration
Working as part of a team, exchanging appropriate information with
service users, carers, and other team members on a regular basis.
Completing community services documentation as appropriate.
Responding to urgent situations emergencies or crises using protocols specific to the local community setting.
Understanding and working within the boundaries of the Lone Working Policy and awareness of Personal Safety in a community setting, including clear and updated communication with the shift lead.
Reporting any safety or security concerns that arise in community
settings to maintain the safety of service users, staff and others.
Assisting in the maintenance of the team's supplies and equipment,
reporting any problems to the appropriate team member.
Working in a professional manner, respecting the boundaries of the
relationship with service users and carers in a community setting and
maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information.
Ability to fulfil all the requirements of the role (including physical) and if unable to then reasonable adjustments may need to be made either to your role or place of work to ensure safety of self, staff and patients.
