Early Intervention Clinician; Nurse or OT Horspath Driftway, Headington Posted tod

Job overview

Are you looking for a new challenge and the chance to develop specialist skills? Passionate about working in the community? Join us!

The Oxford Early Intervention Service is a friendly, supportive team with excellent staff retention. We offer specialist training
, regular supervision (including behavioural family therapy), and reduced caseloads for key workers to ensure high-quality care.

This role can be challenging, supporting people at sensitive points in their lives, but it’s highly rewarding—you’ll make a real difference with the backing of a motivated MDT. We hold weekly team meetings, focus on evidence-based interventions, and work closely with families, carers, and partner services.

We value team wellbeing with shared lunches and a positive culture. You’ll also have opportunities to contribute to research and quality improvement projects. The team enjoys hosting students and consistently receives positive feedback.

Essential: Ability to travel for work (UK driving licence and access to a car required).

You will be working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team to plan and implement intervention specific to the needs of patients and their carers. This includes attending weekly MDT meetings.

• Assess and care planning risk, including understanding and applying safeguarding process.
• Hold a reduced caseload in the community which entails completing highly complex assessments, including the assessment of risk, identifying needs and developing care plans jointly with patients and carers underpinned by evidence‑based practice. You will need to have a good understanding of monitoring risk in the community and to have an understanding and experience of working with patients who experience psychosis.
• Ensure and monitoring that evidenced interventions for first episodes of psychosis have been provided within recommended time.
• Cover duty as needed to ensure patients are receiving maximum support to prevent inpatient admissions.

Please note - the responsibilities of the role are subject to change as this role is subject to job evaluation

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

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity  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.

• Professional Qualification (Degree or equivalent)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio
• Professional Registration

• Post graduate education specifically relating to client group (Post basic qualification in community care/ research awareness/ management)

• To have experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
• To have extensive experience of working with people with psychosis

• Experience working in community setting

• To be IT literate
• To have excellent English written communication skills

Job description and Spec OEIS (PDF, 368.4KB)

Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)

Name:
Anne Dupre

Title:

Team Manager

Telephone: