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Job overview

Do you enjoying supporting people with Personality Disorder? 

Do you have experience of facilitating groups?

The Bucks Primary Care Mental Health Hub (PCMHH) is a new and innovative service, which has been set up as part of delivering the Community Mental Health Framework (CMHF) objectives of providing care and support to people in their own communities. The team brings together a range of health care professionals and support staff, to provide care and
treatment to patients in their own communities.

We aim to deliver more proactive and responsive care to reduce
unnecessary hospital admissions, secondary mental health service referrals, or repeat GP appointments wherever possible. PCMHH Teams aim to offer a collaborative approach to deliver care for people with multiple long-term conditions by providing better, local and faster access to services for patients at an earlier point in the care journey. PCMHH Teams offer careful, holistic assessments based on a biopsychosocial care model.

SUN (Service User Network) is a community support group for people with a personality disorder or complex emotional needs. SUN provides regular
community-based peer support groups offering an opportunity for people to share experiences and support one another in a non-judgemental and
understanding environment. SUN sessions are facilitated by Senior clinician and a specialist Peer Support worker who has lived experience of Personality Disorder. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be based in the SUN (Service User Network) part of the PCMHH, whilst also delivering some interventions to clients accessing the wider PCMHH.

In this role, you will be primarily working with people with Personality Disorders, so it is essential that you enjoy working with this client group.  The SUN is a very supportive and experienced clinical team based within the Bucks PCMHH.  SUN has proved a popular resource for many people in Bucks and as such, we are recruiting to this post to support our plans to expand and further develop the service. 

You will work closely with the SUN Lead Facilitator and experienced Peer Support Workers to deliver the SUN weekly programme of support groups across the county of Buckinghamshire. These groups are a mixture community-based face to face group and an online group. Weekly clinical supervision and reflective practice is provided by an experienced Consultant Psychologist and is an essential part of the SUN staff's week.  

In the wider PCMHH, you will also assess and provide treatment in the form of groups and some individual interventions. 

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