Job overview

 The Older People’s Mental Health Community Mental Health Team work closely with GPs to ensure early identification of patients with mental health needs and facilitate timely referrals. Assessments will be provided by a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring carers and family are involved at the initial assessment and in care planning.

Through early diagnosis of mental disorders the delivery of evidence based therapeutic initial interventions (pharmacological and psychological) will be facilitated in a timely fashion. 

Support and information delivered in a person-centered way after the diagnosis to ensure the person with dementia and their carer are adjusting to the diagnosis and its consequences and are engaging in personal care plans and understand how to access other assistance.

Continuity of care across the pathway and integration at patient level with other care providers

Delivery of care in a considered, timely and co-ordinated manner

This integrated approach to the care of the elderly and the support of their carers, will be provided in partnership with local healthcare, social care and voluntary/ independent organisations.

Main duties of the job

1. Assessment and treatment of functional and organic psychiatric disorders in the community as well as in Nursing/ Residential Homes in Bexley.
2. Responsibility for the continuing care dementia units in Bexley with regular input and reviews.
3. Facilitate early discharge planning and effective use of the inpatient units’ beds
4. Preparing papers and presenting to the Multidisciplinary panel for placements in residential and nursing homes for older people known to the team
5. Input to Multidisciplinary panel discussions for placement reviews in residential and nursing homes for older people known to the team
6. As it is an integrated team  (integrated with social services)  there is social care input to the patients known to our team with regards their care packages, respite care and placements via the MDT panel.

Working for our organisation

At Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, we offer a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South-East London and to people in prison across England.  Our wide array of services includes community health care, such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies.

Oxleas is a great place to work.  It has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work 2023 by the Sunday Times amongst very big employers. Our staff survey results show that we are in the Top 5 in England and the highest in London for staff experience amongst similar trusts. 

“We are always delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Oxleas family.  We care about making Oxleas a great place to work - it’s a big priority in our strategy.  Come and join us - it’s a place where our values, teamwork, equity, and wellbeing matter and where you can really help to improve people’s lives.”

Ify Okocha

Chief Executive