Registered Mental Health Nurse - Hospital at Home (Eating Disorders)

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Oxford; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a full-time Registered Mental Health Nurse for its Hospital at Home Online Eating Disorder Service. The role, which is fully remote, involves supporting young people with eating disorders and includes responsibilities such as policy implementation and staff supervision. Candidates must have NMC registration and leadership skills. The position offers a range of benefits including career progression opportunities and generous leave.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

27 days annual leave, rising to 33 days

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Staff accommodation options

Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health Nurse position available with essential NMC registration required.
• Leadership and supervisory experience is essential.
• Experience with multidisciplinary teams and service improvement projects is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement policies relevant to the service.
• Support professional development of nursing staff.
• Supervise support workers in daily operations.

Skills

Leadership skills

Intermediate IT skills

Supervisory skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

NMC registration (RN/RMN)

Evidence of ongoing development and education

Tools

Microsoft software packages

Job description

Registered Mental Health Nurse - Hospital at Home (Eating Disorders)

Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse looking for an opportunity to lead?

We are currently seeking a full time Registered Mental Health Nurse on a Fixed term contract to join out Hospital at Home Online Eating Disorder Service (ED). This is an exciting service developed in collaboration with the Thames Valley CAMHS Provider Collaborative. The Hospital at Home (ED) team supports young people with eating disorders who meet the threshold for inpatient care. In some cases, admission will be prevented and in others, young people will be stepped down to this model following a short inpatient admission. Hospital at Home (ED) maximises the use of new technology, provides care close to home, reduces admission rates, length of stay, waiting times and provides earlier discharge from inpatient care.

The service is fully remote, meaning that all staff work from home. Travel to Trust sites will be required to fulfil training needs. The successful applicant will require a confidential work space within their home.

The nursing team cover both early and late shifts Monday to Friday 08:00-16:00 hrs and 12:00-20:00 hrs.

Main duties of the job

• To influence the development and implementation of policies, protocols and guidelines relevant to the service.
• To develop and sustain close and effective working relationships with partner services.
• To support registered and unregistered nursing staff in their professional development and in the promotion of best practice.
• To supervise and support the Support Workers and Nursing Associates in their day-to‑day work and promote the concept of interdisciplinary team working.

About us

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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"

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 apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional

• NMC registration (RN/RMN)
• Evidence of ongoing development and education

Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills

• Evidence of leadership skills
• Skills in reflection
• Intermediate IT skills with experience using Microsoft software packages
• Evidence of problem‑solving skills
• Supervisory and management skills.
• Further training in the areas of leadership skills, facilitating clinical supervision, eating disorders and DBT coping skills

Experience

• Evidence of working with multidisciplinary teams and other professionals
• Teaching experience
• Experience in supervision
• Experience as a Band 5 nurse in either an inpatient unit or in the community
• Range of clinical experience
• Participation in service improvement projects
• Experience leading service improvement projects
• Community experience
• Managing a team

Personal Qualities

• Awareness and acceptance of the rights and needs of service users and staff
• Commitment to personal and professional development
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to seek and accept support

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.