Senior Mental Health Nurse

Integrated Care System; Oxford; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care trust in Oxford seeks a Senior Mental Health Nurse to support children and young people with eating disorders. You will deliver evidence-based interventions and supervise junior staff within a multidisciplinary team context. The role offers excellent opportunities for professional growth and is a rewarding opportunity to make a difference in young people's lives.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Qualifications

• Must have RMN and registered with NMC.
• Post Graduate Experience in relevant course.
• Experience working with children and young people with serious mental illness.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist nursing assessments and evidence-based interventions.
• Monitor and review care plans and clinical outcomes.
• Provide supervision and support to junior staff.

Skills

Experience with children and young people

Mental health expertise

Risk management

Education

Registered Mental Nurse (RMN)

Post Graduate Qualification

Job description

Are you looking for an opportunity to support children and young people with eating disorders as part of a specialist mental health team?

Oxford Health Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) is seeking a Senior Mental Health Nurse to join the Oxfordshire Eating Disorder Team. This is a rewarding role within a supportive, multidisciplinary team that includes nurses, doctors, psychologists, dietitians, and support staff.

You will carry out assessments, develop care plans, and deliver evidence-based interventions for young people and their families. The role also includes risk assessment and management, providing psychoeducation, and working in partnership with other services to support more complex cases.

You will contribute to the clinical leadership of the team by supervising junior staff, supporting students, and taking part in service development activities. Regular clinical supervision and ongoing CPD are provided, including training in specialist eating disorder models.

This is a full time role, other hours are available within core hours (8am-6pm). We have strong links with local universities and research teams, offering opportunities for learning, teaching, and professional growth.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and make a difference to young people's lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver specialist nursing assessments and evidence-based interventions in collaboration with young people, families, and the wider multi-disciplinary team, in line with NICE guidelines.
• Monitor and review care plans and clinical outcomes, manage physical health needs including cardiometabolic assessments, and safely administer medication according to NMC and Trust policies.
• Provide supervision, support, and education to junior staff, students, and colleagues, while maintaining your own professional development and contributing to a learning culture.
• Support service development by contributing to quality improvement, audits, research, and co-production initiatives within the team.
• Offer professional consultation to external agencies, participate in team duty cover, and take on leadership responsibilities including deputising for senior team members when required.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

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:

o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o 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

• RMN and registered with NMC
• Post Graduate Experience in relevant course

Experience

• Experience of working with children and young people who have serious mental illness and their families and carers in the community
• Post graduate learning in relevant courses to the role

Knowledge

• Good knowledge and interest in community care and have specific clinical expertise in mental health.
• Understand and have experience of Risk Management
• Awareness of National and local issues concerning mental health

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.