Staff Nurse

Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Woolwich is looking for a Staff Nurse to join their mental health inpatient teams. This role involves delivering high-quality nursing care, leading comprehensive assessments, and supervising junior staff. Ideal candidates will possess solid clinical skills and a commitment to patient well-being. The position offers competitive salary, training opportunities, and a collaborative work environment, making it a valuable opportunity to impact patients' lives while advancing your career in the NHS.

Benefits

Supportive work environment

Access to training and development programs

Competitive salary and benefits package

Qualifications

• Ability to provide direct personal care to service users/patients without direct supervision.
• Experience in leading service user assessment and person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality safe nursing care adhering to NMC standards.
• Coordinate care delivery among multidisciplinary teams.
• Supervise junior staff and maintain safe working environments.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Compassion and empathy

Education

Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurse

Job description

Staff Nurse, Band 5 Permanent - Full Time - 37.5 hours per week

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can make a real impact on people's lives? We have vacancies in all our main mental health inpatient sites at Green Parks House (Princess Royal University Hospital), Oxleas House (Queen Elizabeth Hospital) and Woodlands Unit (Queen Marys Hospital). Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust is seeking passionate and dedicated Registered Mental Health or Learning Disability Nurses to join our dynamic team on our acute adult (working age and older people) admission wards. This is a fantastic opportunity to further your career in the NHS and play a vital role in supporting adults (over 18) experiencing mental health challenges. As a Registered Nurse you provide direct personal care to service users/ patients, without direct supervision, and co‑ordinate the care given by colleagues. The post holder will deliver high quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct. The role includes leading the delivery of comprehensive service user assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of person‑centred care in a collaborative way. The post holder will co‑ordinate a first‑class service that includes assessment and monitoring of physical health, maintaining service users' rights, supervising junior staff and students, working collaboratively with the Multi‑Disciplinary Team and maintaining a safe and therapeutic working environment and accurate records.

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values.

• We're Kind
• We're Fair
• We Listen
• We Care

What we offer:

• The chance to make a tangible difference in the lives of your patients.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment with opportunities for professional growth.
• Access to excellent training and development programs to help you excel in your career.
• Competitive salary and benefits package alongside the rewards of working within the NHS.

Are you the perfect candidate?

• You possess excellent clinical skills and a commitment to delivering high‑quality patient care.
• You are a compassionate and empathetic individual with a dedication to patient well‑being.