Staff Nurse - CAMHs PICU - Oxford

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking both full-time and part-time Staff Nurses for the Meadow Unit, focusing on improving the lives of vulnerable young people. Roles include providing compassionate inpatient care and building therapeutic relationships. Candidates with experience in mental health nursing are preferred, along with those willing to develop specialized skills. Opportunities for career progression and training are robust, making it a promising path for nursing professionals.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health care or young people's care, especially within CAMHS.
• Experience in a CAMHS inpatient unit or PICU setting.
• Willingness to mentor students.

Responsibilities

• Deliver round-the-clock inpatient care.
• Engage proactively with young persons and families.
• Develop risk management plans in collaboration with patients and the care team.

Skills

Clinical risk assessment and management

Handling patient concerns sensitively

Coordinating inpatient ward duties

Education

RMN/RNLD or RSCN

Knowledge of MHA 1983

Training in psychosocial interventions

Clinical risk assessment training

Job description

Are you keen to make help improve the lives of vulnerable young people?

Are you seeking a nursing role within mental health?

At the CAMHS PICU, the nursing team is central to delivering high-quality inpatient care, and we are recruiting full- and part-time Staff Nurses to join the Meadow Unit.

You will work within a skilled multidisciplinary team to provide safe, well-planned, and compassionate care. We support nurses at every stage of their career--whether you are newly qualified and developing core mental health skills or an experienced practitioner seeking new challenges. Nurses from all fields, including mental health, learning disability, and paediatrics, are welcomed to ensure holistic care for young people.

You will be guided in building therapeutic relationships with young people and their families, and training will be provided to develop both individual and group therapeutic skills. We are committed to nurturing nurses to deliver thoughtful, responsive care when it is needed most.

Leadership development is also encouraged, with support to build confidence in shift management, team coordination, and supervising junior staff. Reflection is integral to our practice, and the Meadow Unit offers a structured weekly programme of reflective spaces to provide ongoing supervision, support, and professional development.

Main duties of the job

All nurses at the CAMHS PICU will be encouraged to develop areas of specialist interest and be provided with many opportunities for research. You will be motivated and dynamic about service improvement and passionate about providing quality and creative care to adolescents.

• Providing consistent and robust round the clock inpatient care is vital.
• Engage proactively with young persons and their families/carers/significant others to build positive working relationships.
• Make a systematic and comprehensive assessment/ re-assessment of patient need within the CPA framework to take account of all aspects of the young persons life
• Develop effective risk management plans, and timely review of the risk management plan identifying opportunities for positive risk taking in conjunction with the patient, carers/significant others and the ward team.
• Actively engages with the Care Coordinator under CPA to identify appropriate resources to support the young persons care package within the hospital setting and within their local home environment
• Co-ordinate and implement plans of care during the young persons journey through the inpatient environment and demonstrate clear written communication to support such plansWork with young persons and their families/carers/significant others on symptom management and relapse prevention

About us

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
• 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

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

Experience

• Experience in mental health care or the care of young people (e.g. within CAMHS)
• Experience of working within a CAMHS inpatient unit / PICU setting

Qualifications/Knowledge

• RMN/RNLD or RSCN
• Knowledge of MHA 1983
• Further training in psychosocial interventions
• Training in clinical risk assessment and management

Skills

• Skills in clinical risk assessment and management
• Able to handle patient concerns sensitively and effectively
• Able to co-ordinate a span of duty on an inpatient ward

Teaching and Facilitation

• Demonstrate a willingness to be involved in mentoring students
• Experience in mentorship

Other work related requirement

• Must be of average fitness as successful completion our Restraint Training will be a mandatory requirement if you are successful in your application
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

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.

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum | pro-rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,Part-time

Reference number

267-OC7164105-C

Job locations

Meadow Unit