Staff Nurse - CAMHs PICU - Oxford

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Oxford is seeking passionate Staff Nurses for the CAMHS PICU. Role focused on improving the lives of vulnerable young people through high-quality mental health care. The position offers an opportunity to work within a skilled team, emphasizing personal growth and leadership development. Benefits include career progression, generous leave, NHS discounts, and competitive pension schemes. Ideal for nurses with diverse backgrounds seeking a fulfilling nursing role.

Benefits

Excellent career progression opportunities

Tailored learning and development access

27 days annual leave

NHS discount programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Staff support and networking groups

Qualifications

• Nursing role focusing on mental health for vulnerable young people.
• Experience welcoming from various nursing backgrounds.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide consistent and comprehensive inpatient care.
• Engage with young persons and their families for relationship building.
• Assess patient needs and manage risk effectively.
• Coordinate plans of care throughout the inpatient journey.
• Support in symptom management and relapse prevention.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Therapeutic relationship building

Risk management

Patient assessment

Engagement with families

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., 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
• 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.

Benefits

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