Staff Nurse - Mental Health - Adolescent Inpatient Services - Oxford

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

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking dedicated registered nurses to join their Highfield Unit. The position involves providing crucial mental health inpatient care to young people aged 11-18. Ideal candidates should demonstrate empathy, commitment, and a passion for delivering high-quality nursing care. Opportunities for professional growth and a supportive environment are guaranteed.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Competitive pension scheme

NHS Discount across a range of shops

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to tailored learning and development

Excellent opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in mental health care.
• Ability to deliver high quality compassionate care to young people.
• Self-motivated about service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standard nursing care to young patients.
• Build therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Supervise junior staff and coordinate shifts effectively.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Team Coordination

Education

Registered Nurse Qualification

Job description

Are you a registered Nurse? Looking to make a difference and support young people?

Here at the Highfield Unit, the nursing team are at the heart of the unit and are vital in ensuring that outstanding inpatient care is delivered.

The Highfield Unit Oxford is a state-of-the-art NHS facility providing specialist inpatient services for young people aged 11 to 18 with acute mental health needs. Our team offers a safe and supportive environment while young people are in the most vulnerable stage of their illness, ensuring individualised care for each young person is provided. The work we do, makes a real difference.

As a member of the nursing team you would be supported to work collaboratively with young people and their families in order to build therapeutic relationships along with other professionals involved in their care. Training and supervision is provided to develop individual and group therapeutic work and we pride ourselves on nurturing and supporting our nurses to deliver professional, thoughtful, high quality compassionate nursing care when young people need it the most.

You can find more information about the Highfield Unit including a leaflet and video by following this link Highfield Unit - Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

• Previous applicants need not apply and you must be available to attend interviews in person for the young person's interview*
  
  

We are looking for dedicated nurses with a real commitment and empathy in ensuring that high level care is delivered to our young people in the most acute and vulnerable stages of their illness.

By offering a caring and safe environment for providing holistic family centred care you will be involved in delivering a range of interventions dependent upon clinical need.

We will support you in maintaining and developing your clinical skills to a high standard and provide opportunities to work with a wider team of professionals to provide truly intuitive and creative care that goes beyond just clinical tasks.

We are keen to support all our nurses in developing their own leadership skills to enable them to feel competent at managing shift and team coordination and supervising junior staff as well as students. All nurses at the Highfield Unit are encouraged and have the opportunity to develop and lead upon areas of interest. You will be self-motivated about service improvement and passionate about providing quality and creative care to adolescents.

We have part time and full time positions available, please contact us if you have any questions regarding the working pattern as we will be happy to discuss this with you!

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
• 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
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Francine Tutty Job title: Operational Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01865902711

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.