Staff Nurse - Swindon

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Swindon; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Swindon is seeking newly qualified or registered Mental Health Nurses. You'll oversee care and support for young people facing mental health challenges. Responsibilities include coordinating the team, facilitating therapy programs, and maintaining communication with families. Ideal candidates will be passionate about improving youth outcomes and possess a relevant nursing qualification. This role requires shift work, including nights and weekends.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Ability to establish and maintain professional boundaries.
• Motivated personality with a positive attitude.
• Willingness and ability to role model healthy eating behavior.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the nursing team and oversee care delivery.
• Support delivery of care programs and assist with meal supervision.
• Communicate frequently with young people's families.

Skills

Knowledge of mental illness and its treatments relating to young people

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Training in clinical risk assessment and management

Education

RMN/RNLD or RNC

Job description

We are looking to recruit newly qualified or registered Mental Health Nurses to join our well established and highly skilled multi-disciplinary team at Marlborough House Adolescent Inpatient unit based in Swindon Wiltshire.

We are a 12 bedded inpatient unit supporting young people with a variety of mental health needs including eating disorders, anxiety, depression, Psychosis, OCD and emotional dysregulation.

With a reputation for excellence and providing a range of evidence-based care, our service offers a model of care which is tailored to the individual's needs for stabilization and recovery. We offer a range of therapies and experiences to assist in each young person's recovery journey and work inpartnership with families and our community colleagues.

As a staff nurse at Marlborough House you will coordinate and oversee the delivery of care and day to day management of the ward. You will also key work a small number of young people on the ward and will ensure they have up to date risk assessments and care plans that reflect their individual needs.

To be successful in this role you will be someone who welcomes a challenge and someone who will find it rewarding to support young people through crisis and to improve their self care, coping skills and overall wellbeing. We are looking for individuals who are able to reflect on and develop their practice, and who have an ability to work well within a diverse team.

Main duties of the job

As a staff nurse at Marlborough House you will coordinate the nursing team on duty, allocating routine daily activities and overseeing the delivery of a high quality service to the young people on the ward.

The role will include supporting the delivery of our Eating Disorder Program (EDP) and key working and supervising meals with young people who are on this care pathway. You must have a willingness and ability therefore to role model healthy eating behaviour and to provide support as trained.

The role will also include supporting the delivery of our Managing Emotions Pathway (MEP) and key working and assisting young people to learn and apply DBT informed skills to help manage distress. Full training and supervision will, ,again, be provided.

You will take a proactive role in decision making on the daily care and risk management of young people and will care plan and update risk assessments for young people to ensure their care needs are all met.

You will also have the opportunity to co-facilitate small groups and activities on the ward and will be supported to develop and lead in an area of service delivery.

We work closely with families to support and empower them and the role will involve frequent communication with the families of young people.

The role involves working shifts which may include twilights, nights, weekends and bank holidays.

About us

We recognize that our team members are our greatest asset, and we are keen that you feel supported and encouraged to fulfil your potential with 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

If you are a dedicated passionate individual who is committed to improving outcomes for children and young people, then this is the job for you. We can offer you both personal and clinical development opportunities, in addition to regular professional and clinical supervision, personal development reviews and support for continual professional development activities.

Oxford Health is committed to providing high quality preceptorships to all newly qualified nurses and to anyone new to CAMHS or returning to practice.

The team at Marlborough House welcome new comers from all backgrounds and values the experience and knowledge of all its diverse team members.

This role involves working shifts which will include some nights, weekends and bank holidays. Our shift patterns are as follows: early shifts 07:00-14:45, late shifts 13:15-21:00 and the night shifts are 20:40-07:20

This role requires a willingness and ability to role model healthy eating behavior with patients and support as trained/required.

Also required is a level of fitness and ability to competently perform Physical Interventions and/or Breakaway techniques (practical and theory) following training.

As part of the interview process young people on the unit may be giving each applicant a brief tour of the premises and will also be asking a few interview questions they have prepared themselves.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• RMN/RNLD or RNC

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of mental illness and its treatments relating to young people
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Further training in psychosocial interventions
• Training in clinical risk assessment and management

Personal Management

• Positive and motivated personality
• Ability to establish and maintain professional boundaries
• Good communication/interpersonal skills

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.

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearper annum | pro-rata