Job summary
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.
Working alongside a dedicated and proficient multidisciplinary team you will ensure that quality care is planned for and achieved.
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*
Main duties of the job
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.
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
- 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
At the Trust, there are opportunities to develop your nursing skills at whatever stage you may be; whether this be as a newly qualified nurse wanting to build a solid foundation of knowledge within inpatient mental health care, or for those at a later stage in their career looking for new learning opportunities and challenges. We strive to recruit a variety of nurses from different fields to ensure holistic care is delivered, this includes mental health nurses, learning disability nurses and paediatric nurses.
Reflection within and on practice is an essential part of development, both within groups and on an individual basis. Highfield Unit has a structured weekly timetable of reflective spaces to ensure everyone has access to support and supervision to enhance their abilities.
Providing consistent and robust round the clock inpatient care is vital. The role importantly involves 24 hours, 7 days a week care therefore shift patterns are in place which will include nights, weekends and bank holidays. We understand the important of a work life balance though, and so if you are looking for part time hours or term time only, please get in touch.
Further information is outlined in the full job description but should you wish to discuss your experience and our requirements in more detail prior to making an application please contact our Unit on highfield.unit@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk to arrange a suitable time for a phone call or a site visit.
Please note that unfortunately we cannot provide an update on the status of your application prior to the closing date and will not discuss this via email/telephone.
** This advert may close early once sufficient applications are received **
Job description
Job responsibilities
At the Trust, there are opportunities to develop your nursing skills at whatever stage you may be; whether this be as a newly qualified nurse wanting to build a solid foundation of knowledge within inpatient mental health care, or for those at a later stage in their career looking for new learning opportunities and challenges. We strive to recruit a variety of nurses from different fields to ensure holistic care is delivered, this includes mental health nurses, learning disability nurses and paediatric nurses.
Reflection within and on practice is an essential part of development, both within groups and on an individual basis. Highfield Unit has a structured weekly timetable of reflective spaces to ensure everyone has access to support and supervision to enhance their abilities.
Providing consistent and robust round the clock inpatient care is vital. The role importantly involves 24 hours, 7 days a week care therefore shift patterns are in place which will include nights, weekends and bank holidays. We understand the important of a work life balance though, and so if you are looking for part time hours or term time only, please get in touch.
Further information is outlined in the full job description but should you wish to discuss your experience and our requirements in more detail prior to making an application please contact our Unit on highfield.unit@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk to arrange a suitable time for a phone call or a site visit.
Please note that unfortunately we cannot provide an update on the status of your application prior to the closing date and will not discuss this via email/telephone.
** This advert may close early once sufficient applications are received **
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in mental health care or the care of young people (e.g. within CAMHS)
Desirable
- Experience of working within an CAMHS inpatient unit
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- RMN/RNLD or RSCN
- Knowledge of MHA 1983
Desirable
- Further training in psychosocial interventions
- Training in clinical risk assessment and management
Skills
Essential
- 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 adult ward
Teaching and Facilitation
Essential
- Demonstrate a willingness to be involved in mentoring students
Desirable
Other work related requirement
Essential
- 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.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in mental health care or the care of young people (e.g. within CAMHS)
Desirable
- Experience of working within an CAMHS inpatient unit
Qualifications/Knowledge
Essential
- RMN/RNLD or RSCN
- Knowledge of MHA 1983
Desirable
- Further training in psychosocial interventions
- Training in clinical risk assessment and management
Skills
Essential
- 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 adult ward
Teaching and Facilitation
Essential
- Demonstrate a willingness to be involved in mentoring students
Desirable
Other work related requirement
Essential
- 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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
