Job summary
Are you a registered Mental Health Nurse with leadership experience, looking to join a new function?
Hospital at Home Eating Disorders is an exciting service developed in collaboration with the Thames Valley Provider Collaborative. The Hospital at Home team supports young people with eating disorders who meet the threshold for inpatient care. In some cases, admission will be prevented and in others, young people will be stepped down to this model following a short inpatient admission. Hospital at Home maximizes the use of new technology, provides care close to home, reduces admission, length of stay, waiting times and provides earlier discharge from inpatient care. This is a work from home position.
Main duties of the job
The responsibilities include, but are not are not limited to:
- To be responsible for the co-ordination and management of the clinical team in providing a safe, structured and therapeutic environment for young people and their families.
- In conjunction with service manager, senior modern matron / modern matron and other clinical leads, the post holder is expected to contribute to the development of the eating disorder service provision across the Trust.
- To take the lead in ensuring effective joint working with statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure responsive and appropriate service delivery to users and carers.
- Provide professional links with educational agencies such as UWE and Oxford Brookes.
- To carry out a mentoring role and training/teaching sessions when required.
- To have an ability to work with assessed needs embracing the wishes of young people with eating disorders.
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
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.
We welcome prospective candidates to contact us to discuss the role and potentially arrange a site visit prior to interview.
Job description
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.
We welcome prospective candidates to contact us to discuss the role and potentially arrange a site visit prior to interview.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Relevant post- graduate training
- Masters level study or evidence of working towards this
- Qualification in leadership
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing development and education children and adolescents with a wide range of mental health difficulties
- Commitment to personal and professional development
- Skills in reflection
- Experience in management and clinical supervision
- Excellent IT skills with experience using Microsoft software packages
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Range of clinical experience
- Participation in service improvement projects
- Experience in discharge planning
- Evidence of working with multi-disciplinary teams and other professionals
- Experience of working with complex patients
- Robust risk management skills
- Experience in completing comprehensive assessments
- Excellent communication skills
- Evidence of problem solving skills
- Supervisory and management skills
- Evidence of leadership skills
Desirable
- Experience leading service improvement projects
- Community Experience
- Inpatient experience
- Change management skills
- Participation in research
- Experience working with an eating disorder service
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Awareness and acceptance of the rights and needs of service users and staff.
- Ability to seek and accept support
- Ability to travel to team away days and training in Swindon and Oxford
- Willing to work virtually across a geographic footprint
Desirable
- Experience managing a team
- Full UK driving license with car available for work.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Relevant post- graduate training
- Masters level study or evidence of working towards this
- Qualification in leadership
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of ongoing development and education children and adolescents with a wide range of mental health difficulties
- Commitment to personal and professional development
- Skills in reflection
- Experience in management and clinical supervision
- Excellent IT skills with experience using Microsoft software packages
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Range of clinical experience
- Participation in service improvement projects
- Experience in discharge planning
- Evidence of working with multi-disciplinary teams and other professionals
- Experience of working with complex patients
- Robust risk management skills
- Experience in completing comprehensive assessments
- Excellent communication skills
- Evidence of problem solving skills
- Supervisory and management skills
- Evidence of leadership skills
Desirable
- Experience leading service improvement projects
- Community Experience
- Inpatient experience
- Change management skills
- Participation in research
- Experience working with an eating disorder service
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Awareness and acceptance of the rights and needs of service users and staff.
- Ability to seek and accept support
- Ability to travel to team away days and training in Swindon and Oxford
- Willing to work virtually across a geographic footprint
Desirable
- Experience managing a team
- Full UK driving license with car available for work.
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).
