Job summary
The post holder will deliver, or advise on the delivery of, high quality safe nursing care, ensuring consistently high standards of practice and clinical excellence which comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code of professional conduct.
As Community Psychiatric Nurse you will promote and develop clinical leadership and clinical practice and be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care. You will be expected to support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for staff, fostering a positive learning environment. Your professional and personal development will include further postgraduate study and you will be encouraged and supported by your line manager to undertake master's programmes.
As a senior nurse working within the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust / the South London Mental Health and Community Partnership you are required to encourage and foster collaborative and cross organisational working.
Key Task and Responsibilities
Clinical Skills: - Management responsibilities, Leadership, Clinical
As a member of the clinical team, providing patient care, we encourage you to be Caring, Competent, Courageous,Committed, Communicative and Compassionate
The Nursing and Midwifery Council requires nurses to: Priorities people, Practice effectively, Preserve safety and Promote professionalism.
Research
Communication
Main duties of the job
As Community Psychiatric Nurse you will promote and develop clinical leadership and clinical practice and be a positive role model to junior members of the team through the practice of evidence-based care. You will be expected to support professional development through clinical appraisal and supervision and contribute to the ongoing educational programme for staff, fostering a positive learning environment.
Key Task and Responsibilities: -
This job description is an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities expected of a Band 6 Nurse. The specific responsibilities associated with different speciality roles are listed below.
Clinical Skills
Management responsibilities
Leadership
Clinical
Research
Communication
The following statements are mandatory for all job descriptions:
Confidentiality
Risk Management
Infection Control
Equality, Diversity and Human Rights
Health & Safety
Professional and NHS Codes of Conduct
Safeguarding
Financial Management and Control of Resources'.
Customer Care
Personal/Professional Development Planning/Mandatory Training
Sustainability
No Smoking
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people living in South East London and Kent and to people in prison. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations across the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent and manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital in Woolwich as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are one of the largest providers of prison health services providing healthcare to prisoners across Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Details
Date posted
27 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£42,939 to £50,697 a year pa inc
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
277-7261370-AAC
Job locations
Bexleyheath Centre
4 Emerton Close
Bexleyheath, Kent
DA6 8DX
Employer details
Employer name
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bexleyheath Centre
4 Emerton Close
Bexleyheath, Kent
DA6 8DX
Employer's website
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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