Staff Nurse - Opal ward - Aylesbury

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Walton, Aylesbury Vale

Staff Nurse - Opal ward - Aylesbury

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Walton, Aylesbury Vale

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 4 days ago, 14 Jan | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: a142e551b6c44cc7af0a4372f9c0c760

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Are you a newly qualified nurse looking for an opportunity to join a well-established and highly skilled multi-disciplinary team? Then Opal Ward is the place for you! Opal Ward is a 20 bedded ward for those who have enduring mental illnesses, often with co-morbidities, which require rehabilitation, acquisition and maintenance of everyday life skills to promote recovery and social inclusion. Whatever the challenges, we believe there is always an opportunity for hardworking, initiative-taking, kind and compassionate clinicians here. We have strengthened our nurse leadership, have clear and exciting nursing pathways with training and development to support aspirations. You'll have access to training in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, advance clinical practice, psychosocial interventions, etc. at master's level. We will provide a structured induction and ongoing support from managers and senior clinicians. We also offer preceptorships as well as the Flyer Programme. We understand everyone has different commitments outside of work, so can offer flexibility around working hours and patterns. If you want to progress clinically, in management, or both - you will have access to programmes and pathways to support your career progression. This is an incredible opportunity for personal development and to influence a fresh approach to psychiatric rehabilitation care. It is an exciting time to join us and we look forward to receiving your application., + Support service users and staff to understand the complexities of distress and how we support people through difficult times and indeed their families. + Undertake risks assessments and evaluation of their impacts in the management and containment of patients with mental disorders. To ensure the delivery of high quality, safe, compassionate and cost-effective nursing care that is compliant with established clinical pathways + Maintain liaison with careers, relatives of service users, participate actively in clinical update, reviews for assessment and evaluation of care. + Participate in medication management and administration, mentoring of pre-qualified nursing students and supervision of junior staff and support students in practice as a supervisor. + Maintain a high standard of clinical practice and patient care using evidence-based interventions and leadership skills. Collaborative working with other professionals and members of multidisciplinary team. Liaison with external agencies, Police, Court, Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT/AMHT), social services. Applicants must be Registered Mental Health Nurses able to work in a challenging, dynamic and recovery focused environment. Please note if you are based outside of the UK you will need to be fully qualified, have already passed your OSCE and have an NMC pin number in order to be considered for this role. Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties, + All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale. + Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests. + Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role. + We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve. + We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values - safe, caring and excellent. + Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. + Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people. We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset. We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you're excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you. We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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" 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 apply)
  • Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

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