Employer type: NHS
Site: Oxford Clinic, Littlemore Mental Health Centre
Town: Oxford
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum, pro-rata. RSU allowance
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 13/01/2025 23:59
Registered Nursing Associate - Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Band 4 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.
Job Overview The Nursing Associate has a breadth of knowledge across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The nursing associate works independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.
Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes, and behaviours relevant to employment as a nursing associate and will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct (Nursing and Midwifery Council 2015).
Our team works hard to ensure high-quality patient-centred care is at the heart of everything we do. The applicant will be expected to be dynamic and committed by actively contributing to and supporting the recovery process as well as maintaining the high standards of patient care whilst working within a safe, secure, and supportive environment.
In return, the applicant can expect to work within a supportive environment where you will receive regular clinical supervision and will be actively encouraged to undertake further training and study in order for you to continue to develop professionally, in accordance with your agreed personal development plans.
Main Duties of the Job The Thames Valley Forensic Mental Health Services are seeking to recruit passionate, driven, enthusiastic Nurse Associates to contribute to our services, working at ward level with our existing RMN Forensic staff. Our Male Medium Secure Unit provides for patients with a diagnosis of mental illness and/or personality disorder. Many of our service users have had experience of the criminal justice.
The role will assist the registered staff to deliver a wide range of nursing interventions including the treatment of multiple chronic conditions, mental health, and social vulnerability. It requires strong all-round capability, insights, and adaptability in physical and mental health working, as well as organisational, communication, and inter-personal skills.
Working for Our Organisation 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 networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities The role will assist the registered staff to deliver a wide range of nursing interventions including the treatment of multiple chronic conditions, learning disability, and social vulnerability. It requires strong all-round capability, insights, and adaptability in physical and mental health, as well as organisational, communication, and inter-personal skills.
You will be working independently under the leadership of registered nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery professional code of conduct.
At Evenlode, we have established very effective ways of working with patients to help them identify and reach their goals whilst keeping them safe and supporting them onwards to a new life in the community. If you think you have the right skills and values to offer us at this exciting time, then we would very much like you to hear from you.
This is an exciting opportunity to demonstrate and develop your skills and ability, whilst continually improving services and providing hands-on quality care to our service users.
This post attracts RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum on top of your basic salary.
See attached JD/PS for full duties.
Person Specification Job Related Knowledge
Ability to recognise own limitations in the context of the nursing associate role
Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities.
Effective written, verbal, and non-verbal communication with patients, relatives, carers, and all members of the multi-disciplinary team
Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
Committed to working towards supporting, supervising Nurse Associate Students.
Personal Qualities
Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
Ability to work with patients from a diverse range of religious, cultural, and social backgrounds to meet their needs.
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Qualifications
Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
Understanding requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
Significant experience within a health/care setting relevant to the role.
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.
Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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