Job summary
- Main area
- Forensic Services
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-SS6222776
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Oxford Clinic
- Town
- Berkshire
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 +RSU allowance of £1446 per annum/pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Forensic Community Psychiatric Nurse - Berkshire
Band 6
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.
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit a forward thinking and dynamic Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) to join our service as part of the Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT).
You'll be working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team in the provision of care, therapeutic interventions, and treatment to Thames Valley Forensic Services users, with a specific focus on Berkshire, ensuring the highest standards of care are provided
Although you'll be covering the Berkshire patch, our office is based in Oxford, so we can offer hybrid working - the post allows working from the office and home.
*Please note, that this role attracts an RSU allowance of £1446 per annum/pro-rata*
Main duties of the job
We have been implementing a new model to support services users with complex mental health challenges and forensic histories, so this is an exciting time to join our team. We're supportive, flexible and there is a strong focus on staff development - we want to support you in developing your clinical skills and expertise.
You will ensure that services to patients and carers are delivered and developed according to Trust and Social and Healthcare departmental policies.
Assisting patients to meet their activities of daily living and helping them to attain their optimum functional level, you will play a vital role in crisis intervention and be a link figure to the multi-disciplinary team operating in the Forensic Service.
You will need to demonstrate a high level of personal skill and expertise in the delivery of care through individual and group work.
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
- 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Some of the duties/responsibilities include
- Physical Health Skills – Knowledge of common physical health conditions and their management, and an ability to monitor physical health conditions and wellbeing
- Knowledge of medications and their effects, including side effects and the management of side effects. Maintain the safe custody and control of medication. Administer and monitor medication prescribed to service users. Discuss medication with service user and carers and offer information and advice.
- Psycho-educational family approaches.
- Work with patients who exhibit negative symptoms such as poor motivation
Please see job description for further details.
Due to the geographical area covered, applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a car for work. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience Requirements
Essential criteria
- Substantial amount of relevant post-qualifying experience in Mental Health Nursing in a mental health setting
- RMN experience with vulnerable and difficult to engage adults
- Good working knowledge of the Mental Health Act (1983) and Code of Practice, the Mental Capacity Act (2005), and other legislation
- • Knowledge of safeguarding practice and procedures in relation to vulnerable adults and children sufficient to comply with legislation and procedures as they relate to working with mentally disordered offenders.
Qualifications – Academic/Skills/Professional
Essential criteria
- Professional qualification: RMN
- Registered with NMC
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent skills in assessment and formulation
- Excellent skills in care planning and case management
- Significant experience and competence in identifying and assessing risk in complex situations
- Confidence to exercise autonomous professional judgement in accordance with the expectations of NMC registration and appropriate accountability including in the role of Appropriate Adult
- An excellent capacity to manage sensitive information within appropriate boundaries of confidentiality in a risk management context
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of the disadvantages experienced by people with mental health problems in society
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- An ability to engage with service users and carers who may be resistant to care
- An ability to use empathy when dealing with a difficult to manage service user
- Excellent skills in clear and concise report writing
- Sophisticated interviewing and assessment skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience and confidence in undertaking the role of social supervisor of conditionally discharged patients subject to Ministry of Justice restrictions
- Demonstrated ability to maintain relationships external to the organisation, to interface with other agencies and participate in processes such as MAPPA
Contractual Requirements or other requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel including occasionally out of area when required
- Ability to access a range of settings including visiting people at home
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to carry out duties outside of ordinary office hours on a irregular basis
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matthew Korn
- Job title
- Deputy Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07789031352
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