Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 267-OA6253885
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ashurst Ward
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Registered Nurse Associate - Oxford
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.
Job overview
Are you a highly motivated, enthusiastic and thoughtful Registered Nurse Associate? Can you support your Nursing and Medical team to provide excellent inpatient care for our patients?
If so, we are looking for you!
Ashurst ward is a 11-bedded male Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). We are looking for an enthusiastic Registered Nurse Associate with a caring, non-judgmental, and inclusive attitude, who is committed to the delivery of safe, high-quality care. Experience in an acute setting would be an advantage but is not essential as we will provide you with all the training required.
Main duties of the job
You will assist our dedicated members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team in implementing and evaluating individual care plans by working alongside the patient to support their recovery journey. Your duties will also include actively supporting individual clients in engaging with their local community and reducing social isolation.
What we need from you!
* A keen interest in new and upcoming technologies within Nursing and Healthcare.
* Be self-motivated and able to work autonomously as well as showing initiative and promoting new ideas on how to improve the service
* Be compassionate, caring and creative with excellent communication skills
* A flexible and positive attitude with a willingness to accommodate our 24/7 service
On Ashurst Ward we understand that nursing is not just a job, but a calling, a passion and a way of life, and even on the toughest days, it’s all worth it. We look forward to hearing from you.
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
Our team works hard to ensure high quality, patient centred care is at the heart of everything we do. You will be part of a motivated, supportive and cohesive multi-disciplinary Mental Health Team where your contribution is highly important. The team actively promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to the care coordination of our clients.
Here on Ashurst Ward we can offer you!
* A supportive team and committed colleagues
* Support for further training and education, potential training to the right candidate could include Phlebotomy training, Psychosocial Intervention training and Immediate Life
* Support training, Family Intervention
* Access to additional training to further support your career and progression on the ward, and within the trust!
* There is a large variety and range of available additional training through our L+D services, we encourage and support staff where possible to participate in further training and education while on the ward
Person specification
As below
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register. Completion of Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Years experience
- Ability to travel between sites and to regional meetings. Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- Previous inpatient experience
Team work
Essential criteria
- Ability to work well in a team. Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload. Ability to work on own initiative. Ability to recognise own limitations in the context of the nursing associate role. Detailed knowledge and understanding of appropriate procedures and treatment plans. Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities. Understanding of the scope of the role of the Nursing Associate in context of the team and the organisation, and how the role contributes to Quality Improvement. Manage the boundaries of the patient / associate nurse relationship effectively, and to always behave professionally. Ability to support, supervise, assess and act as a role model to nursing associate trainees, other learners and care support workers as required within clinical settings.
Interpersonal skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills. Effective written, verbal, and non-verbal communication with patients, relatives, carers and all members of multi-disciplinary teams. Ability to work with patients from a diverse range of religious, cultural, and social backgrounds to meet their needs..
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
- Dominique Stennett
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 902300
- Additional information
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.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Dominique Stennett, Ward Manager
[email protected]
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