Main area Forensic Mental Health
Grade Band 6
Contract Permanent
Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (shift work: 07:00-15:00, 13:30-21:30, 21:00-07:15)
Job ref 267-FS7072342
Employer Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Lambourn House Pre -Discharge Unit, Littlemore Mental Health Centre
Town Oxford
Salary £37,338 - £44,962 plus an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum | pro rata
Salary period Yearly
Closing 27/04/2025 23:59
Forensic Charge Nurse - Lambourn House - Oxford
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 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 actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
This role includes an RSU allowance of £1,446 per annum on top of your salary
We're recruiting a Forensic Charge Nurse to join our team at Lambourn House in Littlemore, Oxford.
Our team work closely with the forensic community team to support patients with a successful transition from hospital.
If you're a registered mental health nurse looking to further your career within a forensic setting, we'd love to hear from you!
This role involves shift work including 07:00-15:00, 13:30-21:30, 21:00-07:15 and two clinical support shifts of 09:00-17:00 per month.
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
Main duties of the job
* You'll be responsible as part of the multidisciplinary team for delivering specialist nursing care to patients.
* You will be expected to lead a team of nurses and support workers in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care to a group of patients.
* You will support the ward manager in delivering the units objectives in terms of patient care, staff development and service development.
* As a team leader you will need to articulate a clear vision of the standards expected within your team and actively contribute to a positive learning environment.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse Mental Health
Knowledge
* Thorough understanding of delivering mental health nursing within secure settings.
* Knowledge of safeguarding children and adults policy.
* Has previous experience in working as a staff nurse in forensic mental health care setting and/or a unit for women service users.
Further Training or Job related aptitude and skills
* Ability to organise self and others to achieve tasks.
* Ability to motivate service users.
* Commitment to personalised, recovery-oriented care.
* Excellent communication and presentational skills.
* Effective leadership and motivational skills.
* Respect for service users and a genuine enthusiasm for working with client group.
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.
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