Job overview
Do you have an interest in Eating Disorders?
Do you thrive in a job that is different every day?
Are you looking for opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge?
Would you like to progress your career or become a Band 5 nurse?
Do you hold values in line with the Trust values in that you are caring and believe in safe and excellent care?
If the answer to any of the questions above is ‘yes’, we would love you to consider joining our multi-disciplinary inpatient team at Cotswold House Marlborough. We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic Registered Nurse Associate to join our inpatient nursing team.
Please note; previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate should be enthusiastic, resourceful and caring, they should have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. They will need to demonstrate a good awareness of mental health and knowledge of Eating Disorders.
As a member of the nursing team you will be expected to demonstrate attitudinal competences through a professional, approachable and helpful manner towards patients, their families and carers, visitors and colleagues throughout the organisation.
You are also expected to actively support high standards of care delivery and challenge poor practice should you find it.
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:
1. Excellent opportunities for career progression
2. Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
3. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
4. NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
5. Competitive pension scheme
6. Lease car scheme
7. Cycle to work scheme
8. Employee Assistance Programme
9. Mental Health First Aiders
10. Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
11. Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The work involves shifts across 24 hours (including nights) and a variety of shift patterns and working arrangements are available including long days.
Please see attached JD/PS for full duties.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
12. Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register
13. Completion of Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
14. Experience of Working in a care setting
Desirable criteria
15. Experience of working with people with Eating Disorders
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
16. Ability to work a 24 hour rota system including weekends and bank holidays
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. 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