Charge Nurse - Highfield Adolescent Mental Health Unit- Oxford
Are you a qualified mental health nurse with CAMHS and/or inpatient experience, seeking a new challenge?
Main duties of the job
You will have the opportunity to support the Clinical nurse leads and Modern Matron in:
* Provide day to day leadership to the ward and support the nursing team to develop.
* Supporting staff recruitment, assisting for interviews
* Delivering preceptorship & completing inductions
* Identifying training needs within the nursing team and resolving how to address these.
* Be part of the team who identifies training needs and delivers these to the nursing team.
* You will also assist in ensuring that the unit meets all Trust and National policies and guidelines and may support the implementation of any audits or changes in standards or policy alterations.
Benefits
* 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 accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
* Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN)
* Management courses/qualifications
Experience
* Understanding of Child Protection issues.
* Understanding of the multidisciplinary approach.
* Understanding of the effects of mental illness on young people and their families
* Extensive demonstratable experience working in CAMHS or inpatient units
* Experience in quality improvement projects
Skills/Knowledge
* A good understanding and working knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983
* Ability to adapt to different approaches of care.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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