Job summary
Are you looking for a change or secondment opportunity?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Nurse Lead position in Cotswold House Oxford (CHO).
CHO is a Parliamentary Awards Winner 2022 for The Excellence in Mental Health Care Award , as part of the Hope Adult Eating Disorder Provider Collaborative and we would love you to join our award winning team.
Cotswold House Oxford is a specialist eating disorder service, offering 14 inpatients and 6 day treatment places. We provide a seamless service, from inpatient to outpatient.
Our service provides a stepped model of care, tailored to individual needs and we offer multi-disciplinary pre-admission assessments to collaboratively plan aims and goals of admission.
We offer a range of psychological and evidence-based groups and therapy to assist a patient's return to independent living, including work, training or study. Our programme includes groups that are CBT-ED based, which run over a 20-week period. You will be able to train and offer basic CBT-e to patients.
There are opportunities for career progression and further training to acquire Masters Degree programme via Oxford Brookes University.
Main duties of the job
Some of your duties will be:
- To be responsible for the co-ordination and management of the clinical team in providing a safe, structured and therapeutic environment for service users.
- In conjunction with the service manager, senior modern matron / modern matron and other clinical leads, the post holder is expected to contribute in the development of the eating disorder service provision across the Trust.
- To participate in the Adult Inpatient Mental Health Service on call rota providing clinical support, advice and practical involvement as required ensuring safe provision of the clinical service.
- Support the provision of 24-hour full and accountable managerial responsibility for the ward and deputise for the Modern Matron.
- To take the lead in ensuring effective joint working with statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure responsive and appropriate service delivery to users and carers.
- Provide professional links with educational agencies such as UWE and Oxford Brookes. To carry out a mentoring roll and training/teaching sessions when required.
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
Cotswold House is one of few facilities in the area offering such services and we are proud of our reputation and commitment to providing outstanding levels of care to our service users.
If you are looking for a career in a supportive and progressive environment as part of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we would love to hear from you. As an employer we embody our values - safe, caring and excellent all of which ensure that we reach our vision of providing outstanding care by an outstanding team
Our service is in a central location with good connections to neighbouring counties; Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Warwickshire and beyond, including London and Birmingham.
You will have opportunity to facilitate/ co-facilitate the groups, such as DBT (training offered) and we also encourage staff to contribute to quality improvement projects. These projects are highly thought of by the Trust and our staff are recognised for all the innovation and contributions they bring to service developments and patient care through our Staff Recognition Awards which are held annually.
If you are ready to embark on the next chapter of your career please apply today, or give us a call to find out more about our work - you can contact Ellen Tutisani on ellen.tutisani@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk or 07748 322259. We are happy for you to arrange a visit and come and see us in action
Job description
Job responsibilities
Cotswold House is one of few facilities in the area offering such services and we are proud of our reputation and commitment to providing outstanding levels of care to our service users.
If you are looking for a career in a supportive and progressive environment as part of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we would love to hear from you. As an employer we embody our values - safe, caring and excellent all of which ensure that we reach our vision of providing outstanding care by an outstanding team
Our service is in a central location with good connections to neighbouring counties; Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Berkshire, Hertfordshire, Warwickshire and beyond, including London and Birmingham.
You will have opportunity to facilitate/ co-facilitate the groups, such as DBT (training offered) and we also encourage staff to contribute to quality improvement projects. These projects are highly thought of by the Trust and our staff are recognised for all the innovation and contributions they bring to service developments and patient care through our Staff Recognition Awards which are held annually.
If you are ready to embark on the next chapter of your career please apply today, or give us a call to find out more about our work - you can contact Ellen Tutisani on ellen.tutisani@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk or 07748 322259. We are happy for you to arrange a visit and come and see us in action
Person Specification
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate clear evidence of continued professional development.
- Experience as a clinical supervisor
- Understanding of contemporary issues in mental health care.
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983.
- Demonstrates skills in leading and managing staff.
- Demonstrates skills in working with Eating Disorder patients
Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional
Essential
- Professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing; Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma level.
Desirable
- Training/Qualification in clinical supervision.
- Specialist training such as CBT, DBT, Group work, etc
- Management qualification
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Have the ability to manage, supervise and appraise clinical staff in areas of clinical supervision, case-management.
- To be able to function as part of multi-disciplinary team and liaise with external agencies i.e. primary care, education, social and health care
- To be able to deliver comprehensive training across a range of staff groups
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise the performance of self and others.
Desirable
- Knowledge experience with digital workforce management systems and experience completing duty rota's
Experience
Essential
- Experience in an acute setting
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent communication / interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain professional manner even when under pressure.
- Flexible and demonstrates initiative
- Able to organise/prioritise time effectively
Contractual Requirements or other requirements
Essential
- Able to undertake on-call duties for the acute in-patient services (training/shadowing will be provided).
- Able to challenge and raise concerns where quality or safety are noticed to be not of the required standard.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate clear evidence of continued professional development.
- Experience as a clinical supervisor
- Understanding of contemporary issues in mental health care.
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 1983.
- Demonstrates skills in leading and managing staff.
- Demonstrates skills in working with Eating Disorder patients
Qualifications - Academic/Skills/Professional
Essential
- Professional qualification in Mental Health Nursing; Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma level.
Desirable
- Training/Qualification in clinical supervision.
- Specialist training such as CBT, DBT, Group work, etc
- Management qualification
Further Training or Job Related Aptitude and Skills
Essential
- Have the ability to manage, supervise and appraise clinical staff in areas of clinical supervision, case-management.
- To be able to function as part of multi-disciplinary team and liaise with external agencies i.e. primary care, education, social and health care
- To be able to deliver comprehensive training across a range of staff groups
- Ability to reflect on and critically appraise the performance of self and others.
Desirable
- Knowledge experience with digital workforce management systems and experience completing duty rota's
Experience
Essential
- Experience in an acute setting
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Excellent communication / interpersonal skills
- Ability to maintain professional manner even when under pressure.
- Flexible and demonstrates initiative
- Able to organise/prioritise time effectively
Contractual Requirements or other requirements
Essential
- Able to undertake on-call duties for the acute in-patient services (training/shadowing will be provided).
- Able to challenge and raise concerns where quality or safety are noticed to be not of the required standard.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
