Oxford Health NHS Trust

Senior Staff Nurse Interventional Psychiatry

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Job summary

Are you a dual or Mental Health Registered Nurse?

The Interventional Psychiatry Service in Oxfordare looking for a highly motivated, skilled, flexible nurse to join the team caring for patients receiving Ketamine Therapy and/or Electro-convulsive Therapy (ECT), repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation ( rTMS).

This treatment is vital for patients suffering with treatment-resistant depression and can really make a different to their lives. We are looking for an enthusiastic, driven team player, with excellent communication, organisational and IT skills who takes initiative with passion and wants to join our friendly team.

The post holder will develop knowledge and skills across all three therapeutic areas and will participate in developing new aspects of the service, research, and may be involved in group preparation sessions.

The service currently provides:

  • ECT treatment on Tuesday and Friday mornings (16 treatments weekly )
  • Ketamine treatment to Oxfordshire patients on Tuesday and Friday ( 16 treatments weekly )
  • NHS Self-funded ketamine treatment on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (48 treatments weekly )
  • rTMS service at the POWIC building ( 20 treatments weekly)

In this role, you will be working alongside the IPS Lead Nurse, IPS consultant, IPS doctors, nurses, technicians, anaesthetic team, wards, community staff as well as patient's and carers to ensure that patients receive an excellent standard of care.

Main duties of the job

You will have a vital role in improving the lives of our Service Users (Adults, Older Adults and sometimes Adolescence) and will be delivering high quality care for patients receiving treatments (Ketamine infusions, Electro-Convulsive Therapy, rTMS) for treatment resistant depression. You will need the skills to develop a strong therapeutic relationship, in order to provide the right psychological and emotional support to both the patients and their carers.

Leading the care of our Ketamine patients you will be responsible for the screening process, reviewing these prior to doctors' assessment, and will be involved in assessing, planning, treating, monitoring, and evaluating their care, liaising with other teams.

Part of your role will be responsible for supervising other nurses and unqualified staff - acting as a role model, team player and providing mentoring experience. You will also work closely with the doctors when the treatments are administered and will deputise for the Lead Nurse, and will be responsible for the clinic in absence of the Lead Nurse.

Working alongside the administrators within the team you will help them to review the administrative side of the referral process and will need IT skills to manage the clinical aspects of the Ketamine, ECT, rTMS and systems.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the "candidate guide to making an application" which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.

As a Trust we provide 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
  • Individual and Trust wide learning and development
  • 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
  • NHS Discount
  • Pension scheme
  • Lease car scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Mental Health First Aiders
  • Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
  • Staff networking and support groups

Details

Date posted

05 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-OA6550715-A

Job locations

Warneford Hospital Oxford Health NHS

Warneford Lane

Oxford

OX3 7JX


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will take a lead role in co-ordinating, screening, assessing, implementing, and evaluating patients and their treatment plans for Ketamine, workingas part of the ECT nursing team, and you will contribute to the development and maintenance of ECTAS standards.

Being responsible for the safe administration of Ketamine and ECT under the direction of the IPS doctors and anaesthetic team you will need to build strong working relationships with the doctors across all three therapeutic areas: Ketamine, ECT, rTMS and be able to communicate effectively and build positive relationships with them.

You will need to prepare patients for ketamine infusions and ECT, undertaking observations, confirming consents and other specified pre-treatments checks, monitoring and supervising ketamine patients throughout their infusion in accordance with current protocol.

Taking an active role in the development and maintenance of policy and protocol for Ketamine, ECT, rTMS and support all clinics if needed, you will have the opportunity to use cannulation skills, or you will receive the appropriate training to be able to cannulate.

The pattern of work for this role can vary but shifts will typically be Monday to Friday (7am -3pm or 8am-4pm and 9am-5pm).

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will take a lead role in co-ordinating, screening, assessing, implementing, and evaluating patients and their treatment plans for Ketamine, workingas part of the ECT nursing team, and you will contribute to the development and maintenance of ECTAS standards.

Being responsible for the safe administration of Ketamine and ECT under the direction of the IPS doctors and anaesthetic team you will need to build strong working relationships with the doctors across all three therapeutic areas: Ketamine, ECT, rTMS and be able to communicate effectively and build positive relationships with them.

You will need to prepare patients for ketamine infusions and ECT, undertaking observations, confirming consents and other specified pre-treatments checks, monitoring and supervising ketamine patients throughout their infusion in accordance with current protocol.

Taking an active role in the development and maintenance of policy and protocol for Ketamine, ECT, rTMS and support all clinics if needed, you will have the opportunity to use cannulation skills, or you will receive the appropriate training to be able to cannulate.

The pattern of work for this role can vary but shifts will typically be Monday to Friday (7am -3pm or 8am-4pm and 9am-5pm).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Work as band 6 as RMN/ RGN

Desirable

  • Psychological and research qualifications

Experience

Essential

  • Mentorship / preceptorship experience

Desirable

  • Phlebotomy experience

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Up to date working good knowledge and skills set within a nursing context

Desirable

  • Knowledge and skills regarding the clinical care of patients undergoing intravenous infusion, ECT, rTMS
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Work as band 6 as RMN/ RGN

Desirable

  • Psychological and research qualifications

Experience

Essential

  • Mentorship / preceptorship experience

Desirable

  • Phlebotomy experience

Knowledge and skills

Essential

  • Up to date working good knowledge and skills set within a nursing context

Desirable

  • Knowledge and skills regarding the clinical care of patients undergoing intravenous infusion, ECT, rTMS

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Warneford Hospital Oxford Health NHS

Warneford Lane

Oxford

OX3 7JX


Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Warneford Hospital Oxford Health NHS

Warneford Lane

Oxford

OX3 7JX


Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead Nurse

Katarzyna Domanska

katarzyna.domanska@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

01865902539

Details

Date posted

05 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

267-OA6550715-A

Job locations

Warneford Hospital Oxford Health NHS

Warneford Lane

Oxford

OX3 7JX


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