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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
About
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. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible.
Contact
- Address
- Trust Headquarters
- Warneford Hospital
- Warneford Lane
- Headington
- Oxford
- Oxfordshire
- OX3 7JX
- Contact Number
- 01865 901000
Staff Nurse - Phoenix Ward
Accepting applications until: 18-Jun-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 18-Jun-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Phoenix Ward.
- Address
- Littlemore Mental Health Centre
- Town
- Oxford
- Postcode
- OX4 4XN
- Major / Minor Region
- Oxfordshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (The applicant will need to be available for shift work, including: day/night/weekends.)
Salary
- Salary
- £32,073 - £39,043 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Nursing
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 take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.
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 focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
Are you a qualified nurse looking for your next step in mental health?
We have a full time opportunity for a Staff Nurse at Phoenix Ward!
As a Staff Nurse you will work as part of our Multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality care to our patients and support our Trust on its Journey to Outstanding Care.
Phoenix Ward is an 18-bedded male acute ward with a Health Based Place of Safety. We provide care and treatment for up to 18 patients, experiencing a variety of mental health problems, along with physical and social needs too .
You will have an opportunity to work with supportive teams and committed colleagues.
We have a culture of continuous professional development and as a Staff Nurse we expect you to embrace change and engage in Quality Initiatives on the Ward to improve the service we provide.
You will work within a needs-led model of care and will work in co-production with patients.
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What we need from you!
- A qualified RMN with passion and drive for developing your clinical skills in a changeable environment
- A keen interest in new and upcoming technologies within Nursing and Healthcare
- Be self-motivated and able to work autonomously as well as showing initiative and promoting new ideas on how to improve the service
- Be compassionate, caring and creative with excellent communication skills
- A flexible and positive attitude with a willingness to accommodate our 24/7 service
We are open to accepting applications from newly qualified nursing staff.
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 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. 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview, and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
As a Mental Health Nurse, you’ll be responsible for the co-ordination and management of the ward for a span of duty, as well as being responsible for assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care for patients and carers.
In addition, you’ll develop effective risk management plans, and timely review of the risk management plan identifying opportunities for positive risk taking in conjunction with the client, carers/significant others and the ward team.
You must have excellent communication skills, be reliable, punctual and work well in a team, whilst being adaptable to changing situations. You will need to be able to work calmly and efficiently within a busy and intensive environment dealing with unpredictable situations whilst remaining focused on providing a person-centred and recovery approach to care and treatment.
We have an excellent relationship with local universities and post-graduate training providers. In addition, to this you will have access to both local and trust training to support your continuing professional development.
It is mandatory for you to complete Positive Engagement and Caring Environment (PEACE) training which involves learning safe and least restrictive restraint techniques, along with Immediate Life Support, and other training directly related to the job.
You will work a rotating shift pattern Early, Late and Nights to cover our 24 hour 7 day a week service.
All candidates must be computer literate.
- 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.
- 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.
- We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
- Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
- 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.
- 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.
- We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- 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
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experiencing within working in a mental health setting.
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working as a Band 5 in an acute mental health setting
Skills / Knowledge / Qualifications.
Essential criteria
- Qualified Registered Mental Health Nurse - NMC.
- IT literate.
- Fluent command of the English language and ability to complete and maintain written records professionally.
- Skills and confidence in clinical risk assessment and management.
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2007.
- Safely practice person-centred care and evidence-based practise.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- Understand and work towards making the acute mental health inpatient environment neurodiverse-friendly.
Desirable criteria
- Can demonstrate clear evidence of Continued Professional Development.
- Qualification in psychosocial interventions.
Leadership
Essential criteria
- Able to co-ordinate a span of duty on a mental health acute male adult ward.
Desirable criteria
- Able to handle complaints sensitively and effectively.
Training and facilitation of leaning.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate willingness to be involved in mentoring students.
- Demonstrate willingness to coach healthcare assistants.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hannah Leslie
- Job title
- Interim Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865902382
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the attitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.
Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application.
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