Job summary
- Main area
- Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Shift Pattern
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 267-OA7172663
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Littlemore Mental Health Centre
- Town
- Oxford
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum/pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Staff Nurse
Band 5
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 highly motivated, enthusiastic and thoughtful nurse?
Can you support your Ward Manager and Medical team to provide excellent inpatient care for our patients and support your nursing colleagues along the way?
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a compassionate, motivated, and proactive Staff Nurse to join our Acute Inpatient Services team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-quality, holistic mental health care within a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary environment.
Ashurst ward is a 11-bedded male psychiatric intensive care unit. We are looking for an enthusiastic staff nurse with a caring, non-judgmental, and inclusive attitude, who is committed to the delivery of safe, quality care. Experience in an acute setting would be an advantage, but is not essential as we will provide you with all the training required.
As a Staff Nurse, you will be responsible for the co-ordination and management of a ward during your span of duty. You will deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care, assess and manage risk, and support patients on their journey toward recovery. Working closely with patients, families, carers, and the wider clinical team, you will be an advocate for positive mental health and patient empowerment.
Main duties of the job
Our team works hard to ensure high quality, patient centred care is at the heart of everything we do. You will be part of a motivated, supportive and cohesive multi-disciplinary Mental Health Team where your contribution is highly important. The team actively promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to the care coordination of our clients.
The responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualised care plans.
- Support the day-to-day running of the ward and lead shifts when required.
- Provide clinical supervision and mentoring to junior staff and students.
- Promote safe discharge planning and continuity of care.
- Engage with service evaluation and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
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:
- 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
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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working at Band 5 level, or equivalent, in an acute setting. Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- Worked in a mental health setting
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- RMN Qualified
- Knowledge of MHA 2007
Desirable criteria
- Medical management training
PICU experience
Essential criteria
- Experience
Desirable criteria
- inpatient experience
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dominique Stennett
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865902300
- Additional information
At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude 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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