Job summary
Employer heading
Nursing Associate - Learning Disability CAMHS - Oxford
Band 4
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.
Job overview
Are you passionate about working with children and young people, with an Intellectual Disability?
Do you want to work in an organisation that values being caring, safe and excellent?
Do you have the skills and knowledge to help us deliver mental health support in the beautiful county of Oxfordshire?
Then this role is for you.
We're a friendly and supportive, well-established, and knowledgeable community multi-professional team, where you will receive quality reflective supervision.
We'll need you to use your skills to support with quality assessments and interventions and influence service improvements. You will have opportunities grow in your career and continuing professional development. You will be a vital member of the team helping the system to understand the complete identity of the young person including their intellectual disability, neurodivergence, mental health.
Main duties of the job
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Support with holistic and evidence-based assessments
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Contribute to Multi-professional assessment and formulation of the needs of child and young person
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Work closely with families and the education and social care systems to empower them to help the child / young person to achieve their goals.
- The role will assist the registered nursing staff and other health professionals to deliver a wide range of nursing interventions including the treatment of multiple chronic conditions, learning disability, autism and social vulnerability.
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
• To support the assessment of children and young people with intellectual disabilities
• Hold a caseload of patients and to be supervised by a registered Nurse
• Multi-Disciplinary Team working with the entire Learning Disability Community Team to deliver holistic, evidence based, assessments and interventions
• Deliver, under supervision, specific therapeutic interventions to meet the physical, emotional and psychological, social, cultural and spiritual needs of individuals and carers.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the needs and difficulties of children with intellectual disabilities
- Ability to organise and prioritise own delegated workload
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to recognise own limitations in the context of the nursing associate role
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
- Ability to participate in reflective practice and clinical supervision activities
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
- Completion of Nursing Associate foundation degree qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Understanding requirements for NMC professional Revalidation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with individuals in emotional distress and / or behavioural challenges
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with children
- Experience of working with families
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of working in a multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of working with people in an empathetic non-judgemental way
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
- Dawn Bagwell-Cox
- Job title
- Clinical Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07768 615020
- 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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