Staff Nurse - Adolescent Mental Health - Swindon • Swindon Oxford Health NHS Trust
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nStaff Nurse - Adolescent Mental Health - Swindon with Oxford Health NHS Trust in Swindon\n\n If you are a dedicated passionate individual who is committed to improving outcomes for children and young people, then this is the job for you. We can offer you both personal and clinical development opportunities, in addition to regular professional and clinical supervision, personal development reviews and support for continual professional development activities. Oxford Health is committed to providing high quality preceptorships to all newly qualified nurses and to anyone new to CAMHS or returning to practice. The team at Marlborough House welcome newcomers from all backgrounds and values the experience and knowledge of all its diverse team members. This role involves working shifts which will include some nights, weekends and bank holidays. Our shift patterns are as follows: early shifts 07:00-14:45, late shifts 13:15-21:00 and the night shifts are 20:40-07:20 This role requires a willingness and ability to role model healthy eating behaviour with patients and support as trained/required. Also required is a level of fitness and ability to competently perform Physical Interventions and/or Breakaway techniques (practical and theory) following training. As part of the interview process young people on the unit may be giving each applicant a brief tour of the premises and will also be asking a few interview questions they have prepared themselves. We are looking to recruit newly qualified or registered Mental Health Nurses to join our well established and highly skilled multi-disciplinary team at Marlborough House Adolescent Inpatient unit based in Swindon, Wiltshire. We are a 12 bedded inpatient unit supporting young people with a variety of mental health needs including eating disorders, anxiety, depression, Psychosis, OCD and emotional dysregulation. With a reputation for excellence and providing a range of evidence-based care, our service offers a model of care which is tailored to the individual's needs for stabilization and recovery. We offer a range of therapies and experiences to assist in each young person's recovery journey and work inpartnership with families and our community colleagues. As a staff nurse at Marlborough House, you will coordinate and oversee the delivery of care and day to day management of the ward. You will also key work a small number of young people on the ward and will ensure they have up to date risk assessments and care plans that reflect their individual needs. To be successful in this role you will be someone who welcomes a challenge and someone who will find it rewarding to support young people through crisis and to improve their self care, coping skills and overall wellbeing. We are looking for individuals who are able to reflect on and develop their practice, and who have an ability to work well within a diverse team. As a staff nurse at Marlborough House you will coordinate the nursing team on duty, allocating routine daily activities and overseeing the delivery of a high quality service to the young people on the ward. The role will include supporting the delivery of our Eating Disorder Program (EDP) and key working and supervising meals with young people who are on this care pathway. We'll need you to have a willingness and ability therefore to role model healthy eating behaviour and to provide support as trained. The role will also include supporting the delivery of our Managing Emotions Pathway (MEP) and key working and assisting young people to learn and apply DBT informed skills to help manage distress. Full training and supervision will, again, be provided. You will take a proactive role in decision making on the daily care and risk management of young people and will care plan and update risk assessments for young people to ensure their care needs are all met. You will also have the opportunity to co-facilitate small groups and activities on the ward and will be supported to develop and lead in an area of service delivery. We work closely with families to support and empower them and the role will involve frequent communication with the families of young people. "}