Charge Nurse
| Posting date: | 01 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 October 2025 |
| Location: | Marlborough |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75732867 |
Summary
Are you a qualified nurse looking for a new challenge?
Do you have experience working with eating disorders?
We are looking for compassionate individual to join us as a Band 6 Charge Nurse at Cotswold House Marlborough on a part time basis. We are a 12 bedded mixed gender ward which offers inpatient and day patient treatment to adults with an eating disorder.
As a Senior Nurse you will be demonstrating clinical expertise in eating disorder care and providing role modelling, facilitation, and education to the nursing and wider team. In addition, you will contribute to the development of the eating disorder service in connection with the Service Manager, Modern Matron, Clinical Team Manager and other clinical leads. It is a varied role that can be rich and rewarding, and you will be valued and supported by the team around you.
Our service aims to provide excellent, safe and the highest quality of nursing care to patients and their families. We pride ourselves on being flexible, passionate, and dynamic in our approach to treatment and care and aim to work with patients in a collaborative and holistic manner. Our practice is guided by evidence and best-practice, and we believe excellent clinical supervision and reflective spaces are essential maintain wellbeing and reflective practice.
Main duties of the jobThe role importantly involves shift work which provides cover 24 hours, 7 days a week. This includes nights and weekends.
We have a skilful and dedicated MDT team to work alongside including nurses, doctors, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, family therapists, and dieticians. There is the opportunity to work alongside different disciplines to share knowledge, ideas and ensure that the assessment of an individual and their family/carer is thorough and individualised.
You will have the opportunity to support the Clinical Nurse Lead, Ward Manager and Modern Matron in leading the nursing team; this can range from being involved in supporting staff recruitment, assisting for interviews, delivering preceptorship, completing inductions, and identifying training needs within the nursing team and resolving how to address these.
You will also assist in ensuring that the unit meets all Trust and National policies and guidelines and may support the implementation of any audits or changes in standards or policy alterations. You will be part of the team who identifies training needs and delivers these to the nursing team. You will provide day to day leadership to the ward and support the nursing team to develop.
Working for our organisationOxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.
As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast 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”
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 apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
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 Knowledge Essential criteria- Registration level knowledge of nursing models appropriate to Eating Disorder mental health.
- Qualification and training in mental health nurse training to diploma or degree standard.
- The capacity to organise, manage and self-manage
Job Description - Charge Nurse - B6 (PDF, 616.3KB)
Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact DetailsName: Jenny Winter
Title: Office Manager
Email: jenny.winter@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
Telephone: 01865 904241