Staff Nurse (OCD/BDD NCG Inpatient & Outpatients)

Job overview

Make a meaningful difference in specialist mental health care by joining the UK's foremost OCD and BDD treatment centre as a Band 5 Staff Nurse. Working within our expert team at the National OCD/BDD Service, you'll deliver autonomous, high-quality nursing care to patients with complex needs who have not responded to previous treatments.

Based at our distinguished Seacole Ward—a 14-bed inpatient unit within Springfield University Hospital—you'll work collaboratively with an excellent multidisciplinary team including Psychiatrists, CBT therapists, Nursing staff and Occupational Therapists.

We're seeking dynamic, motivated Registered Nurses who are passionately committed to providing outstanding mental health care. This position is ideal for nurses looking to specialise in OCD/BDD treatment or expand their expertise in specialist inpatient mental health services.

Career Progression pathways and development opportunities:

We are committed to getting the very best out of our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. We have career pathways available, where you will be able to develop your skills and build on your experience to progress into other roles across different specialties. For this role, we offer career pathways to Senior Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse and Nurse Specialist roles. In addition, we offer ongoing training and development in specialised mental health care, OCD/BDD treatment modalities, advanced clinical skills and leadership development programmes.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 5 Staff Nurse, you'll work autonomously to deliver comprehensive, person-centred mental health care within our specialist OCD/BDD inpatient service. You'll lead on care planning, assessment and evaluation whilst coordinating multidisciplinary team interventions and supervising junior colleagues.

Your role involves administering and monitoring medications, conducting clinical observations and implementing recovery-focused interventions. You'll engage therapeutically with service users experiencing complex OCD and BDD presentations, recognising and responding appropriately to mental health symptoms and challenging behaviours.

Critical responsibilities include maintaining accurate clinical records, facilitating admissions and discharges, and ensuring adherence to mental health legislation including the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act. You'll advocate for service users' rights whilst promoting their independence and recovery journey.

This is an outstanding opportunity for experienced mental health nurses seeking to develop expertise in specialist OCD/BDD care whilst contributing to a nationally recognised service at the forefront of evidence-based treatment.

Flexible working:

We are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Core Clinical Responsibilities:

You will work autonomously to implement quality nursing care, contributing to recovery-focused treatment through therapeutic engagement and activities. Leading on fundamental care provision including nutrition, hydration, hygiene, comfort and emotional support, you will undertake one-to-one engagement with service users in an honest, open and non-judgemental way.

Medication Management:

Administering and monitoring medication side-effects whilst ensuring service user compliance. You will maintain safe custody of medicines, sharps and clinical equipment, reporting all incidents following Trust policy.

Care Coordination:

Coordinating and evaluating collaborative patient-centred care, getting feedback and improving plans with the multidisciplinary team. You will develop care plans that reflect service user needs working in partnership with service users, wider MDT and families/relatives/significant others.

Clinical Assessment and Monitoring:

Monitoring and recording service user clinical observations including physical observations and vital signs, escalating concerns appropriately to relevant professionals. Implementing recovery principles by encouraging healthy lifestyles and facilitating psychosocial activities.

Mental Health Expertise:

Demonstrating enhanced understanding of mental health signs and symptoms, recognising how these present in practice including impact on patient presentation and behaviour. Recognising and responding appropriately to challenging behaviour in line with Trust policies whilst supporting junior staff in managing difficult situations.