DBT Lead - Highfield Unit

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

5/15/2025

At the Highfield Unit, the nursing team are at the heart of the unit and are central to inpatient care delivery. You will work alongside a dedicated and robust multidisciplinary team to ensure that quality care is planned for and achieved.

This is an opportunity for a DBT lead for the ward; this will involve additional training and development of expertise to assist the team, young person and family in the understanding and benefits of DBT.

You will be supported to be part of the team delivering the inpatient DBT model on the ward and also reviewing and developing this further.

This opportunity could be for any RMN whatever stage in their career; whether newly qualified nurses wanting to build a solid foundation of knowledge within inpatient mental health care, or for those at a later stage in their career looking for new learning opportunities and challenges.

• To be responsible for the co-ordination and management of the ward for a span of duty
• To assist in every aspect of the management of the inpatient unit and day care provision
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care to young persons and carers
• To provide high quality holistic nursing care to young persons and carers
• To work and contribute to a dedicated and skilled nursing team
• To contribute to the development of Highfield Unit services
• To assist the leadership, delivery and development of the units adapted DBT inpatient package and care.
  
  

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
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Francine Tutty Job title: Operational Lead Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01865 902711

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.