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.

Job overview

Are you a newly qualified or an experienced Nurse who is passionate about delivering high quality nursing care to people in their own homes?

Would you like to get the best out of your professional role whilst enhancing or developing your core nursing skills to become a competent, autonomous practitioner?

If the answer is yes, then we want you to work with us.

Community nursing is a challenging and rewarding career, providing care for patients within their own homes and the community setting.

Main duties of the job

You will visit patients in their own homes and provide a comprehensive range of clinical nursing activities. A key aspect of the role will involve working with the wider multidisciplinary team to help plan and deliver complex care to enable patients to remain in their home environment for as long as possible.

Working as part of an integrated locality team, you will work in partnership to reduce hospital admission and facilitate discharge by providing clinical holistic assessment and treatment.

You will promote optimal levels of independence and wellbeing for patients whilst facilitating teaching and support for formal and informal carers.

Working for our organisation

District nurses make a difference everyday to the lives of the people they visit at home and in residential care homes. They provide increasingly complex care for patients and support for family members.

Oxford Health Community Nursing Service are a highly supportive, forward-thinking and friendly team who pride themselves on the care they provide.

Working as part of this multi professional and close-knit team, you will have access and opportunity to:

  • Develop/enhance your clinical skills
  • Develop your career to become a qualified District Nurse through the much sought-after Specialist Practitioner Qualification
  • Work with likeminded clinicians on a multi-professional basis

    • We run a bespoke induction programme aimed specifically at life working in the community. Oxford Health also run an excellent preceptorship programme where all new starters are provided with to support them in their first year.

    Detailed job description and main responsibilities

    Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a car for work. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010. 

    The service operates 7 days per week, 8am to 6.30pm. Full or part time (minimum 22.5 hours) roles are available.

    Please see the job description and person specification attached to this advert for more information on the job role.

    Person specification

    Qualifications

    Essential criteria

  • Registered General Nurse (adult).
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent

    • Desirable criteria

  • NMC Mentor qualification
  • Prescribing qualification.

    • Knowledge and Experience

    Essential criteria

  • Knowledge around long term conditions and their management.
  • Evidence of ongoing professional development.
  • Ability to supervise and support a range of individuals including team members, formal and informal carers.
  • Demonstrates leadership skills. Ability to plan and organise own and others work.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of local and national issues.

    • Desirable criteria

  • Previous experience of implementation of change.
  • Previous Community Services experience.

    • Technical expertise/competence

    Essential criteria

  • Demonstrates an understanding of local and national issues influencing the delivery and development of health care.
  • Demonstrates a knowledge and understanding of evidence based care.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the Clinical Governance requirements.

    • Desirable criteria

  • European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent.

    • Benefits of working for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust include:

  • Excellent opportunities for career progression
  • 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, with an increase to 33 days with continuous service
  • NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
  • Staff accommodation
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Lease car scheme
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • New starters have a 6 month probationary period. This, together with the induction process aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
  • Candidates not currently employed by the Trust who attend an interview for non-qualified Band 1-5 posts are required to undertake numeracy and literacy assessments.
  • Appointment to this post is subject to the trust receiving satisfactory references covering 3 years of employment or study. Please ask your referees to respond promptly to reference requests.
  • Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
  • We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community, regardless of gender, race, faith, disability, age or sexual orientation and we encourage applications from users of mental health services. This is part of our commitment to equality and reflecting the diversity of our population.
  • Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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