Job summary
- Main area
- Community Children’s Nurse
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 267-CH6436638
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Orchard Health Centre
- Town
- Banbury
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum | Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Community Children’s Nurse - Oxfordshire
Band 6
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 for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Job overview
Are you an experienced children’s nurse looking for a new challenge?
If you are enthusiastic, motivated, driven and would enjoy working autonomously in managing a complex and varied caseload in the community then we would love to hear from you!
The role can be based out of any one of our Oxfordshire locations in Abingdon, Banbury, Oxford or Witney.
Main duties of the job
As a children's community nurse, you will work autonomously to manage a caseload of patients. You will safeguard and advocate for the child, facilitate their care and provide training so that their health needs are safely managed at home and in school.
The children’s community nursing team are expected to deliver respite sessions and support the duty role, acute and palliative care rotas.
The acute aspect of the role includes undertaking planned clinical assessments and interventions following care pathways ensuring any deteriorations are appropriately escalated. The service operates a single point of access for families or agencies to contact; the duty nurse prioritises and allocates nursing tasks accordingly to the localities.
We offer end of life care at home, in order to support this, we operate an on-call rota which is activated when required. Training and support will be provided for this role.
The Children’s Community Nursing Team offer a rolling education programme, including a full induction for new starters into the team. You will have access to a wide range of NHS benefits including discounts, support through revalidation, regular supervision and various learning and development opportunities that will go towards CPD credits.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Oxfordshire Community Children's Nursing team provide vital support to children from birth to 18 years with complex nursing needs across the county. The children on our caseload have a variety of chronic and acute conditions and require nursing support such as enteral feeding, long term ventilation and symptom management. The support we provide includes empowering families to care for their child's health needs at home, providing respite sessions, delivering acute and palliative care outside of the hospital environment, and supporting children at school. We are commissioned to provide all of these services within each of our four localities.
This role is based at Orchard Health Centre in Banbury, however we offer a countywide service and travel to other areas/bases is required on a regular basis. Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a car for work.
Our core service hours are between 08.00-20.00, 7 days a week, working contracted hours as a shift pattern, including weekends and bank holidays. The on call palliative rota operates for 24 hours from 08:00– 08:00. This role is for 22.5 - 37.5 hours per week. If necessary, flexible working adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Childrens Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Community Specialist Practitioner Award: Community Children’s Nursing
- Palliative Care Certificate
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Acute paediatric nursing experience
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
- Excellent communication skills
- Evidence of clinical leadership
Desirable criteria
- Community Nursing experience
- Paediatric nursing skills in palliative care
- Paediatric nursing skills in Intravenous Therapy administration, Cardio-respiratory care, enteral feeding and wound care
- Experience in acting as a student nursing supervisor/ assessor
Job related skills
Essential criteria
- Awareness and acceptance of the rights and needs of service users and staff
- Awareness and acceptance of Children’s Rights
- Ability to work in different environments
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Felicity Gilbert
- Job title
- North Locality Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 902700
- Additional information
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.
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