Community Nurse North East Locality

Oxford Health NHS Trust; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Oxford is seeking Community Nurses to deliver care in patients' homes. This role offers part-time, full-time, and flexible working options, welcoming applicants at all experience levels. Responsibilities include managing complex health needs and working as part of a neighbourhood team. Training and development, including a bespoke induction and clinical support, are provided to help staff thrive. Competitive benefits and a supportive environment are part of the package.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount across shops and restaurants

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Qualifications

• Knowledge around long-term conditions and their management.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure.
• Previous Community Services experience.
• Evidence of clinical ability: catheterization, medication administration, wound care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver holistic care to patients in their homes as a Community Nurse.
• Support the development into an autonomous practitioner.
• Work within a neighbourhood team to meet complex patient needs.

Skills

IT literate with basic keyboard skills

Understanding of Clinical Governance requirements

Education

Registered General Nurse (adult)

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Job description

Do you want the privilege of visiting patients in their own homes to deliver increasingly complex, holistic care? If yes, District Nursing may be the right career choice for you with the added bonus of no night shifts.

We are able to offer part time, full time and flexible working roles in a variety of District Nursing teams in Oxford City.

There will be a team near you that would wholeheartedly welcome you to join them.

All levels of experience are welcome in District Nursing- Don't believe the old wives tales about needing to work on a ward first. Whether you are newly qualified or looking for a change in direction and a more challenging role, we would welcome your application for this exciting opportunity to join the district nursing world.

Main duties of the job

As a Community Nurse, you would be supported to develop into an autonomous practitioner; nursing patients with multiple complex health care needs in their own home.

District nursing is a highly specialised area of practice recognised by the Queens Nurses Institute and NMC as a specialist role.

As a Community Staff Nurse, you will work within a neighbourhood team of District Nurse Team Leaders, Community Staff Nurses, Therapists, Registered Nursing Associates, Health Care Assistant's and phlebotomists to meet the needs of the complex patient in the community and avoid admissions to the acute sector as far as practicable. This includes Intravenous medication administration, end of life care, managing the deteriorating patient, complex and simple wound care including VAC therapy and compression therapy, venepuncture, utilising advanced physical assessment skills and many more clinical nursing skills.

We nurse people with a variety of conditions in a holistic manner both in their own home and in clinic setting and work in close partnership with other primary health care professionals such as GP's, Community Matrons, Community Therapies and other Tier 2 specialised services such as Tissue Viability, Diabetes and Heart Failure.

About us

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
• 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

Job responsibilities

What will we give you?

Once you have started with Oxford Health you will be on the road to develop and hone your clinical skills. We offer each person a bespoke induction in your team with a period of being supernumerary. We will ensure you can attend the District Nursing Induction programme, this is tailored to district nursing staff, encompassing as facets of Oxford Health and the lived experience of what you will do, giving you an insight into the organisation. The preceptorship programme is another opportunity for you and you will be able to undertake a service development project. We are Oxford Health pride ourselves in supporting and developing our staff to achieve their potential and to fly in their career.

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.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person Specification

qualification

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

Experience

• Knowledge around long term conditions and their management.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work under pressure.
• Previous Community Services experience
• Evidence of clinical ability. catheterisation, meds administration, wound care

Skills

• IT literate with basic key board skills.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the Clinical Governance requirements.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.