Community Public Health Nurse - Abingdon

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to delivering outstanding care to children and young people in school settings. This role offers the chance to work closely with families, schools, and community partners, providing essential public health services. As part of a supportive team, you will help promote health and well-being through various initiatives, ensuring that every child receives the care they deserve. With opportunities for professional development and a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, this is an exciting chance to make a real difference in your community.

Benefits

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Career progression opportunities

Tailored learning and development

Qualifications

• Experience in community health nursing and delivering health promotion activities.
• Registered Nurse or Midwife with supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver health services to children and families in schools and community settings.
• Contribute to the 0-19 service under the supervision of a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse.

Skills

Community Experience

Health Promotion Activities

Leadership Skills

Excellent Communication

IT Skills (Microsoft Word, Excel)

Education

First Level Registered Nurse or Midwife

Practice Assessor/Supervisor

Job description

Community Public Health Nurse - Abingdon

Band 5

Main area Community Public Health Nurse - Southwest (Wantage) Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent: Term time only Hours Term time hours - 37.5 hours per week (Term time only (0.89 whole time equivalent)) Job ref 267-CH7090983-2A

Site Malthouse Surgery - The Charter Town Abingdon Salary £29,970 - £36,483 Pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/05/2025 23:59

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.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

Job overview

Are you interested in School Health Nursing and looking for an opportunity to work with children, young people and their families in School settings and in the community, as part of a new team delivering high quality care, to children and young people aged from 8-19yrs, in line with the Healthy Child Programme?

We have a 37.5 hours, term time only post in the Abingdon Locality where you will be able to develop your skills and knowledge to work alongside experienced practitioners in a variety of settings, including primary and secondary schools and the client’s home. The role will include working with school aged children, providing public health related care to support in areas such as safeguarding, emotional health, sexual health and physical health, alongside supporting schools to deliver personal, health and social education, and managing medical conditions in schools.

All levels of experience are welcome in the children and young people service. Whether you are newly qualified or looking for a change in direction.

We are able to offer this full time, term time role, with a complete training package and a preceptorship programme. Please do contact Claire Webster, [e-mail] 07767 640971, for further information and we welcome informal visits.

Main duties of the job

Within the caseload, and as delegated by the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse the post holder will contribute to the safe and effective delivery of the 0-19 service.

You will be based within the locality and will work with the 0-19 teams in that locality and supporting locality wide work where needed for school aged children and young people. The role involves working in partnership with children, young people, families, primary care, schools and statutory and voluntary services and other partner agencies to facilitate health-enhancing activities and improve health outcomes. You will deliver services to children and families within schools and community settings.

The role includes undertaking Healthy Child Programme transitional assessments and planning, delivering and evaluating public health initiatives through school and community-based health promotion activities.

The role will require you to adhere to Safeguarding policies and actively engage under the supervision from a SCPHN in safeguarding processes and meetings.

You will work in partnership with other agencies and develop, participate and maintain interagency networks.

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
• 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

There are a number of opportunities available and we will consider full time and part time posts.

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.

Person specification

Experience

• Confidence to speak in front of larger groups
• Community Experience
• Experience of delivering health promotion activities.

Qualifications

• First Level Registered Nurse or Midwife
• Practice assessor/supervisor or equivalent experience

Knowledge

• Demonstrates an understanding of evidence-based practice

Skills

• Demonstrates an understanding of leadership skills
• Excellent communicator with a high level of interpersonal and organisational skills
• An effective and proactive team player
• Competent knowledge and skills in IT packages e.g Microsoft word, excel
• Motivates and inspires confidence and enthusiasm in self and team
• All new starters have a thorough induction process, both local and Trust wide, which aims to create a positive supportive working environment allowing new employees to learn key elements of their role over a reasonable timescale.
• 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.
• We’re advocates of flexible working and many of our roles offer a range of employment options to help you balance your work and personal life.
• Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
• We are ambitious in our pursuit of excellence, driven by the belief that a fair, just and fully inclusive organisational culture enables our teams to deliver the best quality of care and services possible and we work hard to ensure that our diverse workforce reflects the communities that we serve.
• We welcome applications from all sections of the community, are an Equal Opportunities employer with a number of internal networking groups to support our employees and where possible will always look to make reasonable adjustments in order that you can fulfil the role to recognise your full potential. All our employees are committed to demonstrating through their behaviour our core values – safe, caring and excellent.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Claire Webster Job title Community Education Lead Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07767 640971 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.

Hayley Foxon Locality Team Leader

[e-mail]

07920 726 322

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