Locality Team Leader/Specialist Lead Practitioner

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Grove; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Locality Team Leader for the CYP 0-19 Public Health Service. This role involves leading a team to improve health outcomes for children and young people, ensuring high standards of clinical practice and compliance. The position offers opportunities for career progression and a comprehensive benefits package, including generous annual leave and NHS discounts.

Benefits

Opportunities for career progression

Access to tailored learning and development

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS discounts

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car and cycle schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Networking and support groups

Qualifications

• Experience in leading teams in public health settings.
• Strong understanding of clinical governance and statutory regulations.
• Ability to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management and clinical leadership of the locality.
• Implement and embed the new service model across Oxfordshire.
• Ensure compliance with statutory regulations and clinical practice.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Governance

Service Quality Improvement

Education

School Nursing and/or Health Visiting qualification (SCPHN)

Job description

Job Opportunity: Locality Team Leader - CYP 0-19 Public Health Service

Qualifications & Experience: Do you have a School Nursing and/or Health Visiting qualification (SCPHN) and relevant experience?

Role Overview: Are you interested in leading a specialist area within the 0-19 service? Following a successful tender, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Locality Team Leader for the new CYP 0-19 Public Health Service, integrating Health Visiting, School Health Nursing, and Family Nurse Partnership.

You will collaborate with the leadership team to implement and embed the new service model across Oxfordshire, ensuring an effective, safe, and comprehensive service for children and families. There is one vacancy in the South West locality, covering Wantage and Faringdon.

Responsibilities

You will oversee the management, coordination, and clinical leadership of a locality within the countywide CYP 0-19 Public Health Service. Your focus will be on improving health outcomes, reducing inequalities, and safeguarding children and young people through a needs-led, evidence-based service. As a role model, you will demonstrate high professional standards and align with the Trust's core values and strategy, ensuring optimal performance in:

• Service quality
• Controls assurance
• Clinical practice
• Clinical governance
• Compliance with statutory regulations

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health, and social care across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath, and North East Somerset. Services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics, and homes to bring care as close to the community as possible.

Our vision is that everyone receives: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team” and our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits to support your career and wellbeing, including:

• Opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored learning and development
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days with service
• NHS discounts
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car and cycle schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
• Networking and support groups

Contact & Application

For more details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Carole Jones
• Title: Operational Manager/Professional Lead
• Email: [e-mail]
• Phone: [phone]

We welcome applicants who may not meet all requirements but are motivated and aligned with our values. Please get in touch to discuss the role further before applying.

Interviews are scheduled for Friday, 6th June 2025.