Specialist Practitioner - Nurse, Ahp, Paramedic
Oxford Health Nhs Foundation Trust
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Oxford Health NHS Trust is recruiting for a Specialist Practitioner (Nurse, AHP, Paramedic) to support urgent community response and same-day care. The role covers 30–37.5 hours weekly, with shifts across 8am–8pm, seven days a week. Driving is essential, and arrangements may be flexible to fit service needs.
The post is permanent with Agenda for Change pay band 7 (£49,387–£56,515 per year). Applicants must hold UK registration and have access to a vehicle. Sussex
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional (or paramedic) with current UK registration.
- Post-registration qualification in advanced assessment or frailty.
- V300 non-medical prescriber status where applicable.
- Mentorship/teaching qualification or equivalent desirable.
- Full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle.
Responsibilities
- Provide rapid response to health and social care crises to prevent hospital admission.
- Support management of long-term conditions to enable independent living.
- Collaborate with Community Nursing, Therapy Teams, SCAS, GP practices and hospital colleagues.
- Utilise advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and manage patients in the home setting.
- Make treatment decisions following comprehensive telephone triage.
- Deliver holistic care in the patient's home from assessment to discharge, including medication where appropriate.
- Work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure care is provided by the right person at the right time.
Skills
Education
Job description
Oxford Health NHS Trust Specialist Practitioner - Nurse, AHP, Paramedic
The closing date is 21 October 2026
Are you are looking for an autonomous role, where you can continue to help shape the future of our community same day services? Are you passionate about helping avoid unnecessary hospital admissions and caring for and treating our patients in their place of residence? This key role within our urgent community response service supports provision of high quality care for people experiencing immediate health and care crisis and needing intervention at home to prevent hospital admission (where safe to do so). The role provides the successful clinician with an opportunity to work within our community same day care services and help test, inform and finesse their continued development within the community. Our same day care services currently operate on a shift basis working over seven (7) days a week 8am to 8pm, so flexible working into the evenings, over some weekends and bank holidays will be required. We are open to flexible and part time hours and the post is available part-time (minimum 30 hours per week) or full-time (37.5 hours per week). (This role is subject to job evaluation and therefore some duties may change). Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.
- Provide a rapid respond to people in health and social care crisis situations with the aim of enabling individuals to maintain or regain independence and prevent unnecessary hospital admission.
- Help play a key role in continuing to help people manage their long‑term conditions, making sure they receive the right kind of support to help them remain independent and live longer and linking in with our healthcare and charity based colleagues in the wider community.
- Work alongside our Community Nursing and Therapy Teams, South Central Ambulance Service, General Practice and Oxford University Hospital colleagues with the opportunity to work across many facets of Community services.
- Manage undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions by using, developing and consolidating advanced clinical skills within their own sphere of competence.
- Support decisions regarding patient treatment and management following a comprehensive telephone triage.
- Provide holistic patient care, within the patient's residence, from assessment of presenting condition through to diagnosis, initial treatment and discharge, including the prescribing and administration of medication.
- Work collaboratively within the wider multidisciplinary team and with external providers, to ensure the right care is provided, by the right person, at the right time and in the right place.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board alongside Buckinghamshire and Berkshire and provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages. 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\"
- 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
Date posted: 08 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 267-CH8054919-C
Job locations: Abingdon /Murray House/Bicester Abingdon/Oxford/Banbury OX2 8TA United Kingdom
- Advanced assessment skills
- Awareness of long term plan and ageing well agenda
- MDT working
- Ability to manage competing demands
- Evidence of complex patient management
- Registered General Nurse or Allied Healthcare Professional inc paramedic
- Post Registration Qualification in advanced clinical assessment skills e.g. Advanced history taking and examination or Frailty (comprehensive geriatric assessment)
- V300-non medical presciber
- Mentorship qualification or teaching or equivalent
- Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
- Specialist practitioner qualification in relevant field
- Competent in using Evidence Based Practice
- Experience in advanced assessment of patients
- Autonomous clinical practice
- Community experience/ home visiting
- Consolidated prescribing experience
- Flexible, adaptable and willing to change with the evolving service
- Confident in practice and ability to manage challenging situations
- Ability to motivate colleagues and team
- Committed to ongoing personal and professional development
- Coaching skills
- Awareness of national agendas and how they impact the applicant and service
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
For questions about the job, contact: Operational Manager - Single Point of Access Matt Cadby Matt.Cadby@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk 07770331073
Employer name: Oxford Health NHS Trust Address: Abingdon /Murray House/Bicester Abingdon/Oxford/Banbury OX2 8TA United Kingdom Employer's website: https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a tab)
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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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