Community Children’s Nurse - Oxfordshire

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000

Job description

Community Children’s Nurse - Oxfordshire

Band 6

Main area: Community Children’s Nurse

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 267-CH7049558

Site: Abingdon Community Hospital

Town: Abingdon

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum | Pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 30/03/2025 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 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 actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion.

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 or Oxford.

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 (including Hospital at Home) and palliative care rotas.

The acute/Hospital at Home aspect of the role includes undertaking planned clinical assessments and interventions following care pathways ensuring any deteriorations are appropriately escalated. You will be working closely with the doctors in the acute setting to support care of these children at home where appropriate.

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.

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 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”

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.

This role is based at either Abingdon or Oxford, 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.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Children’s Nurse
• Community Specialist Practitioner Award: Community Children’s Nursing
• Palliative Care Certificate

Knowledge & Experience

• Acute paediatric nursing experience
• Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
• Evidence of clinical leadership
• Community Nursing experience
• Paediatric nursing skills in palliative care
• Paediatric nursing skills in Intravenous Therapy administration, Cardio-respiratory care, enteral feeding and wound care

Job related skills

• Full UK driving licence and access to car

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.