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Community Nurse - Abingdon Team, South West LocalityBand 5Main area Community Health Services Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time Part time Flexible working Compressed hours Annualised hours 37.5 hours per week (The post involves working weekends, bank holidays and late shifts on a rota basis.) Job ref 267-CH7086710 Site Abingdon District Nurses South West locality. Town Abingdon Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum/pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 13/04/2025 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. Good luck and we hope to hear from you. Job overviewAre you an experienced nurse looking for a new challenge, or a newly qualified nurse seeking a rewarding career in the community? If so, we invite you to join our innovative and dedicated Abingdon District Nursing team, delivering high-quality care across the South West district nursing locality. We pride ourselves on a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to patient care, working closely with colleagues across the South locality to ensure holistic support. This is an exciting opportunity for nurses looking to develop their careers in a community setting, with a clear pathway for progression. In return, we offer: A structured career progression framework within district nursing. Opportunities for advanced clinical practice and leadership training. Regular one-to-one support, professional development, and annual appraisals. Group clinical supervision and a comprehensive internal training programme. If you are passionate about delivering outstanding care in the community and want to be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team, we would love to hear from you. The service currently operates 7 days a week between the core hours of 0800-1830. Shift patterns available are varied and can be discussed at interview with a flexible approach. Posts are available in various South West district nursing teams. Main duties of the jobThe responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to: Provide holistic assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of care. Deliver skilled nursing care in patients’ homes and community settings. Supervise and support colleagues, including students and junior staff. Identify and respond to early signs of patient deterioration. Working for our organisationOxford 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 responsibilitiesOur friendly teams are passionate about community nursing and relish the opportunity to use their skills, experience, and knowledge to provide nursing care in people’s own homes. They are enthusiastic and take pride in supporting their team to deliver proactive, caring, safe and excellent standards of patient care to their local communities. Our community nurses work autonomously, delivering high quality and evidence-based nursing care, see problem-solving as a positive challenge, and are creative in many varied and unpredictable clinical situations. 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 specificationQualificationsRegistered General Nurse (Adult). Educated to degree level or equivalent. Knowledge and ExperienceKnowledge around long term conditions and their management. Evidence of ongoing professional development. Ability to supervise and support a range of individuals including team members, formal and informal carers. Demonstrates leadership skills. Ability to plan and organise own and others work. Previous experience of implementation of change. Previous Community Services experience. Technical expertise/competenceDemonstrates an understanding of local and national issues influencing the delivery and development of health care. Demonstrates a knowledge and understanding of evidence based care. Demonstrates an understanding of the Clinical Governance requirements. European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent. 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. Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou 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 Nicky Walker Job title District Nursing Locality Lead Email address Telephone number 07769243925 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr