Community Children’s Nurse - South​/West

Are you an experienced Children’s Nurse looking for a new challenge? We are seeking a compassionate and motivated Community Children’s Nurse to join our dynamic team delivering high-quality care across Oxfordshire.

This role involves providing specialist nursing care and advice to:

• Children with acute and short-term conditions
• Children with long-term conditions
• Children with disabilities and complex health needs, including those requiring continuing care and respite support
• Children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, including palliative and end-of-life care

You will work in partnership with families, empowering them to confidently care for their child at home while acting as an advocate for the child’s voice and best interests. Collaboration with multi-agency partners is central to this role to ensure seamless, family-centred care within the community.

The role will be based in Witney/Abingdon Oxfordshire however as the service is a countywide service you will be required to travel across the four localities.

The Children’s Community Nursing Team delivers a broad range of services, including respite provision, duty cover, acute care (including Hospital at Home) and palliative care, with team members contributing to all aspects of the service.

Within the acute/Hospital at Home element of the role, you will undertake planned clinical assessments and interventions in line with agreed care pathways, recognising and appropriately escalating any signs of clinical deterioration. You will work closely with acute-based medical teams to support children who can be safely cared for  service operates a single point of access for families and professionals; the nurse in charge triages referrals and allocates workload across localities to ensure timely and effective responses.

We provide end-of-life care within the child’s home environment. To support this, the team operates an on-call rota, activated when required. Comprehensive training and ongoing support are provided to equip you for this aspect of the role.

The Children’s Community Nursing Team delivers a structured rolling education programme, including a thorough induction for all new starters. You will also benefit from a wide range of NHS staff benefits, including staff discounts, support with revalidation, regular clinical supervision, and access to extensive learning and development opportunities that contribute towards your continuing professional development (CPD).

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, schools 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
• 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

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name:
Laura Breakwell

Job title:

West and South Locality Team Lead
Email address:
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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.