Job overview
Are you a newly qualified or experienced SCPHN School Health Nurse looking to work as part of a new team delivering high quality care, to children aged from 0-19yrs, in line with the Healthy Child Programme?
We have a 37.5 hour/week, term time only post which is the City South Locality and surrounding areas covering central Oxford based at East Oxford Health Centre.
We are looking to recruit motivated practitioners with initiative and drive to join our friendly and enthusiastic team and contribute to the further development of our service and improving outcomes for our children, young people and families. To be considered for this role you must be a qualified Specialist Community Public Health professional or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience
We are able to offer this part time, term time role, with a complete training package and a preceptorship programme.
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.
Please note previous applicants who have applied and been assessed for the same/similar role within the last 6 months need not apply .
Main duties of the job
The role will include working in primary and secondary schools, health centres and the client’s home, providing public health related care to support in areas such as safeguarding, emotional health, sexual health and physical health, alongside supporting schools to deliver personal, health and social education, and managing medical conditions in schools.
Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties
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 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:
1. Excellent opportunities for career progression
2. Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
3. 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
4. NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
5. Competitive pension scheme
6. Lease car scheme
7. Cycle to work scheme
8. Employee Assistance Programme
9. Mental Health First Aiders
10. Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
11. Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and guidance notes attached for further information on this role
Person specification
Qualifications – academic/professional
Essential criteria
12. First Level Registered Nurse
13. Specialist Community Public Health or equivalent demonstrable experience
14. Nurse prescriber V100 module or equivalent (or prepared to obtain qualification within 2 years)
Desirable criteria
15. Practice assessor/supervisor
16. Post-graduate qualifications
Knowledge Requirement
Essential criteria
17. Evidence of current requirements knowledge of National and Local policies and relevant research and the ability to relate it to practice
18. Demonstrates IT knowledge and skills.
Further training or job-related aptitude and skills
Essential criteria
19. Excellent communicator with a high level of interpersonal and organisational skills
Desirable criteria
20. Clinical Supervisor
21. Sexual Health qualification or experience
Experience
Essential criteria
22. Experience of inter-agency working
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
23. A caring and compassionate attitude about the health and wellbeing of children, families, and communities, based on dignity, empathy and respect for the rights and needs of others.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. Employees are expected to undertake mandatory and statutory training related to their role.
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. Oxford Health is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
30. Oxford is a world-renowned centre of excellence for research. Oxford Health works closely with the University of Oxford department of Psychiatry and the Department of Primary care, has a Biomedical Research Centre dedicated to improving mental health and the NIHR Clinical Research Facility at the Warneford site. The Trust also hosts the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) which carries out applied research that directly impacts patient health and wellbeing