Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Practitioner in unscheduled care
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 267-CH7173317
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- GP OOH FCPC pathway
- Town
- Abingdon
- Salary
- Dependant on experience
- Closing
- 28/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 7 Specialist Practitioner (GP OOH Home Visiting)
Band 7
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.
We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.
Good luck and we hope to hear from you.
Job overview
As a Specialist Practitioner, you will be a Registered Nurse or Paramedic with the skills to work autonomously to provide a high-quality telephone triage and home visiting to patients referred to the GP Out of Hours Service. You will be required to attend patients’ home to assess and treat patients with acute primary care illness needs. You will have excellent clinical assessment and decision-making skills along with a passion to provide patient centred care.
You will be joining a multi-disciplinary team who pride themselves on their excellent team working and support of each other whilst treating a diverse range of conditions which will give you the opportunity to extend your advanced skills in illness.
You will be working across a shift system which will be weekends, bank holidays and nights. We are happy to consider full or part time hours on a permanent basis. You will work from an Out of Hours base. We have bases in Oxford, Banbury, Abingdon and Witney for home visiting.
The service operates 365 days a year, and the post holder will work flexibly across shift patterns.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide holistic patient care within the unscheduled care setting, inclusive of the patient’s residence, from assessment of presenting condition through to diagnosis, initial treatment and discharge, including the administration of medication within agreed clinical guidelines (PGDs/Eolas) and protocols.
The post holder will be expected to complete telephone consultations when not home visiting whilst on shift.
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application you are encouraged to read the “candidate guide to making an application” which is attached to all roles. Please include details around qualifications (including years these were gained particularly if we need to assess for clinical roles that these are still valid) and ensure that the supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses the essential criteria found in the JD.
As a Trust we provide 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
- Individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount
- Pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To actively engage in the teaching, mentorship, and supervision of junior staff and students.
- To work closely with the medical practitioners and other clinical colleagues in the provision of quality, evidence-based care to patients within the GP OOH service.
- The post holder will demonstrate a commitment to providing a quality, evidence-based service, excellence in clinical practice, this together with continuous professional development are integral to the role and development of the service.
- To work in close partnership and liaison with primary care, acute and specialist services, Urgent Community Response (UCR), Hospital at Home, Single Point of Access (SPA), Community Services, social services, mental health services and voluntary services both clinically and in relation to service development.
- To complete contemporaneous clinical documentation whilst home visiting using the software available 3.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Post-registration qualification in Minor Illness (Level 7).
- Mentorship qualification or equivalent.
- Advanced Clinical Assessment Qualification.
- Registered General Nurse or Allied Healthcare Professional.
Desirable criteria
- V300 Non-Medical Prescribing.
Further Training
Essential criteria
- Proficient in catheterisation – male and female.
- Competent in using Evidence Based Practice.
- Proficient IT skills.
Desirable criteria
- Palliative care and syringe driver management.
- Suprapubic catheterisation.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience at Band 7 equivalent in assessment of minor illness presentations in the home environment.
- Experience in telephone triage within primary care for acute illness presentation.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in management of palliative care/End of life patients in the home.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Angela O'Neill
- Job title
- Senior Clinical Lead
- Email address
- angela.o'[email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07721813450
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