Job summary
- Main area
- Community Health Services
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week (The service operates 08:00-20:00 365 days a year. Shift patterns are 08:00-16:00, 10:30-18:30 & 12:00-20:00 - 4 7.5 hour shifts per week.)
- Job ref
- 267-CH6193661
- Employer
- Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Fiennes Centre
- Town
- Banbury
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
SPA Clinician
Band 6
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.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Band 6 nurse to join our busy but rewarding Single Point of Access (SPA) team.
Do you thrive in environments where you can use your advanced triaging skills to prevent avoidable hospital admissions?
SPA is a triage service enabling members of the public, GPs, and other healthcare professionals to make referrals to community health services.
We are looking for an excellent communicator who can work autonomously and within a team. You must demonstrate a commitment to delivering positive outcomes for patients in the community.
Main duties of the job
You will be expected to deliver and maintain a high quality of triage - using your enhanced assessment, problem solving, and decision-making skills to identify the patient's need and appropriate destination service, including the management of clinical risk. This includes referrals to and from the urgent community response, crisis and social care, community hospitals, and a range of community/specialist services such as district nursing, community therapy, falls service, and palliative care.
You need to be a highly motivated practitioner who has experience of community health services and can demonstrate the ability to initiate and manage work effectively. The team is supportive and committed to delivering high quality patient care, where referrals can be complex, diverse and challenging.
You will be encouraged and supported to undertake any training relevant to your professional development.
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:
- 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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the full job description and person specification attached with this advert to review the full role responsibilities.
SPA is made up of experienced clinicians and administrators who work closely together across two bases. When you start, you’ll have line manager and peer support as well as training and other resources to support you do your work effectively.
There are career progression opportunities within the service to including support to attend university modules at masters level.
SPA service is spread over two bases, Banbury, and Abingdon, operating 8am-8pm, 365 day a year on a shift pattern basis. Shift patterns are 08:00-16:00, 10:30-18:30 and 12:00-20:00. This position is for an individual to work 30 hours over four days each week.
The successful applicant will receive a comprehensive Induction to the service and will be supported through the Revalidation process.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered health professional qualification
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Post registration course in an area relevant to the post
Experience
Essential criteria
- Able to communicate with those who may have a barrier to understanding
- Experience of working with older people
Desirable criteria
- Recent/current Community knowledge and experience
- Clinical supervision
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work as a reflective practitioner
- Enhanced assessment skills
- Well-developed negotiation skills
Desirable criteria
- Experience of whole system working
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
- Karen White or Eunice Gardiner
- Job title
- SPA Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01865 904966
- 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.
List jobs with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in Nursing and Midwifery or all sectors