Job overview

Are you ready to support young people and their families in the community, preventing hospital admissions?

We’re seeking an experienced nurse from a community CAMHS, crisis team, or inpatient background. This could be a secondment opportunity for those looking to gain unique experience in an evolving, specialist team.

You'll help shape our innovative Learning Disability and Autism (LDA) Hospital@Home service, supporting young people to remain at home with tailored care packages. This service, developed under the Thames Valley Provider Collaborative, supports young people with moderate to severe learning disabilities and/or significant autism-related functional impairments at risk of placement breakdown or inpatient admission.

Based at the Warneford site in Oxford, the team works to prevent hospital admissions and enable early discharges, collaborating closely with services across the Thames Valley.

We offer a supportive, inclusive environment with bespoke training, CPD, supervision, and wellbeing support. Full-time or part-time roles (minimum 22.5 hours) are available with flexible working options.

A driving license and access to transport are essential for community visits. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Main duties of the job

As part of the nursing team, you will have a wide range of knowledge across the fields of nursing, providing holistic and person-centred care and support for young people and their families/ carers within a variety of settings.  

The main responsibilities of the role include:

• Undertake specialist nursing assessments in collaboration with the service user and their families/carers and presenting back to the wider MDT. This will include clear risk assessments and add to the formulation of presenting needs for the young person and 
  family.
• Work in partnership with service users and their families/carers to ensure the development of a treatment plan to facilitate their safety, promote their well-being and support their independence and inclusion in the community.
• Regularly review care and outcomes, supporting service users to complete clinical outcome measures and monitoring progress and adapting treatment options as required.
• Support and supervise junior members of the team and to act as a mentor/preceptor to student nurses/trainees.

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