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Community Children’s Nurse
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Would consider 30hrs per week for the right candidate)
Job ref
267-CH7334736-1C
Employer
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Murray House
Town
Oxford
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/04/2026 23:59

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Community Children's Hospital at Home Nurse

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.

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

The Community Children’s Nursing Service is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to contribute to the established Children’s Hospital at Home service.
 
The Children’s Hospital at Home service is an exciting, dynamic, ever developing team that was set up in 2021 and now offers a number of clinical pathways in which to support children in the community including: 

  • Bronchiolitis
  • Viral Induced Wheeze
  • Jaundice
  • IVAB
  • Gastroenteritis
  • Non pathway referrals

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work within the Children’s Hospital at Home team in delivering acute nursing interventions to the children and young people on our Hospital at Home caseload. The role involves undertaking planned clinical assessments following set care pathways and escalating appropriately. The Children's Hospital at Home Team Nurse will be supported by the acute paediatricians and Lead Nurse for Hospital at Home, ensuring that children are kept safe at home whilst on the caseload.

The successful candidate will be able to support incident reporting, service development and Quality Improvement and Research opportunities.

The Children’s Hospital at Home Team Nurse will work within the Community Children’s Nursing Service and will support the caseload of complex patients when required. The Children’s Hospital at Home Team Nurse will support the overall service delivery by contributing to the end of life on-call rota which is activated when required. Training and support will be provided.

The Children’s Community Nursing Team offer a rolling education programme, including a full induction for new starters into the team. You will have access to a wide range of NHS benefits including discounts, support through revalidation, regular supervision and various learning and development opportunities that will go towards CPD credits.

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, 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

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The children's community nursing team provide a countywide service for children from birth – 18 years across Oxfordshire.  The Hospital at Home service takes direct referrals from GPs , from A and E and step downs from the inpatient wards. We support early discharges for assessment and monitoring and provide care to meet the needs of the acutely unwell child in the community.

We operate from four locality bases across Oxfordshire and our locality teams are responsible for delivering all aspects of our service which includes caseload management, respite sessions, palliative care, acute nursing interventions and special school nursing support.

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. 

We see our staff as our biggest asset and are committed to supporting career progression within the community. Opportunities for academic study will also be available and actively encouraged to further support staff development. 

This role is based at a locality base, however we offer a county wide service and travel to other areas/bases is required.   

This role is full time for 37.5 hours per week. Our core service hours are 8am-8pm. The shift pattern will be a variety of early (8am-4pm) and late shifts (12pm-8pm) including weekends and bank holidays.  The on-call palliative rota operates 24hrs/day and is only activated if required.

If necessary flexible working adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Childrens Nurse
Desirable criteria
  • Enhanced Paediatric Nursing Skills Course
  • Advanced Practice Modules

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Acute paediatric nursing experience
  • Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Evidence of clinical leadership
Desirable criteria
  • Paediatric nursing skills in palliative care
  • Paediatric nursing skills in Intravenous Therapy administration
  • Experience in acting as a student nursing supervisor/ assessor
  • Experience in acute settings eg: A+E, Clinical assessment units

Job related skills

Essential criteria
  • Awareness and acceptance of the rights and needs of service users and staff
  • Awareness and acceptance of Children’s Rights
  • Ability to work in different environments
  • Full UK driving licence and access to car

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthNHS 75th BirthdayDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Alice Payne
Job title
Children's Hospital at Home Lead Nurse
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01865 902700
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.

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