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Job summary

Main area
Community Hospitals
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Rotational shifts from days to nights.)
Job ref
267-CH7497545
Employer
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
City Community Hospital
Town
Oxford
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/10/2025 23:59

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Registered Nurse - City Community Hospital

Band 5

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

Are you looking to work in a rewarding nursing environment?

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Registered Nurses to join our forwarding thinking nurse lead team at our  City Community Hospital based in Oxford.

We focus on rehabilitation and complex discharge management, caring for our patients who have a wide variety of conditions and have come to us from medical, trauma, renal and surgical wards. Every day you will see a variety of specialisms that will allow you to utilise and grow your nursing skills.

There is a strong therapeutic presence within our friendly and supportive multi-disciplinary team which you will be an integral part of, and you will actively contribute to providing the highest standards of patient care.

Please note: Interviews for this role will be face to face.

Main duties of the job

As a Registered Nurse you will be provided with excellent career development and training as we believe in supporting our staff to help them succeed and thrive in their roles.

Our ward is a great place to work and the staff are friendly and amazing.

You will be...

  • A qualified RGN with passion and drive for developing your clinical skills in a changeable environment.
  • A keen interest in new and upcoming technologies within Nursing and Healthcare.
  • Be self-motivated and able to work autonomously as well as showing initiative and promoting new ideas on how to improve the service.
  • Be compassionate, caring and creative with excellent communication skills.
  • A flexible and positive attitude with a willingness to accommodate our 24/7 service.

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

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application. 

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current NMC RN Level One / due to qualify following completion of University degree
  • Evidence of ongoing development and education
Desirable criteria
  • Teaching course and experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Rehabilitation skills
  • Experience of discharge planning
  • Familiar with clinical supervision
  • Awareness and acceptance of rights and needs of service users and staff.
Desirable criteria
  • Has community experience
  • Supervisory skills

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Flexible approach to working
  • Able to prioritise.

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
Aiseosa Nehiweze (Gold)
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01865 902888
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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