Locality Team Leader/Specialist Lead Practitioner
Do you have a School Nursing and/ or Health Visiting qualification (SCPHN) and relevant experience?
Do you want to lead a specialist area of interest within the 0-19 service?
Following the successful tender for the new CYP 0-19yrs Public Health Service, we have an opportunity to appoint a Locality Team Leader to be part of the new CYP 0-19 Public Health Service, bringing together Health Visiting, School Health Nursing and Family Nurse Partnership.
You will be working alongside members of the leadership team to implement and embed the new service model, across the county, to provide an effective, safe and comprehensive service to Oxfordshire children and families.
We have a part time job share Locality Team Leader post available in the North Rural Locality. The Locality covers Chipping Norton, Boddicote, Woodstock, Deddington, Bloxham, Leafield, Charlbury, the Wychwoods and surrounding areas.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the management, coordination, and clinical leadership of a locality within the countywide 0-19 CYP Public Health Service. You will be working with the leadership team to improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities, and safeguard children and young people in Oxfordshire through the provision of an evidenced based and needs led service. Acting as a role model for practitioners, demonstrating a high level of professional behaviours, incorporating the core values and strategy of the Trust youwill ensure optimum performance within a defined locality in the following key areas:
* Controls assurance
* Clinical practice
* Clinical governance
* Compliance with all statutory regulations.
About us
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
* 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
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will need to have a thorough understanding of the commissioning priorities, the Service Specification, Trust Strategy, Department of Health priorities, Care Quality Care requirements and other local & national documents.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* SCPHN course Health Visiting/School Nursing
* Evidence of Professional development
* Educated to Masters Level
Experience
* Significant experience of working with children, young people and families
* Community experience
* Experience of multi disciplinary working
* Implementation of change
* Evidence of ability to communicate effectively with service users, stakeholders and practitioners
* Caring and compassionate attitude
* Courage to speak up when concerned and challenge and be challenged
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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